Oceanic Whitetip by Kylara

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 19, 2005

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On a divingtrip to Egypt on the beautiful Elphinstone reef we had 5 of these circling around us. One came towards me and I decided to take a picture of it. Somehow you get detached from reality when you take a pic coz I was only looking at the lcd-screen and waited for the shark to come within range. After taking the photo, I looked over my camera and only then realized that I had this shark turning away from me at just the very last possible moment (I could have touched it easily). Full of adrenaline we came back on the ship. Jacques Yves Cousteau once described the Oceanic Whitetip as "the most dangerous of all sharks".

Comments (16)

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Zacko

9:48AM | Wed, 19 October 2005

LOL!!! I can definitly relate to what youre saying. When i went diving in Thailand i prayed for a shark to come along...and every time im out walking these swedish woods i find myself whisteling to attract bears, LOL. Anything to get a good shot right? Which this is by the way. Amazing capture!!! A once-in-a-lifetime-shot indeed!!! SCARYYYYY!!!! Have a wonderful day. #:O)

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CDBrugg

9:59AM | Wed, 19 October 2005

v impressive!

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rayburg

10:19AM | Wed, 19 October 2005

You're lucky that you didn't get a good shot of his intestines...excellent shot.

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Styxx

11:03AM | Wed, 19 October 2005

A truly remarkable shot! Thankyou for sharing the experience!

uniquedreamer

11:31AM | Wed, 19 October 2005

Kewl and remarkable capture for sure! It's not every day you get a shot like this! excellent clarity and pov!..

cynlee

1:06PM | Wed, 19 October 2005

oh!! that is some pov.. are you crazy.. doing the backstroke... ;]

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redchilicat

2:07PM | Wed, 19 October 2005

What an awesome photograph!

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jcv2

3:18PM | Wed, 19 October 2005

Wow, this looks so real! Did I hear the music of Jaws!? Fantastic work, very menacing capture! :)

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Saurav

4:47PM | Wed, 19 October 2005

Great angle of this shark.

kennyliu

12:04AM | Thu, 20 October 2005

Awesome capture, Anne! It seems that you'd a terrific trip ;)

pimbotin

10:48AM | Thu, 20 October 2005

I've never seen such an incredible shark picture! Excellent!!! (I think taking a shot would be the last idea I would have in such a situation.... The only word which comes to my mind is RUN!!!!)

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tibet2004uk

7:51AM | Mon, 24 October 2005

Oh my!!! Now this is an impressive shot!! Very striking!!! And so clear!!! Amazing capture!!

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SoulSearcherr

10:35AM | Mon, 24 October 2005

wow..fabulous shot

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Punaguy

9:21PM | Mon, 24 October 2005

Very impressive catpure of this shark...you have more nerve than I have, and I have surfed with sharks around me...but this is too close for comfort...Excellent shot! Aloha!

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Ti-Paul

12:01AM | Thu, 27 October 2005

Are you nuts???Pffff!!!Not for me thank you very much!You're playing with dinomite my friend!Awesome shot!It's a keeper for sure!You've earned it!Great job!

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