I was trying to do something that hadn’t been done before that’s it oh I was
been done before that’s it oh I was
been done before that’s it oh I was trying to get a picture of a great white
trying to get a picture of a great white
trying to get a picture of a great white shark in Cape Cod and that hadn’t been
shark in Cape Cod and that hadn’t been
shark in Cape Cod and that hadn’t been done messed up I was using these seal
done messed up I was using these seal
done messed up I was using these seal decoy swarming doing aerial photography
decoy swarming doing aerial photography
decoy swarming doing aerial photography using spotter pilots this was just
using spotter pilots this was just
using spotter pilots this was just starting to stack up in a way that had
starting to stack up in a way that had
starting to stack up in a way that had me believing it might not ever happen
me believing it might not ever happen
me believing it might not ever happen since he said the what is very cloudy
since he said the what is very cloudy
since he said the what is very cloudy number one there’s only one animal so
number one there’s only one animal so
number one there’s only one animal so the ones better than none once you check
the ones better than none once you check
the ones better than none once you check one two two recording that red light
one two two recording that red light
one two two recording that red light gotta shut it off just we isn’t this a
gotta shut it off just we isn’t this a
gotta shut it off just we isn’t this a little fun what we have happening in
little fun what we have happening in
little fun what we have happening in Cape Cod is quite unique we have a newly
Cape Cod is quite unique we have a newly
Cape Cod is quite unique we have a newly forming hub of great white shark
forming hub of great white shark
forming hub of great white shark activity the Sharks are coming in to
activity the Sharks are coming in to
activity the Sharks are coming in to feed on grey seals seal populations
feed on grey seals seal populations
feed on grey seals seal populations there were wiped out in the 1600s so
there were wiped out in the 1600s so
there were wiped out in the 1600s so because of that you don’t really see
because of that you don’t really see
because of that you don’t really see great white sharks they are very often
great white sharks they are very often
great white sharks they are very often an occasional one maybe but the grey
an occasional one maybe but the grey
an occasional one maybe but the grey seal population has become robust in the
seal population has become robust in the
seal population has become robust in the last several years the Sharks here are
last several years the Sharks here are
last several years the Sharks here are truly wild they are not the least bit
truly wild they are not the least bit
truly wild they are not the least bit interested or habituated to human beings
interested or habituated to human beings
interested or habituated to human beings you can’t get them near the boat they
you can’t get them near the boat they
you can’t get them near the boat they just won’t be attracted by the boat they
just won’t be attracted by the boat they
just won’t be attracted by the boat they seem to be only interested in these
seem to be only interested in these
seem to be only interested in these seals so to get a photograph in these
seals so to get a photograph in these
seals so to get a photograph in these very green murky Cape Cod waters means
very green murky Cape Cod waters means
very green murky Cape Cod waters means you have to get close and none of the
you have to get close and none of the
you have to get close and none of the traditional means would work so my hope
traditional means would work so my hope
traditional means would work so my hope was by putting a camera inside a decoy
was by putting a camera inside a decoy
was by putting a camera inside a decoy we could get a picture now we’re putting
we could get a picture now we’re putting
we could get a picture now we’re putting on my seal decoy that has still camera
on my seal decoy that has still camera
on my seal decoy that has still camera in it without worry about it after we
in it without worry about it after we
in it without worry about it after we the video eyes so that I can see what’s
the video eyes so that I can see what’s
the video eyes so that I can see what’s happening on it my hope was that a great
happening on it my hope was that a great
happening on it my hope was that a great white shark would swim up and smile for
white shark would swim up and smile for
white shark would swim up and smile for the camera the way generally not eat the
the camera the way generally not eat the
the camera the way generally not eat the decoy
decoy
decoy and then I needed to be able to see in
and then I needed to be able to see in
and then I needed to be able to see in real time when the shark was approaching
real time when the shark was approaching
real time when the shark was approaching the decoy otherwise I’d be just sort of
the decoy otherwise I’d be just sort of
the decoy otherwise I’d be just sort of shooting blind we’re using spotter
shooting blind we’re using spotter
shooting blind we’re using spotter pilots to find the Sharks but that’s not
pilots to find the Sharks but that’s not
pilots to find the Sharks but that’s not good enough got a lot of expensive
