The college of sharks have been hanging round a small fishing boat, and everybody onboard was thrilled to get a close-up look.
Williams had his iPhone poised – he did not fairly know what for – when rapidly one of many sharks leapt out of the water.
There was a pointy consumption of breath, “and I just put my thumb on the photo button.”
To his shock, after it was over, he glanced at his cellphone to understand he’d caught the shark mid-air.
The crew on the journey have been marine scientists, and had by no means seen something prefer it, defined Williams.
Some passengers on the boat initially thought it was a dolphin.
Sharks generally breach to catch prey, most famously the good white shark – however it’s not often caught on digital camera as a result of it occurs with out warning.
“They are not normally aggressive towards humans, although spear fishers have been bitten by excited sharks. However, they are opportunistic eaters which mean that they will eat live or dead animal matter,” the web site explains.
Shark leaps onto entrance of boat throughout fishing journey
Williams was additionally fortunate sufficient to see two Bryde’s whales within the distance, and two pods of dolphins.
“It was just a perfect day,” he mentioned.
Asked if it was the spotlight of his journey, Williams laughed “I couldn’t say that, because I got married to my partner the day after.
“It was the spotlight of my life as an single man,” he said while chuckling.
While Williams – who lives in Bangkok – loved the boat trip, he also went white water rafting, zorbing, and sky diving and now can’t wait to move to New Zealand later this year.
Asked if he has any advice for catching the perfect shot, Williams said his photo was “a complete fluke”, but he did have the patience to keep his camera focused on the fishing boat for a long time because he felt like he was “lined up for one thing.”
