Photo © 2013 Caters News/The Grosby Group – Sept 24, 2013- Surfer goes to head-to-head with pod of dolphins as he takes on gigantic Australian waves… and loses
Trent Sherborne was catching waves at his local beach in Kalbarri, Western Australia. Photographer Matt Hutton was lining up his last shot on the shore when a dolphin suddenly leaped from the ocean. What he captured is an incredibly rare picture of man and mammal sharing the same wave. When surfer Trent Sherbourne zipped up his wetsuit, grabbed his board and headed down to the secluded beach he was probably hoping to have the waves to himself.
So imagine his surprise when he found himself sharing the surf with a pod of dolphins who jumped out of the water right in front of him.
But even more incredible is that the moment was captured back on land by a self-taught photographer who was lining up his last shot of the day while experimenting with a new lens.
– This is the incredible moment a surfer experienced the rush of his life, by SURFING WITH DOLPHINS. The amazing photograph is a once-in-a-life-time shot and captures the exact moment a dolphin breaches free of the water into the oncoming path of a surfer. Although dolphins have been known to share the waves with surfers in the past, very rarely are they photographed leaving the water completely and on the same wave. Self taught photographer, Matt Hutton, 31, thought he would try his hand at some surfing photography after buying a new Canon 70-200mm lens and x2 extender and just happened to be in the right place at the right time. After stopping in the small surfer town of Kalbarri, while travelling between Perth and his home in Wickham, Western Australia, locals advised Matt of a few great spots for photo opportunities but was told that dolphin sightings were not common. (PICTURED A dolphin springs from the water in front of unsuspecting surfer, Trent Sherborne.)
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