The coolest great white shark ever to swim the seas. Want to track my movements? Learn to swim fast. I don't have a tracking tag. 11-yr hide & seek champ.
Somewhere in the Pacific
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Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Newly processed version of an old photo of the lovely Lucy back.in 2010. I've been fortunate enough to share the water numerous times over the years between 2008-2019.
I hope she's still making trips to Guadalupe, even though we can't be there to document her.
ALT An adult female white shark with a permanently injured caudal fin.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Got up early on Monday morning with fellow photographer Euan Rannachan to try to get some potential profile pics of me on the water with the sunrise over the Sea of Cortez as a backdrop...
ALT George Probst in the Sea of Cortez with a fiery sunrise in the background.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
A 2015 shot of The Legend, one of Guadalupe's male white sharks, as he approaches to give my camera's dome port a thorough inspection.
While a lot of white sharks will keep their distance from divers, some individuals like The Legend are more curious and will come in close.
ALT Underwater photo of an adult male white shark.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Previously unpublished photo from 2010 of Guadalupe's legendary male white shark, Cal Ripfin (aka Shredder).
He was probably one of the most photographed white sharks on the planet between 2000-2011.
ALT Underwater photo of an adult male white shark.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Of course #ValentinesDay wouldn’t be complete without sharing spotter pilot Wayne Davis’ JAWSome photo of a white shark making a ♥️ from a few years ago.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Happy Valentine's Day!
ALT Underwater photo of a male great white shark with text overlaid.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Previously unreleased 2016 of Scarboard, one of Guadalupe's biggest white sharks.
I dreamt about Scarboard last Friday and texted a Guadalupe diving friend about it the next day. She too had a Scarboard dream the same night!
Makes sense, Scarboard is pretty dreamy.
ALT Underwater of adult female white shark with a pilot fish swimming in front of her.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Hi! It’s Alex! The bad weather is setting in. Willow doesn’t like to fly in the strong wind and she isn’t a fan of rain either. 💪🏻🦿🦉 #AlexandersJourney #Owl #OwlWhisperer #WillowTheOwl
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Luca up top, mackerel scad below.
Guadalupe white shark Luca Arnone swims above numerous mackerel scad, while sporting large superficial wound between his left eye and gills.
*Previously unpublished photo shot in 2019.
ALT Underwater photo of a male white shark with numerous mackerel scad swimming below him.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Throwback to 2010 of Guadalupe white shark "The Russian," as he makes a close pass in front of the camera.
One of my favorite aspects of up close encounters like this one is being able to see the shark's iris and watching the eye rotate to maintain eye contact as it passes by.
ALT Close-up shot of the left side of a male white shark's head.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
-Phantoms- These close relatives of the #greatwhiteshark and the #makoshark are often misidentified as them.
🦈: #porbeagleshark #porbeagle #shark #sharks #night #coldwater #cold #warfish #fish #ocean #newengland #joeromeiro
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
Hunting the meadows during the last hour of golden sunlight this Barn Owl hovers as it hears a vole beneath. #barnowl #NaturePhotography #NATUREONE #rspb
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
12 years ago today this 17' white shark was accidentally caught off the coast of Cape Cod. Although most white sharks are headed south this time of year there are always some stragglers. So🏄♂️ don't let your guard down, stay vigilant.
If you do see a shark please report it.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
A little bit of sunshine for your Monday with Guadalupe white shark "The Legend" catching some rays just below the surface.
This previously unreleased image was shot back in 2016.
ALT Underwater photo of a male white shark with rays of sunlight shining down on him through the water's surface.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
This week was Bojar (pronounced Bo-yar) our Dog’s 15th Birthday! He is still here and happy. 💪🏻🦿 #AlexandersJourney #Dog #dogsoftwitter #Birthday
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
A chonky Keyser Söze heads up toward the surface.
Keyser is the 164th individual in the Guadalupe White Shark Photo Identification database. If I'm remembering correctly, he was first identified at Guadalupe in 2015. – at Blacksburg, VA
ALT Underwater photo of a male white shark maneuvering a partial right turn while swimming toward the surface.
Cal Ripfin (Shredder) retweeted
2022 field season stats! @GregSkomal of the @MassDMF working with the AWSC, tagged 31 white sharks off Cape Cod during 18 research trips. Since the tagging program began, 277 individuals have been tagged. You can read the full press release here: tinyurl.com/3mfw7heu
