Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 4, 2016 22:34:59 GMT 1, I love art. But I really love sharks.
Just got back from a trip to Guadelupe Island, Mexico. 
I love art. But I really love sharks. Just got back from a trip to Guadelupe Island, Mexico. |
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thisisanton
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by thisisanton on Nov 4, 2016 23:09:01 GMT 1, Nice! Always wanted to do that.
Are you going to check out Shark Toof's upcoming show?
http://instagr.am/p/BMXm0wDA820
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Coach on Nov 5, 2016 0:01:11 GMT 1, I love art. But I really love sharks. Just got back from a trip to Guadelupe Island, Mexico.
Did you see that video that was doing the rounds recently, of that shark breaking in to the under water cage. It was horrifying. Wouldn't get me in one of them!
I love art. But I really love sharks. Just got back from a trip to Guadelupe Island, Mexico. Did you see that video that was doing the rounds recently, of that shark breaking in to the under water cage. It was horrifying. Wouldn't get me in one of them! |
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Coach on Nov 5, 2016 0:03:57 GMT 1, This one. Is it real footage?
I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end.
This one. Is it real footage?
I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end.
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Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 5, 2016 1:04:39 GMT 1, This one. Is it real footage? I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end.
Just a different boat. The shark came out safe.
The people woop, because there was a diver inside the cage when it happened.
He actually went outside the cage and came up safely afterwards. 
They did raise security rules because of this incident.
This one. Is it real footage? I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end. Yes, this is real. That is exactly where I went. Just a different boat. The shark came out safe. The people woop, because there was a diver inside the cage when it happened. He actually went outside the cage and came up safely afterwards. They did raise security rules because of this incident. |
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Cornish Crayon
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Cornish Crayon on Nov 5, 2016 8:01:54 GMT 1, On my list of things to do
Wouldn't stop me getting into a cage, in fact it even spurs me to wanna experience it.
I'm not crazy, just love the ocean and nature
On my list of things to do
Wouldn't stop me getting into a cage, in fact it even spurs me to wanna experience it.
I'm not crazy, just love the ocean and nature
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by RoboJ on Nov 5, 2016 9:53:09 GMT 1, This one. Is it real footage? I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end.
I was just looking for a link to this!
This one. Is it real footage? I'm not sure why they clap and whoop at the end. I was just looking for a link to this! |
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Schrรถdinger's Chat on Nov 5, 2016 10:18:32 GMT 1, Looks amazing, I was lucky enough to swim with Manta Rays earlier this year and it was breathtaking, Sharks would the dream though.
Speaking of Sharks this new Josh Keyes OG is pretty dope:
Looks amazing, I was lucky enough to swim with Manta Rays earlier this year and it was breathtaking, Sharks would the dream though. Speaking of Sharks this new Josh Keyes OG is pretty dope: |
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Pipes
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Pipes on Nov 5, 2016 22:07:47 GMT 1, Nice, always been a love of mine too. ย I've been blessed diving with thousands of them over the years and only ever encountered two that behaved aggressively towards me. ย I find it to be far more symbiotic below the surface than above which is a bit sad.
Wow ! Where are those photos from?
I just did my first shark dives recently in Caribbean - it was amazing - but no way as impressive as your pics.
Nice, always been a love of mine too. ย I've been blessed diving with thousands of them over the years and only ever encountered two that behaved aggressively towards me. ย I find it to be far more symbiotic below the surface than above which is a bit sad. Wow ! Where are those photos from? I just did my first shark dives recently in Caribbean - it was amazing - but no way as impressive as your pics. |
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lee3
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by lee3 on Nov 5, 2016 22:59:04 GMT 1, Nice, always been a love of mine too. I've been blessed diving with thousands of them over the years and only ever encountered two that behaved aggressively towards me. I find it to be far more symbiotic below the surface than above which is a bit sad. Wow ! Where are those photos from? I just did my first shark dives recently in Caribbean - it was amazing - but no way as impressive as your pics.