good enough got a lot of expensive
good enough got a lot of expensive equipment on a boat
equipment on a boat
equipment on a boat it’s the octocopter the advantage of
it’s the octocopter the advantage of
it’s the octocopter the advantage of this particular piece of equipment is it
this particular piece of equipment is it
this particular piece of equipment is it can lift a heavy camera with rock-solid
can lift a heavy camera with rock-solid
can lift a heavy camera with rock-solid every idea is to get this thing out
every idea is to get this thing out
every idea is to get this thing out there hover it over the top of the decoy
there hover it over the top of the decoy
there hover it over the top of the decoy see the circling behavior and then that
see the circling behavior and then that
see the circling behavior and then that moment of impact and photographically
moment of impact and photographically
moment of impact and photographically it’ll be great but we can also learn
it’ll be great but we can also learn
it’ll be great but we can also learn about the behavior that these sharks are
about the behavior that these sharks are
about the behavior that these sharks are demonstrating you Sam
demonstrating you Sam
demonstrating you Sam the white sharks here in Cape Cod or
the white sharks here in Cape Cod or
the white sharks here in Cape Cod or doing things differently than they do
doing things differently than they do
doing things differently than they do elsewhere in the world we’ve seen these
elsewhere in the world we’ve seen these
elsewhere in the world we’ve seen these whites in very very shallow water you
whites in very very shallow water you
whites in very very shallow water you know three to five feet of water look at
know three to five feet of water look at
know three to five feet of water look at these right now being able to observe
these right now being able to observe
these right now being able to observe that from a low altitude bird’s-eye view
that from a low altitude bird’s-eye view
that from a low altitude bird’s-eye view is gonna be really really valuable
is gonna be really really valuable
is gonna be really really valuable that’s it yes after many attempts at
that’s it yes after many attempts at
that’s it yes after many attempts at decoys and all these different things
decoys and all these different things
decoys and all these different things that I was trying it gotten I’ll go
that I was trying it gotten I’ll go
that I was trying it gotten I’ll go behind it nothing is working and then
behind it nothing is working and then
behind it nothing is working and then finally when this right sized decoy whoa
finally when this right sized decoy whoa
finally when this right sized decoy whoa dorsals out of water out the right size
dorsals out of water out the right size
dorsals out of water out the right size housing inside and the wireless trigger
housing inside and the wireless trigger
housing inside and the wireless trigger and the video has kind of stuff came
and the video has kind of stuff came
and the video has kind of stuff came together and I saw that triggers comes
together and I saw that triggers comes
together and I saw that triggers comes on right up to the tail of this thing
on right up to the tail of this thing
on right up to the tail of this thing and I could see it oh you the player
and I could see it oh you the player
and I could see it oh you the player yeah yes might bite it come back there
yeah yes might bite it come back there
yeah yes might bite it come back there you go yeah yeah
you go yeah yeah
you go yeah yeah I mean you just steer it that decoy for
I mean you just steer it that decoy for
I mean you just steer it that decoy for so long and then all of a sudden there’s
so long and then all of a sudden there’s
so long and then all of a sudden there’s teeth and jaws just emerging from the
teeth and jaws just emerging from the
teeth and jaws just emerging from the water I mean I hope I got it I hope I
water I mean I hope I got it I hope I
water I mean I hope I got it I hope I got it but I mean I was shooting fast it
got it but I mean I was shooting fast it
got it but I mean I was shooting fast it was right in the frame I could see it I
was right in the frame I could see it I
was right in the frame I could see it I could see I actually saw the red of the
could see I actually saw the red of the
could see I actually saw the red of the guns you know with with teeth
guns you know with with teeth
guns you know with with teeth unbelievable I mean the beach was right
unbelievable I mean the beach was right
unbelievable I mean the beach was right there the background desolate couldn’t
there the background desolate couldn’t
there the background desolate couldn’t be more than 12 feet of water let’s go
be more than 12 feet of water let’s go
be more than 12 feet of water let’s go get the decoy yeah yeah yeah we got it
get the decoy yeah yeah yeah we got it
get the decoy yeah yeah yeah we got it you got to collect your data I just got
you got to collect your data I just got
you got to collect your data I just got the picture that’s all I care about
the picture that’s all I care about
the picture that’s all I care about oh man very cool very very cool you’re
oh man very cool very very cool you’re
oh man very cool very very cool you’re like at least six I think
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