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Predator VS Prey

While on the Rodney Fox Great White Shark Expedition this same bird would come and eat the scraps of the chum and every morning would get chased by the Great Wh...
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While on the Rodney Fox Great White Shark Expedition this same bird would come and eat the scraps of the chum and every morning would get chased by the Great White Sharks. Lucky for the bird apparently if they do get caught by the sharks they get spat out as they do not taste any good to the sharks.
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Canon EOS 60D

settings

Aperture f/4.0 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1000

upload_date

Apr, 2014

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Contest Finalist in Glorious Moments Photo Contest

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Top Choice

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken around the Neptune Islands in South Australia aboard Rodney Fox Great White Shark Expeditions.

Time

This image was taken in the morning around 9am

Lighting

It was an overcast day which made for really nice even light

Equipment

Canon 60d with sigma 17-70mm 2.8 macro lens

Inspiration

Every morning of the trip the bird in the image would come around to pick up scraps from the chum mix, and every morning this scene would take place between the bird and the shark. I wanted to capture the struggle of the bird and try and capture the shark being so cunning as it is. It was a big game of cat and mouse and on this trip this bird escaped every time with a few very close calls. Apparently the birds are pretty lucky anyway if they do get caught the sharks tend to spit them out as the birds don't taste any good.

Editing

A tiny amount of basic editing was done in lightroom

In my camera bag

On this trip Canon 60d sigma 17-70mm lens canon 100-400mm lens

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Predator VS Prey

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