Spectacular pictures

[glbirch]

Came across this list of "The 5 most spectacular photos of 2003". A pretty bold claim, but they are some good photos. Number 1 definitely made me take a second look and it's even an ocean theme.

http://www1.his.no/adm/it/melberg/Spectacular-filer/frame.htm

 

[gj62]

OK - #1 & #2 - both for me said, "Oh, #$%^&!!!!"

 

[docmartin]

wow, that wave sure has teeth. i wonder how much more surfing the he did that day.

 

[glbirch]

wow, that wave sure has teeth. i wonder how much more surfing the he did that day.

No kidding. If I'd looked up and seen that from a surfboard I'd be changing my wetsuit for sure.

 

[gfisher4792]

Good photos, but I do know that #1 and #2 have circulated around the internet, at least for a while. #2 was always associated with the approach of Hurricane Isabel, but is in fact what meteorologists call shelf or wall clouds, an approach of a thunderstorm cell. #1 was circulated as a shark, but is actually a bottlenose dolphin. As far as I know, the photos are real, no photoshop involved. Good stuff!

 

[docmartin]

it's a dolphin indeed. see the photographer's website.

http://www.surfshooter.com/DolphinInfo.html