Thx, the handful above were shot in the Galapagos, Rangiroa, Fakarava and Cozumel. I've been fortunate to seek out a bunch of corners of the world diving and shoot more than just sharks but that seemed like a nice focus given dive jedi's initial post. I'm jealous jedi as I've never done the guadalupe trip for white sharks; I'm sure that was quite the thrill. It's rather unfortunate that sharks get a raw deal but I don't see that changing anytime soon. We happen to be relocating our family to Hawaii after 20 years in the bay area on Monday and hoping to complete the bottom half of this photo over the winter when the humpbacks return. Looking forward to getting underwater a lot more often soon enough...
Nice, always been a love of mine too. I've been blessed diving with thousands of them over the years and only ever encountered two that behaved aggressively towards me. I find it to be far more symbiotic below the surface than above which is a bit sad. Wow ! Where are those photos from? I just did my first shark dives recently in Caribbean - it was amazing - but no way as impressive as your pics. Thx, the handful above were shot in the Galapagos, Rangiroa, Fakarava and Cozumel. I've been fortunate to seek out a bunch of corners of the world diving and shoot more than just sharks but that seemed like a nice focus given dive jedi's initial post. I'm jealous jedi as I've never done the guadalupe trip for white sharks; I'm sure that was quite the thrill. It's rather unfortunate that sharks get a raw deal but I don't see that changing anytime soon. We happen to be relocating our family to Hawaii after 20 years in the bay area on Monday and hoping to complete the bottom half of this photo over the winter when the humpbacks return. Looking forward to getting underwater a lot more often soon enough... |
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Pipes
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Pipes on Nov 6, 2016 3:47:43 GMT 1,
Caribbean reef shark in Bahamas
Caribbean reef shark in Bahamas |
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Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 21, 2016 18:18:58 GMT 1, Nice pics. Are they yours?
I will see your sharks and raise you
Nice pics. Are they yours?
I will see your sharks and raise you
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lee3
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by lee3 on Nov 21, 2016 18:42:21 GMT 1, Those are all mine, yes DJ. Certainly not meant to come across as competitive but rather complimentary. They are among the most misunderstood species on this planet and suffer mightily from our collective stupidity. We slaughter their numbers in the hundreds of millions a year from irrational fears and ignorance about special powers from their fins. 15+ years ago I could regularly head out to catalina (off the coast of la) and do blue and mako shark dives this time of year and photograph and tag more than i could keep up with. Unfortunately, their numbers have dwindled to the point that those trips are no longer feasible with regularity. I've never had the pleasure of diving with whites, closest I've come is with large tiger sharks. The ultimate thrill for me was huffing and puffing with long free diving fins to catch up to a whale shark in the galapagos and hold onto her tail for a ride (got nice video of it too). It took everything in my power to catch up to her and she effortlessly moved exponentially faster than me with a tiny swivel of her tail.
I know fellow contributor JB had the pleasure of seeing whites in south africa. I've wanted to head to south africa for years to dive with whites with Andre Hartman (fatherhood got in my way) who has contributed to legions of documentaries on them. Andre free dives with them and gets closer than I would feel comfortable but if you haven't had the pleasure, you should seek out his videos. Great stuff
Those are all mine, yes DJ. Certainly not meant to come across as competitive but rather complimentary. They are among the most misunderstood species on this planet and suffer mightily from our collective stupidity. We slaughter their numbers in the hundreds of millions a year from irrational fears and ignorance about special powers from their fins. 15+ years ago I could regularly head out to catalina (off the coast of la) and do blue and mako shark dives this time of year and photograph and tag more than i could keep up with. Unfortunately, their numbers have dwindled to the point that those trips are no longer feasible with regularity. I've never had the pleasure of diving with whites, closest I've come is with large tiger sharks. The ultimate thrill for me was huffing and puffing with long free diving fins to catch up to a whale shark in the galapagos and hold onto her tail for a ride (got nice video of it too). It took everything in my power to catch up to her and she effortlessly moved exponentially faster than me with a tiny swivel of her tail.
