miscellaneous rambling

We found this leopard shark just chilling on the ocean floor. He was not frightened by us it seems. This was my first super close up encounter with a shark. Knowing that the whale shark is a bottom feeder, made my nerves calm down more. It was more nerve wracking watching white tip sharks at a distance, knowing that they are hunting for food, than it was next to this guy.

However, it is a misconception that sharks openly go out to attack people.

This was taken at a depth of about 28m. the water was a bit cold, and the current was strong. I’m holding on quite tightly to some rocks underwater, but the leopard shark is just lying still as easy as can be.

# posted by jason @ 6:48 AM