Saturday, 29th November 2008
Whale Shark
by Paul Hunter
Taken at Sodwana, South Africa. This whale shark spent a good few minutes with us.
Equipment: Nikon D200
Paul Hunter
What can I say..I love sun shine the outdoors and mostly scuba diving. Diving is a passion of mine and the underwater photography just adds to it.
Website: Flickr
Whale Shark by Paul Hunter was photo of the day on Saturday, 29th November 2008. It is tagged Sharks, Underwater. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Great photo of a truly magnificent animal. How lucky you are to share a swim with him! I really like this shot.
ziggy
One those pics that sends you straight to wikipedia. An inspiring combination of light and colour and a kind of incandescence that gives the image depth and lights up the Shark’s beautiful Morse Code. Beautifully captured sleek grace. Hope the code is not sending an SOS for the species. Well Hunted.
alya mansoor
its really amizing..
Su
Wow, wonderful shot, how big was he?
Malta Photography
Very nice clean and sharp shot. nice colors and over all the light. just wonderful.
Anurag
Wow , and wow. But what’s in the background?!
Pauline Jones
Lovely shot; I like the shark’s patterning on his back.
Mimsha
It shows how majestic is the shark. Wonderful !
Nick
It is interesting to note that certain animals are referred to as being specifically male or female, even when the photographer makes no mention of the sex of that particular animal. For example, three posters above use “… he …”, “… him …” and “… his …” when typing about the shark in the picture. Does anyone know how to distinguish between male and female whale sharks from this angle?
Jan Piller
Fantastic shot of this seldom seen leviathon! Wonderful!
Marie Dunphy Harding
You must have been pretty close. It’s nice to see the entire body in the shot.
planet lover
The wonders of nature and the absolute beauty of this planet are perfectly captured in this picture. Congratulations!
Dennis
Beautifully taken and cropped for viewing!
Ellie
Amazing art in Nature seeing the patterns and design on this marvelous creature….
good catch!
Renee
very amazing shot! well done!
Matt
Fantastic shot of the largest fish on the planet.
I still have a scar on my foor from flipper burn when trying to keep up with one for 30 mins at Ningaloo reef in Western Australia.
Sue Gagnon
Hard work is involved in the taking of some of these photos. What intriguing images lie just beneath the water’s surface. An entirely different world, that we ate responsible for. Hope we don’t forget that. Beautiful creature.
Celeste
You really captured the beauty and grace of this magnificent animal! I just love it!
Riaan
Wonderful pic of an amazing creature taken at one of the best dive spots in the world. The clarity is super and you somehow captured the majestic grace with which these creatures move. Well done
Steph
Very cool! so jelous.
Jacob
This is cool…You have some wonderful underwater images.
Su
Great image of a magnificent creature.
renee
wow looks like its glowing!