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nature

climber

Boulder, CO

Jul 20, 2015 - 09:01am PT

After further review as well as listening to an argument a shark expert that I know I believe that Mick was KNOT attacked. The shark was swimming at the surface, it became curious as to what Mick was, got caught in his leash, thrashed about, and well, we saw the rest.

Whites attack from below on a vertical vector. You've all seen the shots of a fully airborne white with seal in mouth.

Mick reports one pressure ding on the board and no bite marks. It's hard to imagine that big fish ever had it's mouth open.

But at the time I'm pretty sure if you tried to convince Mick he wasn't being attacked he'd flip you off and tell you the same.

skcreidc

Social climber

SD, CA

Jul 20, 2015 - 09:07am PT

^^^^^^give the man a cigar. That is the correct answer, as Great Whites are generally ambush predators and if Mick had really been attacked he would probably have something to show for it other than a video. It was just curious. Thank you for putting that up, as I've been hesitant to say that here for some reason. Doesn't mean it wasn't a scary encounter btw....

nature

climber

Boulder, CO

Jul 20, 2015 - 09:30am PT

I spent three days in January out with Jaun Oliphant and Ocean Ramsey. Juan is the one that made the observation. There's many a picture of Osh taking a quick ride on a White. They know sharks.

Good times!

And now for more cowbell.

BTW, I'll be in Monterey in two and a half weeks participating in the shootout. Will be staying with kev and julie.

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2015 - 10:57am PT

cool picture Nature!
have fun in the ocean.. be safe out there..

climbski2

Mountain climber

Anchorage AK, Reno NV

Jul 20, 2015 - 06:47pm PT

The man got a punch in on a great white.. buddy/competitor came to help at his own unknown risk.. its a serious story with a perfect outcome..I wondered if it was an attack or not myself.. regardless that's one hell of a close encounter I would not like to have.

Got to snorkel in the ocean for the first time back in May. A return trip to my birthplace with my dad almost 40 years after leaving at age 5.

Had so much fun I'm headed to Peurto Rico in September.. I am so in love with tropical oceans now.

The spot my dad took me swimming when I was 1 day old.

Cool spot..If we had stayed and I had grown up here..pretty sure I woulda been big wave surfer...This place gets big but not so much this day.

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Topic Author's Reply - Jul 21, 2015 - 11:04am PT

nice to meet you climbski2!
this ia a picture of what North L.A looked like over the weekend..

totally fun day!

landcruiserbob

Trad climber

PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast

Jul 21, 2015 - 12:16pm PT

The white pointer had passed Mick and became entangled in the leash. Watch the video, it's dorsal was moving away and it changes direction and thrashes.

I have a friend who was surfing waipio valley and a tiger shark was cruising through and got hung up in his leash and drug him 200yds before it broke free... Scary stuff , took him 3 months to paddle out again.

Aloha

Rg

nature

climber

Boulder, CO

Jul 21, 2015 - 12:48pm PT

kev who just got back from S.A. Calls B.S. on this. B.S. as in Bull Shark (not a white).

guess they need to redo this photo

landcruiserbob

Trad climber

PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast

Jul 21, 2015 - 10:52pm PT

The dorsal looked odd to me, dark and floppy/thin.Certainly not a tiger like home.

Aloha and be well

RG

kev

climber

A pile of dirt.

Jul 22, 2015 - 10:11pm PT

A few from South Africa - These are not the really good ones:)

Everything here was shot ambient light. The first two shots were on scuba and should have had strobes but I had some electrical malfunctions - South Africa happens...

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Jul 23, 2015 - 06:44am PT

Nice Kev. What's your rig?

I have a Nikon d300s in a Nauticam housing, with two Inon strobes. Got a few lenses, from a fisheye to a 200mm macro.

kev

climber

A pile of dirt.

Jul 23, 2015 - 10:26am PT

Sierra,

I'm currently shooting a D7000 in a Nauticam housing, 2 ikelite ds 160, and tokina 10-17, Nikon 60 & 105 macro lens, plus a few diopters and a L&M focus light. On land toss in the f4 sigma 100-300.

Planning on moving to the D810 in the next 12 months :)

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Jul 23, 2015 - 11:42am PT

A sampling of photos from off the coast of Thailand & Myanmar (Burma)

My entire underwater camera set-up cost more than my new Subaru Forester.

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Jul 23, 2015 - 01:07pm PT

This one is for Kev
Coral Sea, South Pacific
Taken with a Sea & Sea pocket camera.

I swam out into the middle of this school of sharks, they parted and just circled around me....