I know fellow contributor JB had the pleasure of seeing whites in south africa. I've wanted to head to south africa for years to dive with whites with Andre Hartman (fatherhood got in my way) who has contributed to legions of documentaries on them. Andre free dives with them and gets closer than I would feel comfortable but if you haven't had the pleasure, you should seek out his videos. Great stuff
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Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 23, 2016 8:51:56 GMT 1, Those are all mine, yes DJ. Certainly not meant to come across as competitive but rather complimentary. They are among the most misunderstood species on this planet and suffer mightily from our collective stupidity. We slaughter their numbers in the hundreds of millions a year from irrational fears and ignorance about special powers from their fins. 15+ years ago I could regularly head out to catalina (off the coast of la) and do blue and mako shark dives this time of year and photograph and tag more than i could keep up with. Unfortunately, their numbers have dwindled to the point that those trips are no longer feasible with regularity. I've never had the pleasure of diving with whites, closest I've come is with large tiger sharks. The ultimate thrill for me was huffing and puffing with long free diving fins to catch up to a whale shark in the galapagos and hold onto her tail for a ride (got nice video of it too). It took everything in my power to catch up to her and she effortlessly moved exponentially faster than me with a tiny swivel of her tail. I know fellow contributor JB had the pleasure of seeing whites in south africa. I've wanted to head to south africa for years to dive with whites with Andre Hartman (fatherhood got in my way) who has contributed to legions of documentaries on them. Andre free dives with them and gets closer than I would feel comfortable but if you haven't had the pleasure, you should seek out his videos. Great stuff No, that was just my competitive streak. Great pics!
Sharks are beautiful indeed. Bull sharks are still on my to-do list. Seen all the others in remote corners of the world as well.
Cheers, Jedi
Those are all mine, yes DJ. Certainly not meant to come across as competitive but rather complimentary. They are among the most misunderstood species on this planet and suffer mightily from our collective stupidity. We slaughter their numbers in the hundreds of millions a year from irrational fears and ignorance about special powers from their fins. 15+ years ago I could regularly head out to catalina (off the coast of la) and do blue and mako shark dives this time of year and photograph and tag more than i could keep up with. Unfortunately, their numbers have dwindled to the point that those trips are no longer feasible with regularity. I've never had the pleasure of diving with whites, closest I've come is with large tiger sharks. The ultimate thrill for me was huffing and puffing with long free diving fins to catch up to a whale shark in the galapagos and hold onto her tail for a ride (got nice video of it too). It took everything in my power to catch up to her and she effortlessly moved exponentially faster than me with a tiny swivel of her tail. I know fellow contributor JB had the pleasure of seeing whites in south africa. I've wanted to head to south africa for years to dive with whites with Andre Hartman (fatherhood got in my way) who has contributed to legions of documentaries on them. Andre free dives with them and gets closer than I would feel comfortable but if you haven't had the pleasure, you should seek out his videos. Great stuff No, that was just my competitive streak. Great pics!
Sharks are beautiful indeed. Bull sharks are still on my to-do list. Seen all the others in remote corners of the world as well.
Cheers, Jedi
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Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 26, 2016 14:45:31 GMT 1, Maybe you will like this thread, El Pulpo
Maybe you will like this thread, El Pulpo |
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 26, 2016 14:52:14 GMT 1, Finally had so time to edit.
More fish for Dr Plip, lee3 and El Pulpo
Do share some mako pics, lee3
I'm off to Philippines soon to do some serious whaleshark and thresher shark photography.
imgbb
Finally had so time to edit. More fish for Dr Plip, lee3 and El PulpoDo share some mako pics, lee3I'm off to Philippines soon to do some serious whaleshark and thresher shark photography. imgbb |
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dr Plip on Nov 26, 2016 14:54:25 GMT 1, Absolutely beautiful animals.
Absolutely beautiful animals.
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by peted on Nov 26, 2016 16:50:57 GMT 1, Finally had so time to edit. More fish for Dr Plip , lee3 and El Pulpo Do share some mako pics, lee3 I'm off to Philippines soon to do some serious whaleshark and thresher shark photography. imgbb
Finally had so time to edit. More fish for Dr Plip , lee3 and El Pulpo Do share some mako pics, lee3 I'm off to Philippines soon to do some serious whaleshark and thresher shark photography. imgbbBe careful how you go!! |
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Dive Jedi
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 26, 2016 17:18:07 GMT 1, Well, peted , due to this incident the Mexican government made the rules a lot stricter.
We weren't even allowed to use flash anymore for photography.
They also had to adjust the cages for obvious reasons.
