"Every time a shark gets close to a surfer I get nervous – perhaps it's because the vast majority of attacks are on surfers…"
It gives me enormous pleasure to watch videos like this, a five-minute short filled with drone footage of juvenile Great Whites, the feistiest of ’em all, happily swimming around packs of surfers in southern California.
Where is the blood? Where is the terror?
Drone photographer James Glancy has made it his thing to fly his drone along the Californian coast and record what are either “close calls”, which presumes attack is always imminent when Whites are around, or evidence that Whites only go in for the kill when visibility is real low and they think the shredder is a seal or whatever.
“The further south I go (in California) the more sharks seem to enjoy the surf,” says Glancy. “They’re right there next to humans most of the time… the humans sharing their home have no idea. A surfer falls off a board, within reach of the shark, yet the shark shows no interest… as I filmed these encounters I felt that perhaps they’re not the mindless hungry fish I thought they were.”
At the three-ish min mark, the drone pulls back to show a scene of happy man-beast co-existence.
“The following clip is a demonstrative example of this concept. The White shark is surrounded by surfers. I purposefully left the drone stationary to capture the whole scene. It appears no surfers know the shark is there and yet the shark appears relaxed and in no way makes aggressive moves.”
Glancy admits he still gets a lil shiver seeing Whites real close to people, howevs.
“Somehow,” he says, “every time a shark gets close to a surfer I get nervous – perhaps it’s because the vast majority of attacks are on surfers. Watching this again, I can’t comprehend this surfer did not see this White shark… a great example of how White sharks are truly non-aggressors the vast majority of the time.”
Reassuring, yes?
And if you were shredding with your VAL-pals and a drone guy was shooting Whites swimming around your feet, would you expect a lil courtesy call?
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he just copied Lululemon and prana clothing line, probably with much inferior quality and same prices.
This video needs to be promoted on Venice-adjacent surf websites.
Even the sharks in California are soft cunts, ya are what ya eat!
gawsh I can believe you’re victim shaming, its 2021!
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Those are all juveniles, they mostly feed on fish. Wait until they are 4-5 metre mammal eaters. The white shark population is just starting to hit the J-curve of population growth…
This is why I choose not to surf well. The more agile one is frolicking in the surf, the more seal like one appears to be. Flounder about like a retarded caterpillar drowning in 3 foot surf and there’s no wiggle room for mistaken identity.
Fuck. That.
It looks munted on DDT
Plenty to go around for decades. The sharks call it their “meth of the deep”.
GWS = the Labrador of the sea
I’ve never had a Labrador try rip my arm, nuts and leg off.
You’ve had a shark do that?
Should be a BG interview
Yes
After jumping off Kirra big groyne in the mid ’80’s I took about 20 hard paddles and was well clear of any rocks when my left hand hit something hard and sandpaper-like.
With a well overhead set bearing down I kept paddling hard to avoid getting nailed.
A few hours later in the carpark a mate said that when I’d jumped in he’d seen a shark…
I hate it when that happens
I thought my buddy was the only one who did this. Petting a shark as you paddle out, so they won’t bite you. F Legend!
And if you were shredding with your VAL-pals and a drone guy was shooting Whites swimming around your feet, would you expect a lil courtesy call?
Fookin oath. And if I had a limb taken off you better believe I’d be using the remaining ones to maximum effect panel beating ol mates noggin.
(From my drone loud speaker)
“There is a Great White Shark in the surf.”
“Ooh, wouldn’t go that way.”
“Ohhh, not there.”
“Oh shit, he’s coming back again!”
He’s got a bunch of these vids. He has warned people in the past, but I think he has worked out the big clicks are when the blood is in the water.