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Shark Photos
Status: Hoax photo challenge
Divester.com offers a series of images of sharks and challenges their readers to guess whether they're real or fake. About half of the images have been posted here before, but that still leaves half that should be new. Here are a few of the ones I hadn't seen before. |
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They are, from left to right: fake, fake, and
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Categories: Animals, Photos/Videos Posted by Alex on Sat Jun 24, 2006 |
Comments (19) |
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Posted by Ty on Sat Jun 24, 2006 at 06:32 PM
The shark-and-the-kayaker image is real. See:
http://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/mediaarticle/media25.html
and
http://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/mediaarticle/media26.html.
What do you think of this giant jellyfish? Real or not?
http://www.divester.com/2006/06/25/scary-jellyfish-real-or-not/
Posted by Willy in Florida on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 06:43 AM
http://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/mediaarticle/media25.html
and
http://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/mediaarticle/media26.html.
What do you think of this giant jellyfish? Real or not?
http://www.divester.com/2006/06/25/scary-jellyfish-real-or-not/
Yea the third one is real, I've seen this before. It's some guy doing research into sharks and they intentionally lured the sharks closer to them
Posted by Alun in Wales, UK on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 06:54 AM
the 3rd one isnt really a shark. its actually a dolfin
Posted by asdfgh on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 09:08 PM
I think you're thinking another image with a "shark" in a wave next to a surfer, asdfgh. This one with the kayak is in fact a Great White.
And the jellyfish is a fake, but well-done, composite.
However, if anyone can come up with a picture of an octopus that big, I'd be more inclined to believe it.
Posted by Fred on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 09:16 PM
And the jellyfish is a fake, but well-done, composite.
However, if anyone can come up with a picture of an octopus that big, I'd be more inclined to believe it.
All I know is that Alex, you need to practice your left and right a little. I think you meant to identify the validity of the images "from left to right", not "from right to left."
Posted by karen in Reno on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 11:40 PM
The center one is nice photoshopping but he doesn't have enough 3 dimensionality in the pic to make it look realistic(still better than I can do).The distances between the girl and the surface and the shark and the surface also seem to be different.
There's a nice teal outline around the diver in the jellfish pic from cutting him out of another picture, so fake.
Posted by gabuhaha in the land where gabu's roam free and happily on Mon Jun 26, 2006 at 11:40 AM
There's a nice teal outline around the diver in the jellfish pic from cutting him out of another picture, so fake.
Hi, this is Willy from Divester. Thanks for taking the time to post this on Museum of Hoaxes. I'm pleased to see people like spotting these fake images. Please don't be shy and come vote for the Scary Jellyfish image: http://www.divester.com/2006/06/25/scary-jellyfish-real-or-not/
Despite gabuhaha's comment (above), bear in mind that giant jellyfish invaded Japan this year! In other words, it could be real!!!
Posted by Willy Volk in Lake Worth, FL on Mon Jun 26, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Despite gabuhaha's comment (above), bear in mind that giant jellyfish invaded Japan this year! In other words, it could be real!!!
"In other words, it could be real!!!"
Well, I'd say it's not since it looks like they just added a diver to the photo on this page:
http://diverssite.com/news.php?extend.778
Posted by Glenn on Mon Jun 26, 2006 at 07:52 PM
Well, I'd say it's not since it looks like they just added a diver to the photo on this page:
http://diverssite.com/news.php?extend.778
Re: 3rd shot 'kayaker'
I'm having a very hard time remembering the details of this event. But sometime back in the '80s early '90s there was a (lethal?) attack by a (white shark?) on kayaker(s) off the California coast (Malibu?). He (they?) was missing for some time before the kayak (& he; they?) was found w/ a huge gaping white shark bite.
I am a scuba diver & tend to dismiss most shark tails
as misrepresentations for the sake of the media's hyping public interest. However this unfolded over a time span & was widely reported similarly by various media. I'm certain this incident happened, I frustratingly don't have all the details in mind any longer. Any memory joges deeply appreciated.
I also vaguely remember that it was a newly wed couple & they were both in the kayak. But I wouldn't bet a plugged nickel on it.
As an aside, I have a dive buddy named Andy who regularly kayaked & dove off the Malibu coast after work.
Thanks, J. McGraw
Posted by J. McGraw in Sonoma, Ca on Tue Jun 27, 2006 at 12:02 PM
I'm having a very hard time remembering the details of this event. But sometime back in the '80s early '90s there was a (lethal?) attack by a (white shark?) on kayaker(s) off the California coast (Malibu?). He (they?) was missing for some time before the kayak (& he; they?) was found w/ a huge gaping white shark bite.
I am a scuba diver & tend to dismiss most shark tails
as misrepresentations for the sake of the media's hyping public interest. However this unfolded over a time span & was widely reported similarly by various media. I'm certain this incident happened, I frustratingly don't have all the details in mind any longer. Any memory joges deeply appreciated. I also vaguely remember that it was a newly wed couple & they were both in the kayak. But I wouldn't bet a plugged nickel on it.
As an aside, I have a dive buddy named Andy who regularly kayaked & dove off the Malibu coast after work.
Thanks, J. McGraw
I really screwed up that entry. Everything is now corrected.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Sat Jul 01, 2006 at 01:20 PM
i tell you the first and 2end one is too good 
Posted by iffat in australia on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Hi there guys my favorite picutre of a shark is a great white shark because all the other sharks suck and great whites don't.
love ali
Posted by ali in ny on Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 08:59 AM
love ali
guys great white sharks rock ok and other sharks suck! 
love ali
Posted by ali in ny on Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 09:00 AM
love ali
Hi there guys i just wish we could save the sharks from being killed because now a days peopleare killing sharks.
love ali
Posted by alicox in rockland county new york on Sat Dec 01, 2007 at 09:02 AM
love ali
Hi there guys does everyone on here have a favorite shark? I do i just love great white sharks which are my favorite shark ever since the movie jaws
Posted by alibleiweiss in new york on Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 07:38 PM
wow...cause THIS i dont like sharks
but they're in his home...and not us
Posted by A2 in Brazil on Thu Jul 03, 2008 at 05:46 PM
but they're in his home...and not us
the third pic is fake make it bigger and look at it if you dont see the two pic line then get your eyes checked. 
Posted by jenna in laffeyyet on Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 01:03 PM
hey genius the line is due tho the fact that the photo is form a magazine. The Photo is genuine. The Video footage of that expedition was on shark week. Get the facts before you get irrate.
Posted by michael on Sat Aug 16, 2008 at 02:10 PM
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