"I love this shot. It was taken in very low light and is not too sharpbut is the highest breach that I have ever seen. The white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) large, powerful, equal-lobed tail and wide caudal keel allows it to achieve bursts of speed sufficient to launch it this far from the water."
Charles Maxwell

Charles Maxwell is an underwater cinematographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. A keen diver and lover of the marine environment for 35 years, Maxwell has made documentaries for the National Geographic Society and the BBC. He runs his own business, Underwater Video Services.

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