james7 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) It was an amazing sight watching a big a seal smashing a small shark on the surface. We watched him for about 15-20 minutes. We estimated the shark to be about 1.2-1.4m long (originally). It ended up much shorter! It was just off the Royal National Park. The video really captured it better than the photos. The power of the seal was amazing! Cheers Peter Edited May 13, 2009 by peterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hey Pete, great pics mate, he was really giving that shark a good whooping, I hope the seal enjoyed his flesh softened lunch, bit hard to tell from the pics as to what kind of shark it was, did you get a good look at it.. Cheers mate, and great pics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnicdusty Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 that seal is playing shark ball you dont want him around when your catching nice fish. there top photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbitt Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 GR8 Pics there Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin.kiddo Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Good from you Peter Great photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Extraordinary photos mate. The things you see out on the water .... Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Check out that last pic, thats great! would love to see the video footage if you can post to utube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Awesome photos. That is something that you don't see everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hey Pete, great pics mate, he was really giving that shark a good whooping, I hope the seal enjoyed his flesh softened lunch, bit hard to tell from the pics as to what kind of shark it was, did you get a good look at it..Cheers mate, and great pics.. Ray R Hi Ray. The head of the shark had "disappeared" by the time we got there. Syd reckons it was a wobby. I was mainly looking at the seal through the lens of the camera, so didn't really look at the shark and could only say it was brown ... Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 great pics peter regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 A few more pictures. Sorry about the low quality, but they are only video stills. ... and these ... Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard1 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 hammerhead shark right? picture 2 seems to make it look that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2fishing Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Id say its a wobbegong shark, just by the colour and fins. Regards Waydo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard1 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 yep yep makes sense, but a wobbegong attacking a seal? im still confused by picture 2 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) yep yep makes sense, but a wobbegong attacking a seal? im still confused by picture 2 though I know what you mean Richard1, but in the second picture, the head had already been ripped off by the seal. The shark carcass was floating just under the surface. The "hammer" part was just a couple of pieces of flesh. Cheers Peter Edited May 13, 2009 by peterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie big bob Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Great photos there pete. Where there screen shots off your video camera or from a standard dig camera. Cheers Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Id say its a wobbegong shark, just by the colour and fins.Regards Waydo I agree Waydo. I reckon it's a wobbegong. The colour, patterns and fins suggest that. Great photos there pete. Where there screen shots off your video camera or from a standard dig camera. Cheers Bob Hi Bob. The last series of shots were stills taken from a low res video recorded on a little digital camera. Hence the small size and low quality. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupster Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ...but a wobbegong attacking a seal?... I'd say the poor wobbegong was minding it's business when the hungry seal attacked it. Some great shots there peterS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson78 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I'd say the poor wobbegong was minding it's business when the hungry seal attacked it. Some great shots there peterS. awsome pics there wish i could have seen it. Isn't our wourld a great place. prob revenge for being chased by bigger sharks its whole life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Hi pete Absolutely awesome photo's. Love stuff like that. Memories like that stay with you forever. Reackon you'll still be talking about it and showing the photo,s off for the next 20 years. Cheers and thanks for the post Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbag Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Man there amazing !How cool are those shots.I always feel very privileged to see mother nature in the raw like that . Love to see the vidio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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