Thursday's Photo ~ Sharks!

[notabob]

Hung out with these guys and several dozen of their brethren on the Atlas in North Carolina. Beautiful and majestic creatures, I couldn't get enough of 'em!!

 

[Ruu]

DennisW once bubbled...
Most large predators are extremely powerful. The picture of the cage torn apart in only 30 seconds or so is proof. Me? I'll stay on the boat, thank you very much.

Thats the single best reason for me to go diving in the first place. Some people jump out of perfectly good planes, some people attach elastic to their ankles and dive off bridges. Personally, the feeling I get when I have a shark swimming directly at me and I make the choice to stand my ground and take a picture or two, thats the best moment of a dive. It's not about being dangerous, or reckless, its about knowing that such a big powerful creature is there, and will respect you if you respect it. Plus, the chicks dig it.

Dave

 

[Ruu]

PS - the above comments don't necessarily apply to 20ft great white sharks attempting to eat the cage.

Dave

 

[Otter]

feeding in Cozumel I shot last February.

mms://www.34hotrod.com/otter/Nurse%20Shark%20Cozumel%202003.wmv

 

[Dee]

Ruu once bubbled...
PS - the above comments don't necessarily apply to 20ft great white sharks attempting to eat the cage.

Dave

Nor do they apply to the 3 lb. perch in our local lake!

 

[hodgson]

Very nice video. Super smooth and nice lighting.

 

[5615mike]

Otter once bubbled...
feeding in Cozumel I shot last February.

mms://www.34hotrod.com/otter/Nurse%20Shark%20Cozumel%202003.wmv

Otter

I have never heard audio from an underwater video. Very cool.

 

[Dee]

So much for not tearing up the reef! The crunching sounds were chilling...

 

[mwpowell]

Some pics from Grand Bahamas...


Sleeping nurse shark under deck plating.

Some reef sharks.

 

[mwpowell]

drbill once bubbled...
Just a few of the 20 or so soupfin sharks...

I hate to ask, but why are they called soupfin sharks?

mike