Photographic technology has come a long way giving viewers even richer panoramic experiences through 360 video and spectacular still images. We have drone technology to thank for that where images can be captured from angles not possible by regular photography. Drone photography and filming has taken the visual experience to a whole new level where images can be shot even 500 feet away giving a real life view.
One such photography expert and drone pilot is Slater Moore who operates out of Monterey CA. Slater’s passion has always been marine life and he has been capturing some spectacular images for fans worldwide. His latest fare was drone images of killer whales eating a shark.
Prior to his stint as a drone photographer, Slater worked as a deckhand. After quitting he has been shooting images of the sea and marine life since 2012. Recently while touring with the whale tour company Monterey Bay whale watch, Moore was aboard their vessel the Whale watch. The group was witness to a fascinating spectacle where two adult female killer whales and two calves were tearing into a shark that was still alive and wriggling in Monterey bay. Such action is extremely rare.
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Moore knew that they were on to something spectacular and flew his drone over the killer whales eating a shark. Sharks are deadly creatures themselves and for them to be food for another species is fascinating. The shark turned out to be a sevengill shark native to San Francisco and Monterey Bays. The deadly predators can grow upto 10 feet long and the one which ended up dinner for the whales was about 5 feet.
Killer whales are prone to hunt underwater and attack sharks, squid and other marine life deep down in the ocean. Offshore killer whales are a mystery to marine scientists who are yet to figure where they go every year. They appear in Monterey Bay and have also been spotted in Alaska and Southern California. Scientists confirmed that killer whales often preyed on sharks after finding shark teeth inside dead Killer whales washed ashore. The proof was also in the worn teeth worn out after chewing on the hard leathery skin of sharks. Watch the drone footage.