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Ken Bondy
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White Sharks of Isla Guadalupe
At last I can post some photos from Baja! I scratched a very old itch this week, I finally saw a great white shark underwater. I saw LOTS of them on
a 5-day trip to Isla Guadalupe, about 220 miles southwest of Ensenada and 170 miles off the west coast of the peninsula. A magical little volcanic
dot of an island (22 miles x 9 miles) that attracts a significant population (about 50 individuals) of white sharks for several months each year.
They are magnificent animals, the ones we saw were mostly young males, about 14 feet long, weighing about 2,000 pounds. Here are some images:
I have seen the following image hundreds of times in my mind, and all of a sudden there it was for real, right in front of me:
Topside, taking the bait:
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Holy Molly Great photos and heart rate beating at 1,000 bps?? Looks
like an exciting adventure. Lucky Man 
Sometimes you really do question; why you are and where you are.
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Incredible....thanks for sharing.
Zac
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Nice pics Ken! Didn't know they congregated around Guadalupe...
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Definitely the next best thing to being there is KEN BONDY !!
WOW.
You are a very lucky man indeed, as are we for seeing all your photos !!
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Ken Bondy Thanks for sharing your adventure. Awesome!
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OMG
The wait was worth it,great shots KEN,that place reminds me of the lost world,strange but exciting at the same time,I,ve been waiting for your pic,s,I
just knew they would be great,congrats.
I like no. 4 the best, would make a great xmas card
Merry Xmas from Ken and family
[Edited on 9-20-2007 by baitcast]
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elizabeth
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Great photos. Thanks.
Living where I do, I have had the opportunity to see a fin or two in the water...but, have always wanted to see the entire beast underwater.
Someday I'll do that!
I really love the shot with the sunday school rays of light!
[Edited on 9-20-2007 by elizabeth]
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marv sherrill
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Ken, as usual - fantastic pics - I assume you were in a cage..... Marv
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WOW Ken!
What a truly awesome experience that must have been! I saw a short clip about that island a couple of years ago and have been intrigued by it ever
since. Thanks!
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Roberto
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Great shots as usual, Ken.
1. Hope you were in a cage when you took those.
2. What boat did you go on?
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Good stuff Ken. Hope you were with Captain Art Taylor & crew aboard the Searcher 95.
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Omigosh Ken - What great pictures! What a fantastic adventure this must have been. Thank you so much for sharing.
I join the others in wanting to know just how you managed these pix... from a cage, or are you crazy brave and just jumped in?
Nena
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Ken Bondy
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Thank you all for the kind words. I was on the Andrea Lynn with San Diego Shark Diving (Doc Anes) and yes, I was definitely in a cage  .
++Ken++
PS I posted a lot more photos to an album in Photobucket, it will give a little better idea of the boat operation:
http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/kenbondy/Guadalupe/
[Edited on 9-20-2007 by Ken Bondy]
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ursidae69
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Thanks for the great pictures. Great whites also congregate at the Farallon Islands. A great read on these sharks is: The Devil's Teeth: A True
Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey. Just a recommendation to anyone into great whites. Again, great
pictures.
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Glad to see you back again, Ken. Things got a bit dry on this forum the last couple of days.
Looks like you had a great time.
I, too, like shot number 3. And also shot number 2.
I find these guys to be deceiving. They just don't look as dangerous as they are.
I liked this shot from your album as it conveys some of the sense of danger.
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Awesome, thanks Ken. Keep'm coming.
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Great shots Ken..#5 above is the one that has me freaking...obviously a quick turn has just been made, and the shark looks peeED OFF..I hope to only
see that in pictures in my life..I will report back on the severity of my nightmares...
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Beautiful!
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
Great shots Ken..#5 above is the one that has me freaking...obviously a quick turn has just been made, and the shark looks peeED OFF..I hope to only
see that in pictures in my life..I will report back on the severity of my nightmares... |
ummm......yeah....what he said..............
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