Is the Shark Photobomb Australia story fake or real? Since photos of the rare event surfaced online, it has received a lot of attention. alongside which of course are the many detractors claiming that the photos could be fake.
However, as per a BBC interview on the photographer who took the photos in the Shark Photobomb Australia story, Steph Bellamy, there is no way that the snaps could have been feigned for her or for the event to get a lot of intention.
She even insisted that she does not know anything about Photoshop, so it's impossible for her to have edited the photos.
"That cracks me up - I'm a 47-year-old mum who wouldn't know how to Photoshop to save my life!" she said.
Bellamy also admitted that since she uploaded the photos online, she has been receiving a lot of positive feedback, apart from those accusing her of tampering the images.
The Shark Photobomb Australia story took place recently while a surfing competition was being held off a beach in the New South Wales state town of Coffs Harbour.
According to SBNation, while surfers were busy paddling towards the area where they were supposed to start their routine, the shark jumped out of the water for some action.
"It was having a bit of fun," one of the surfers told the Associated Press of the shark. "It just jumped up and had a spin, then jumped up and had another spin, then went away."
Fortunately, while the rare sighting was busy flaunting its jumping skill, amateur photographer Steph Bellamy's lenses captured the moments while Steph was taking snaps of the mothers and kids paddling on their surfboards.
"He jumped twice, he photobomb big time, then he went on his way," Bellamy said.
The photographer then noted that she didn't actually notice the jumping shark until she examined the photo a few minutes later.
Upon noticing the terrifying beast, Bellamy reportedly called the attention of organizers, who then requested everyone to come out of the water as safety precaution, reports National Post.
"Nobody was rattled. Everybody was really col and blown away that I got the shot," the photographer dished.
So is the Shark Photobomb Australia story fake or real? James Cook University shark expert Colin Simpfendorfer says it's genuine and he even confirmed that the thing in the image was a shark, specifically a spinner shark.
Spinner sharks are said to be pretty common in the region where the surfing competition took place, and they are capable of jumping out of the water.
Meanwhile, following the bizarre incident, surfers returned to the water about 10 minutes later when there appeared to be no sign of danger.
"They stayed on the beach for about 10 minutes, and then went back in and continued surfing," Bellamy said. "There was no immediate danger, because the shark was obviously chasing a fish, and certainly wasn't interested in our girls out there - thank God!"
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