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look at him right here Gotti’s he’s big

look at him right here Gotti’s he’s big whoa look at the size of that animal

whoa look at the size of that animal

whoa look at the size of that animal coming right at us I am in Cape Cod

coming right at us I am in Cape Cod

coming right at us I am in Cape Cod Massachusetts which over the last few

Massachusetts which over the last few

Massachusetts which over the last few years has become sort of great white

years has become sort of great white

years has become sort of great white shark central man look at all the seals

shark central man look at all the seals

shark central man look at all the seals now that explains everything doesn’t it

now that explains everything doesn’t it

now that explains everything doesn’t it Wow I have spent over five months trying

Wow I have spent over five months trying

Wow I have spent over five months trying to figure out how to make a photograph

to figure out how to make a photograph

to figure out how to make a photograph underwater in Cape Cod of great white

underwater in Cape Cod of great white

underwater in Cape Cod of great white sharks right now we are just offshore

sharks right now we are just offshore

sharks right now we are just offshore here this is the area where the shark

here this is the area where the shark

here this is the area where the shark was hunting look at him he’s right there

was hunting look at him he’s right there

was hunting look at him he’s right there holy God look at him come on man just

holy God look at him come on man just

holy God look at him come on man just just smile come up to the back and I

just smile come up to the back and I

just smile come up to the back and I feeling sure okay

feeling sure okay

feeling sure okay [Music]

[Music]

[Music] what I’ve done was worked with

what I’ve done was worked with

what I’ve done was worked with researchers who had begun to design seal

researchers who had begun to design seal

researchers who had begun to design seal decoys as a way of attracting sharks

decoys as a way of attracting sharks

decoys as a way of attracting sharks yeah holy God look at him oh yeah just

yeah holy God look at him oh yeah just

yeah holy God look at him oh yeah just DP buzz oh damn

oh yeah oh yeah I had the idea of trying

oh yeah oh yeah I had the idea of trying to modify their decoys with cameras we

to modify their decoys with cameras we

to modify their decoys with cameras we created a wireless trigger system

created a wireless trigger system

created a wireless trigger system I could remotely fire the camera from

I could remotely fire the camera from

I could remotely fire the camera from the boat put her in

there’s three sharks within our boat

there’s three sharks within our boat radius here right in here boy is that

radius here right in here boy is that

radius here right in here boy is that nice look at how close he is nice

nice look at how close he is nice

nice look at how close he is nice shallow water kids are freaking out

shallow water kids are freaking out

shallow water kids are freaking out people have no idea just how close these

people have no idea just how close these

people have no idea just how close these sharks are to the beach

sharks are to the beach

sharks are to the beach I mean you could wade in and bump into

I mean you could wade in and bump into

I mean you could wade in and bump into one of these animals we have a shark

one of these animals we have a shark

one of these animals we have a shark coming from the south coming north and

coming from the south coming north and

coming from the south coming north and we’re going to put one of our research

we’re going to put one of our research

we’re going to put one of our research decoys in and see if we can observe a

decoys in and see if we can observe a

decoys in and see if we can observe a predation and what is now about 15 feet

predation and what is now about 15 feet

predation and what is now about 15 feet of water there he is he’s kind of come

of water there he is he’s kind of come

of water there he is he’s kind of come on international there I see him oh holy

on international there I see him oh holy

on international there I see him oh holy yeah uh-huh yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

yeah uh-huh yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

yeah uh-huh yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes man right at us I mean he

yes yes yes man right at us I mean he

yes yes yes man right at us I mean he came right like this man that was sweet

came right like this man that was sweet

came right like this man that was sweet [Music]

we might have a picture that’s what I’ve

we might have a picture that’s what I’ve been thinking about all went off did

been thinking about all went off did

been thinking about all went off did this particular photo it was crystal

this particular photo it was crystal

this particular photo it was crystal clear you can see deep into the animals

clear you can see deep into the animals

clear you can see deep into the animals eye you can see this this sort of smile

eye you can see this this sort of smile

eye you can see this this sort of smile that these sharks have but this animal

that these sharks have but this animal

that these sharks have but this animal also had some scratches on its face that

also had some scratches on its face that

also had some scratches on its face that I can only presume were caused maybe by

I can only presume were caused maybe by

I can only presume were caused maybe by an attack on a seal we nicknamed it Mike

an attack on a seal we nicknamed it Mike

an attack on a seal we nicknamed it Mike Tyson because it had like a face tattoo

Tyson because it had like a face tattoo

Tyson because it had like a face tattoo I wanted to create this sort of intimate

I wanted to create this sort of intimate

I wanted to create this sort of intimate portrait of one of these animals I

portrait of one of these animals I

portrait of one of these animals I wanted to put a face on this shadowy

wanted to put a face on this shadowy

wanted to put a face on this shadowy creature that has been portrayed as a

creature that has been portrayed as a

creature that has been portrayed as a monster and show what they look like to

monster and show what they look like to

monster and show what they look like to my knowledge this is the first time a

my knowledge this is the first time a

my knowledge this is the first time a high quality or high-resolution still

high quality or high-resolution still

high quality or high-resolution still photograph of a great white shark in

photograph of a great white shark in

photograph of a great white shark in Cape Cod waters has ever been produced

Cape Cod waters has ever been produced

Cape Cod waters has ever been produced as ever

as ever

as ever me it took many months and you know a

me it took many months and you know a

me it took many months and you know a lot of gray hair to figure out how to do

lot of gray hair to figure out how to do

lot of gray hair to figure out how to do it but but finally was achieved

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