Posted on 02/20/2019 7:56:34 AM PST by ETL
An Australian photographer has captured terrifying images of a great white shark that came within inches of his hand as he attempted to get the best shots.
The remarkable images show the 16-foot great white lifting its head out of the water, bearing its dagger-like teeth and biting a metal cage in the water, news.com.au reports.
Commercial diver Luke Thom, 26, who was able to capture photographer Andrew Fox getting the images, said it elicited a frightening reaction.
“Holy s*** is probably the most common reaction," Thom said in comments obtained by the Australian news outlet.
"I see a story and a moment in the photo. It’s not like watching a video. You can look at a photo and imagine what is going on."..."
The encounter happened at Neptune Islands, off the coast of South Australia, an area known for its shark tourism.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
The shark lunges from the water to bite the cage. STUNNING pictures have captured the moment a huge great
white shark came within inches of a photographer’s hand as he tried to get the best shot.
(Credit: Australscope/Media Drum World)
I need new glasses.
I thought this REAL LIFE JEWS!
‘Scuse me while I go clean my britches...
I’m pretty sure that’s what he said 30 seconds later...
Holy crap...yowzahh
So did I :)
Its missing the caption, “Lunch” by the eye-balling shark.
Something not right here...
Just found this 2015 video on YouTube!
Appears to be the same as the photos for the article.
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A Great White Explores with Her Mouth | Shark Week
2,242,464 views
Discovery
Published on May 8, 2015
A 4.5 meter great white is captured in a dramatic photo while she explores her surroundings—with her mouth. | SHARK WEEK starts Sun July 5 8/7c on Discovery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d_eU-eho9I
Like Bill Cosby used to say: “First you say it, then you do it”
Of course, these days that could be construed differently, but I digress...
I saw “Great White Shark” and Australia and thought it might be a Greg Norman thread.
That is sooo racist! LOL!
“I need new glasses.
I thought this REAL LIFE JEWS!”
Me too
“The apex predator, which may weigh as much as 300 pounds, is also seen looking straight into the camera to decipher what Fox is doing with his fish-eye camera.”
OMG! 300lbs
...terrifying great white images
That is sooo racist! LOL!
Aren’t there any “Great” sharks of color?
Shirley there is a constituency in need of representation!
No kidding! And exactly what makes them so "Great White?"
Lol! Thanks.
Meh! Not as impressive as Foamy the rabid dolphin.
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