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Richard: Got a very positive feeling about today. |
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The conditions are improving. |
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Lots of sharks around, come to, close to the boat. |
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I think they're inviting us in. |
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Narration: But filming a successful strike from underwater required a different strategy. |
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No longer worried about being hit from below, |
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Richard and Doug opted for the quieter approach of snorkelling at the surface, |
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only going under at the final moment . |
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Would this new technique work? |
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From the surface, the signs were good. |
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and John was once again following the action from his platform. |
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So, how did it go for Richard? |
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Richard: Unbelievable! That happened in a second! It was out of nowhere! |
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Doug: My first hint that something was happening was when I saw a bunch of bubbles around the bird. |
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Then, I could kinda see the shape of the shark. |
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Richard: That is the most astonishing thing I've ever seen. |
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Narration: But there was more to this story. |
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Richard: You know, you've got this incredible predator |
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who's lurking around and you know he's out there or she's out there. |
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You know this animal is circling you. |
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You can't see it, it can see you. |
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And so, you can't help now and again just to look away for a second, |
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and in that split second on this occasion that I looked away, the shark hit. |
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The power of the animal as it took the albatross was on the one hand terrifying, |
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but on the other hand completely transfixing. |
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I think that shot's going to haunt me for the rest of my life |
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Narration: Richard may only have filmed half the strike, |
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but in the end, given the nervousness of the sharks, |
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he was lucky to get even that. |
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