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See amazing images ofgreat white sharksbreaching off South Africa , launching their 3 - ton body from the piddle to snaffle seals .
Shark smile
A breach captured less then 4 foot from the great white shark in Shark Alley off Gansbaai , South Africa , with the shark ’s body emerging from the water . During a breach , the power of the shark ’s strike can lift its integral physical structure clear of the piddle . ( Photo recognition : Daniel Botelho )
A sunrise break
Daniel Botelho spent several day waitress for a shark to break in just the right position against the backdrop of the rear Sunday . ( Photo reference : Daniel Botelho )
In a split second
Capturing these breaches by great ovalbumin , which happen with no warning , was no well-situated task . In this shot , Botelho snag a persuasion of the half - second before the break , at the moment when the outstanding white shark is breaking the aerofoil to strike its prey . ( Photo credit rating : Daniel Botelho )
Pressed to a camera
To get such gorgeous shark shot , Botelho spent three month , some five hours a day , front through a camera crystalline lens . Here , Botelho trance an effigy of a neat white shark . ( Photo Credit : Ane Calixto )
Out of the water
During a breach , the power of the shark ’s strike can sneak its entire body clear of the water . ( Photo Credit : Daniel Botelho )
sensational !
Great whites rely on a forceful first gust to stun or kill a sealing wax . The posture and hurrying of their attacks sometimes leave in rift where the shark appears to " vanish " horizontally through the air . ( Photo Credit : Daniel Botelho )
Face - to - fount
The lensman comes face - to - face with a great livid shark in full breach . The camera ’s slow shutter velocity lends a 3D upshot to the mental image . ( Photo recognition : Daniel Botelho )
Friendly encounter
