Comments on: Sharks and More Sharks. http://divelove.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/sharks-and-more-sharks/ Scuba, Photography and Scandal Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: davidscubadiver http://divelove.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/sharks-and-more-sharks/#comment-42 davidscubadiver Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:29:13 +0000 http://divelove.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-42 Steven, thank you for looking and for your comment. Obviously, I did not take the picture of myself laying in the water. That was taken by Colleen. I was just hamming it up so people can see that even with a bunch of sharks in the water eating from the frozen fish parts, its not like there is a great danger to the diver. The dangers of sharks are greatly exaggerated. They have much more to fear from us than we do of them. That being said, I would not be comfortable swimming at the surface, with sharks surrounding me. Indeed, I was a little creeped out when I was at the surface swimming to the boat after this dive! Steven, thank you for looking and for your comment. Obviously, I did not take the picture of myself laying in the water. That was taken by Colleen. I was just hamming it up so people can see that even with a bunch of sharks in the water eating from the frozen fish parts, its not like there is a great danger to the diver. The dangers of sharks are greatly exaggerated. They have much more to fear from us than we do of them. That being said, I would not be comfortable swimming at the surface, with sharks surrounding me. Indeed, I was a little creeped out when I was at the surface swimming to the boat after this dive!

]]> By: Steven http://divelove.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/sharks-and-more-sharks/#comment-41 Steven Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:22:54 +0000 http://divelove.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-41 Wow! What amazing close-up shots you have captured here to share with us. I would be too scared to even try what you have accomplished. And that pose that you have struck is a "hoot!" Wow! What amazing close-up shots you have captured here to share with us. I would be too scared to even try what you have accomplished. And that pose that you have struck is a “hoot!”

]]> By: davidscubadiver http://divelove.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/sharks-and-more-sharks/#comment-29 davidscubadiver Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:05:29 +0000 http://divelove.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-29 Well, raincoaster, you are not alone. At http://www.unusualphobias.com/sharks.html, you can read about people who are afraid to take baths for fear of a shark materializing in tub, or afraid to dive into a swimming pool for fear of sharks. Hopefully, your fear is not so severe, but if it is, its probably worth a little investigation and therapy. I would imagine that these folks may also "just" be afraid of water, and the shark is a convenient scapegoat. But it really doesn't matter, an irrational fear is an irrational fear. Be it of water, sharks or spiders. The cure is usually the same. Associate with pictures of things that are not sharks, but look like sharks, then of pictures of goofy looking sharks (nurse sharks or whale sharks), and then desensitizing oneself by observing them in an aquarium. Fortunately, I've never had to face down a bear, mountain lion or shark, and hopefully I will never have to. But as between encountering the three in the wild, I'd prefer the shark, if only because they have been around for millions of years and have a well-developed sense and strategy of what they like to eat, and people haven't been on their menu since we've not been around so long! Well, raincoaster, you are not alone. At http://www.unusualphobias.com/sharks.html, you can read about people who are afraid to take baths for fear of a shark materializing in tub, or afraid to dive into a swimming pool for fear of sharks. Hopefully, your fear is not so severe, but if it is, its probably worth a little investigation and therapy. I would imagine that these folks may also “just” be afraid of water, and the shark is a convenient scapegoat. But it really doesn’t matter, an irrational fear is an irrational fear. Be it of water, sharks or spiders. The cure is usually the same. Associate with pictures of things that are not sharks, but look like sharks, then of pictures of goofy looking sharks (nurse sharks or whale sharks), and then desensitizing oneself by observing them in an aquarium.

Fortunately, I’ve never had to face down a bear, mountain lion or shark, and hopefully I will never have to. But as between encountering the three in the wild, I’d prefer the shark, if only because they have been around for millions of years and have a well-developed sense and strategy of what they like to eat, and people haven’t been on their menu since we’ve not been around so long!

]]> By: raincoaster http://divelove.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/sharks-and-more-sharks/#comment-28 raincoaster Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:26:09 +0000 http://divelove.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28 I don't know why, but sharks creep me out beyond belief or endurance, no matter what size they are. I'm not afraid of bears, I faced down a mountain lion once, but sharks freak me completely out. I don’t know why, but sharks creep me out beyond belief or endurance, no matter what size they are. I’m not afraid of bears, I faced down a mountain lion once, but sharks freak me completely out.

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