Shark Fin Soup

Ross Armstrong · Issue 4, Jan 2002 · pp. 34–37

Products mentioned: Nikon F90X, 20mm lens, Subal housing, Elitechrome EX, Nikonos 15mm

Underwater photographers are often prepared to spend small fortunes on travel to exotic overseas locations in search of unique images or exciting encounters. Most will tell you that the biggest adrenaline rush comes from being close to those larger denizens such as sharks, mantas or whales but these encounters often occur in very remote areas or might be unnatural feeding scenarios with crowds of other divers in the audience. If your budget does not stretch to Cocos, Galapagos, Ningaloo, the Azores or even a chumsicle in the Bahamas then you might be tempted to put the idea of meeting the big guys out of your mind. But all is not lost, we do have our own big creature encounters around the UK coastline, although their appearance may be seasonal and brief and conditions often less than ideal. In order to experience this you need to be a little flexible in you trip planning and leave your d…