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They came on a depth of 45 meters. The visibility above was terrible, but below 40 Meter the water cleared up suddenly and the temperatur droped to 14 degrees. I was stunning for minutes before I realized that I should capture what was going on. There where hundreds of hammerheads and they never stopped swimming. It seemed to me like cars on a highway. I've got cold and decompressiontime forced me to ascend to surface, but the sharks don't noticed me.

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Risquillo 1 year ago

Superb work, great experience!!

kasia o 2 years ago

Hi there

I love this picture - I want to print it onto my wall at home it will be amazing!!!

What resolution do you have it in? Would you consider allowing me to print it?

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many thanks
littlemisskasia

Peter Olexa 2 years ago

Great photo :)

carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2010/08/04/underwater-animals

Chris Bonello 2 years ago

impressive!!!!

Martin Tosterud 2 years ago

Amazing sight. There is something special about seeing sharks while you're in the water with them.

benito_anu 2 years ago

great picture...

René de Ruijter 2 years ago

Impressive sight. Must have been amazing to witness. You're a lucky man... At the same time we are lucky too, since you managed to take this shot and decided to share it with us. :)
Great picture.

Codrin Lupei 2 years ago

I missed this somehow...great image, truly wonderfuly done in such conditions! Thanks for sharing the story too!

Mikael Jigmo 2 years ago

Great captured
Best regards

Mikael

martin zalba 2 years ago

Fantastic!
regards

Corinne Fudge 2 years ago

What a truly awesome sight!!

Beautiful capture!

Peter Kemp 2 years ago

your story is lovely and so recognisable Norbert! Glad you are save on earth again and brought us this pic .. great work! Where did you meet my favorite sharks? have had this experience in sudan and Galapagos ( with really walls of hammers passing by for 10 minutes) .. it is soo weird and great in one time ... love your work
grtz Peter

Norbert Probst Thank you Peter. All information you like to have is under the photo.

Peter Kemp Aaaah At Wolff Didnt see it at first. hade the sam spot also this adventure and als o at darwin Did you like the Galapagos ? Best you ever did? To me it was .. and I decided to stop

Norbert Probst I was five times there, and I like to go again one day. But Cocos Island is fantastic too.

Biliana 2 years ago

wowww never saw something like this before!!! not even on National Geography!!! Bravo Norbert bravooooooooooooo :)) and you are so brave!!!!! thank you for sharing this precious photograph!!!

Norbert Probst Thanks and welcome.

Shahaira de Cuba 2 years ago

Amazing experience. I still have to encounter them. Thankfully you didn't forget to make this shot.

Lars Grepstad 2 years ago

Good one! And a nice experience.
I saw around 50 of them last year in the Philippines. It was my worst dive ever..
I had a tooth infection. I dropped in negative, managed to stop at 5 meters, screaming in pain. Up again, then slowly down meter by meter. It took me 20mins to reach 20m. Finally I was hanging at 27, looking at circling sharks under me.
I had to make a choice, as I didn't know how it would be going up again. I think I had something like 11mins left before deco. I decided to survive..
It was just as bad going up, until something bursted in my mouth, and all was ok.
Hopefully next time I will be able to get down.

Norbert Probst Thank you. I had an reversal in Croatia. Same thing. Very painful. Where at the Philippines you have seen the sharks?

Lars Grepstad The place was Kimud Shoal, not so far from Malapascua, Cebu. In the season Hammerheads are spotted regularly. Then you have the Monad Shoal with the Threshers on the way back to Malpascua. So on a lucky day..
If you plan for Philippines, contact me. Especially for Visayas. I know the area quite well after diving there since 98.

Norbert Probst Thank you for the offer, Lars. On May 8. I go to Sabang Beach to do two underwater workshops. I've been there several times. It's a good place for teaching uw-photography.