I was in exactly the same place, but another boat though.
Well, peted , due to this incident the Mexican government made the rules a lot stricter. We weren't even allowed to use flash anymore for photography. They also had to adjust the cages for obvious reasons. I was in exactly the same place, but another boat though. |
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El Pulpo
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by El Pulpo on Nov 26, 2016 20:10:37 GMT 1, Touchรฉ Dive Jedi
I'd love to do this one day but not with a cage ! Then maybe not with that badass white one but with whaleshark, hamerhead and so on..
Touchรฉ Dive JediI'd love to do this one day but not with a cage ! Then maybe not with that badass white one but with whaleshark, hamerhead and so on.. |
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dive Jedi on Nov 26, 2016 20:20:39 GMT 1, Touchรฉ Dive Jedi I'd love to do this one day but not with a cage ! Then maybe not with that badass white one but with whaleshark, hamerhead and so on.. You can see these in Egypt. Proper sharks too. Swam in between a couple of these. Awesome.
Touchรฉ Dive Jedi I'd love to do this one day but not with a cage ! Then maybe not with that badass white one but with whaleshark, hamerhead and so on.. You can see these in Egypt. Proper sharks too. Swam in between a couple of these. Awesome.
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El Pulpo
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by El Pulpo on Nov 26, 2016 20:22:03 GMT 1, Thaaaaaats better
Did you went to Dahab ? Awesome spot there 
Thaaaaaats better Did you went to Dahab ? Awesome spot there |
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Dive Jedi
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Hahaha
Well, not a big fan of movies portraying sharks as killing monsters. Or Discovery Channel for that manner - with their ridicoulous Shark Week hypes, such as "Ninja Sharks".
Each year 100 million sharks are killed for shark fin soup and fish oil.
Demonising them does not help shark awareness.
But nice you are thinking of us!
Hahaha
Well, not a big fan of movies portraying sharks as killing monsters. Or Discovery Channel for that manner - with their ridicoulous Shark Week hypes, such as "Ninja Sharks".
Each year 100 million sharks are killed for shark fin soup and fish oil.
Demonising them does not help shark awareness.
But nice you are thinking of us!
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El Pulpo
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by El Pulpo on Nov 28, 2016 12:51:30 GMT 1, Hahaha
Well, not a big fan of movies portraying sharks as killing monsters. Or Discovery Channel for that manner - with their ridicoulous Shark Week hypes, such as "Ninja Sharks".
Each year 100 million sharks are killed for shark fin soup and fish oil.
Demonising them does not help shark awareness.
But nice you are thinking of us!
Amen.
Hahaha
Well, not a big fan of movies portraying sharks as killing monsters. Or Discovery Channel for that manner - with their ridicoulous Shark Week hypes, such as "Ninja Sharks".
Each year 100 million sharks are killed for shark fin soup and fish oil.
Demonising them does not help shark awareness.
But nice you are thinking of us!
Amen. |
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El Pulpo
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by El Pulpo on Nov 28, 2016 12:51:52 GMT 1, Watch sharkwaters guys.
Watch sharkwaters guys.
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Schrรถdinger's Chat on Nov 28, 2016 13:30:17 GMT 1, Blackfish is a pretty interesting film about killer whales at Sea World, rather than Sharks.
That said its not a patch on The Cove.
Blackfish is a pretty interesting film about killer whales at Sea World, rather than Sharks.
That said its not a patch on The Cove.
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El Pulpo
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by El Pulpo on Nov 28, 2016 13:37:12 GMT 1, Yep blackfish and the cove need to be watch too !
And after that, go for cowspiracy.
Ask if you want more
Yep blackfish and the cove need to be watch too ! And after that, go for cowspiracy. Ask if you want more |
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Dr Plip
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Did you guys miss me allready? , by Dr Plip on Nov 28, 2016 15:18:39 GMT 1, The Cove is traumatic. Real horror.
And it's still not the worst thing you can watch that shows how cruel humans can be to other animals.
So......let's show how beautiful animals are when they're in their natural habitat.
The Cove is traumatic. Real horror.
And it's still not the worst thing you can watch that shows how cruel humans can be to other animals.
So......let's show how beautiful animals are when they're in their natural habitat.
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