Friday, June 7, 2013

The Sharkives

sharks-ahoy: Sharkwater - full film Spread the word, I can't...



sharks-ahoy:

Sharkwater - full film

Spread the word, I can't believe there are people who still haven't seen this!

porbeagle



porbeagle

great white



great white

tiger



tiger

blue



blue

The White Shark Kayak Story (from photographer Thomas...



The White Shark Kayak Story

(from photographer Thomas Peschak)

When this photograph was first published in Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife and later in Paris Match and the Daily Mail (London) it resulted in a flurry of e-mails, phone calls and letters from around the world asking if the image was a fake. The image became the most talked about of shark photograph ever. 

The photograph is real, no photoshop, no digital manipulation, no nothing, in fact it was shot on slide film Fuji Provia 100 using a Nikon F5 Camera and 17-35 mm lens. For those conspiracy fans who still doubt its authenticity please read how I took the photograph.

To capture this image I tied myself to the tower of the research boat Lamnidae and leaned into the void, precariously hanging over the ocean while waiting patiently for a white shark to come along. I wanted to shot a photograph that would tell the story of our research efforts to track white sharks using kayaks. When the first shark of the day came across our sea kayak it dove to the seabed and inspected it from below. I quickly trained my camera on the dark shadow which slowly transformed from diffuse shape into the sleek outline of a large great white. When the shark's dorsal fin broke the surface I thought I had the shot, but hesitated a fraction of a second and was rewarded with marine biologist Trey Snow in the kayak turning around to look behind him. I pressed the shutter and the rest was history. Throughout the day I shot many more images, most showing the kayak following the shark, but all lacked the power of that first image of the great white tracking the kayak. 

hammerhead



hammerhead

lemon



lemon

tiger



tiger

whale shark



whale shark

galapagos 



galapagos 

pelagic thresher 



pelagic thresher 

crested horn shark 



crested horn shark 

tiger 



tiger 

oceanic white tip



oceanic white tip

great white shark (video clip)



great white shark (video clip)

caribbean reef 



caribbean reef 

tiger 



tiger 

lemon 



lemon 

great white 



great white 

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