Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sneaky Shark

Wordless WednesdayCaption: Why underwater photographers should have rear-view mirrors!

Where: I took this photo of the sneaky shark during a dive
at Pulau Sipadan, off the coast of Borneo.

sneaky shark
[Click photo for larger view.]

My previous Wordless Wednesday posts.

31 comments:

Yen said...

Soo blue!!! Nice shot!Mine is HERE if you have a time! Thanks!

CK-II said...

It looks like the shark was going after the diver! Haha! Happy WW! :)

Pamela said...

I wonder if there was one checking out your back side, too?

mommyontop said...

Very wonderful underwater shot!

Ooooh, I'd hate to be that diver. Hihihihi!

Happy WW!

My WW entry is here.

Napaboaniya said...

Scary!!! But I guess as long as the diver holds his breathe and is not in anyway bleeding. He should be pretty safe near that shark :)

Gallicissa said...

Amazing piece of photography as always, Bobbie. I know now what you mean by the right blue.

jams o donnell said...

Now that is good advice! Another marvellous photo Bobbie!

SandyCarlson said...

Lest they become lunch...! What a photo. Amazing.

Robin said...

I'd say that shark is thinking "ooooh, what a tasty looking tushy".

tigerfish said...

Sooooo...dangerous!

A Free Man said...

Yikes, that's not what you want to see over your shoulder sneaking up behind you!

Carver said...

Wow that's a great shot and what a beautiful place deep under the water.

Tink *~*~* said...

Eeep! One of the many reasons I'm content to be a beach-comber and a wader. You'll NEVER get me to dive!

Tink *~*~*
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dennisthevizsla said...

Why do I have the theme from "Jaws" running through my head all of a sudden?

catsynth said...

Great shot. The sharks do look interest, as long as they keep a respectful distance.

(We had the theme from Jaws in mind as well ;) )

Randall said...

That's about as close as I'd ever care to get to a shark. Great image.

Moon Rani said...

"Ever get the feeling you're being watched??" :)
Thanks for visiting TeaReads.

Em said...

Yeah...I think that's why I'll never do any real diving. I can live vicariously through other divers:)

Priceless moment though...glad you captured it.

Michelle said...

Nice shot! Happy WW and thanks for stopping by! :D

Debbie said...

Oh my! I'm not a fan of sneaky sharks but it did make for a great photo.

Tommy V said...

WOW that would have scared me. Great shot

gail said...

I've read that when you're in open water, you're always within some small distance from a shark -- looks like pretty persuasive evidence of that claim!

June said...

This would have scared the beejeezus out of me...I'll leave the scuba to you! :-) Thanks for stopping by today...

dianne - bunny trails said...

Wow! That's a little scary. Made for a wonderful shot, though. :D

armyfamilyok said...

Another beautiful photo!! I love all the shades of blue....and the caption!!

I missed WW today. {sad}

Michele (Rocky Mtn.Girl) said...

Eeeps! Yeh... I would say so!
Great photo! It's beautiful.
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david mcmahon said...

Just got back from Canada - thanks for the comment on `The Green House Effect'.

This is a priceless photo - and what a great title!

Vixen said...

Aha, sneaky sharks are exactly the reason I won't be trying scuba diving soon.

BNS said...

Thanks to all our Wordless Wednesday friends for stopping by.

Bobbie

2sweetnsaxy said...

Hey, you can't just leave me hanging like that with no story to say what happened. LOL! I take it you didn't have any trouble out of it.

BNS said...

Hi 2Sweet - Sorry -- didn't mean to leave anybody hanging there in suspense. No, there was no problem at all. The shark sort of swam past that diver and went on its way. The diver was completely engrossed in taking a macro shot of something tiny and never even saw the shark. We told him about it later.

Bobbie