Curious Approach
This Oceanic White-Tip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) came very close to the camera. Sometimes they bump you a bit to find out what or who you are.
Daedalus Reef, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa
Canon EOS 5D, 1:4/24-105mm IS USM L, Seacam housing, 1/125s, f8, Speedlite 580 EX, TTL, Sealux housing
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dinghysailor1
wowee! fancy keeping your cool for this great capture! wonderful work!
:)
Gary Kelly
You should put a name tag on your wet suit. And I hope you were wearing an extra diaper. Whoa! What an extraordinary animal!
Norbert Probst replied
Thank you. Not necessary, Gary. I’m cool enough :-))).
Barbara Burkhardt
B-))
Norbert Probst replied
Thank you very much Barbara.
salsbells69
Love it! Well done Norbert!
kemal91
Awesome shot! That must’ve been fun (scary too). :)
Nature's Realm
stunning shot…Dennis
Norbert Probst replied
Thank you Dennis.
Garth Smith
Great symmetrical shot Norbert
Monika Juengling
wie immer, beeindruckende werke von dir!
Norbert Probst replied
Danke Monika. Freut mich sehr,
Shelley Warbrooke
Fantastic close up mate!
kathy s gillen...
Norbert Probst replied
Thank you very much. I appreciate that, kathy.
Dave & Trena P...
ohh wow what an amazing capture!!! this is so amazing!!!
Shelagh Linton
beautiful shark, beautiful shot, congrats on being featured :)
Norbert Probst
Thank you Shelagh. I like that :-)
SusanAdey
You are a braver person than me. Great shot and congrats on your well deserved feature.
Norbert Probst
Thank you Susan. I knew this guy was just curious. Knowledge is very important for jobs like this.