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28/02/2005: "Classic Shark Pose"

Guessing the true size of a shark takes cool thought. Experienced people with sharks, tend to under-estimate the length, especially with large sharks (or words to that effect) wrote a shark expert called Peter Goadby many years ago. With small sharks the reverse applies.

With that thought in mind, we reckoned this tiger shark was just under five meters in length or about 14 feet. Our safety? Always an unknown factor with single encounters like this, without food training in advance. But our group gives the shark something to think about. The delay works in our favour. Tigers take some time before deciding to feed. Unless of course, it's been watching you without your knowledge.

We were in deep water on the outside edge of the far northern GBR, about 120 feet from the surface when this big fellow came in and took a look at several of us. The picture shows the monster at the moment of turning away. A friend's bubbles rise nearby. The shark makes a nice pose from this angle, which is why we're featuring it today. Enjoy please.