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Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: juggernaught on November 20, 2004, 10:19:32 PM
Ok...so i'm bored and have a temporary shark obsession.  I do like that first shot though.  I put in the last one so it would have something to do with motorcycles.

a) (http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041115/capt.cpn80111152032.south_africa_shark_attack__cpn801.jpg)


b)
(http://www.motorbikingireland.info/images/R1Shark.jpg)

c)
(http://www.airbrush.com.au/bikesandhelmets/sharkhelmet.jpg)

d)

(http://www.surfshooter.com/Dolphin-surfer.jpg)

e)
(http://images.burningman.com/gallery/sifter.4137.jpg)
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: gobstopper on November 21, 2004, 06:45:51 PM
A) Scary.
B) Cool.
C) Weird.
D) "I hope that's a dolphin.  If not, I've pre-emptively shaZam! myself."
E) MadMax Cool.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: scratch on November 21, 2004, 08:23:21 PM
Is D.) really a shark? It almost looks like it has the white patch above its eye like that of an orca.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: Roadstergal on November 21, 2004, 08:25:30 PM
d:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/surfer.asp
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: Dragonfly on November 21, 2004, 09:47:23 PM
D; look at the shape of the tail... its a dolphin, but holy crap if I was that surfer.......  :o  :o  :o  :o
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: MR_PINK on November 21, 2004, 10:39:52 PM
D is no dolphin...dolphins aren't 12 feet long
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: scratch on November 22, 2004, 08:53:12 AM
I like dolphins...but I don't know of any that frequent shallow waters to feed...orcas and sharks will beach themselves to get a seal...the water does play tricks on the mind...I know...I used to be in the Navy...
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: Stephen072774 on November 22, 2004, 10:09:04 AM
Quote from: scratchI like dolphins...but I don't know of any that frequent shallow waters to feed...

Down along the Gulf coast dolphins play in the surf zone all the time... I'm not sure if they are feeding or just playing.  I have paddled within 15 feet of them just a couple hundred feet off the beach.  D is absolutely a dolphin.

PS, average size is 10 feet, 450 to 600lbs, but they can get up to 14 feet long.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: chevelle on November 22, 2004, 10:44:01 AM
A. Awesome pic. Showcases the sheer power of such a great predator.

B. That is one awesome paint job! Really cool idea. Very reminescent of the P-40 warhawk "Flying Tigers" of World War 2. Looks great on a bike.

C. On an open-face helmet? Ummm...not so cool. Would look really good on a full-face though.

D. If anyone has ever seen a dolphin with such a sharp dorsal fin and long thin tail, please let me know. Those are some of the main visual characteristics that separate a shark from anything else: the sharp dorsal fin and the long, slender body leading to the tail. The sharply-pointed nose is a pretty good indication too. Pretty much everything else has a head that kind-of slopes down with more of an arch to it than a straight line and a stubbier, rounder body. Plus, the tail looks vertical. Long on top, short on bottom. Shark tails are vertical, Dolphins' are horizontal.
That's definitely a shark.

E. Someone has way too much time on their hands. Cool idea, not a cool execution.

Nice post.  I have that Wave/Surfer/Shark one on my PC. Probly use it for a background one day.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: chevelle on November 22, 2004, 10:44:41 AM
A. Awesome pic. Showcases the sheer power of such a great predator.

B. That is one awesome paint job! Really cool idea. Very reminescent of the P-40 warhawk "Flying Tigers" of World War 2. Looks great on a bike.

C. On an open-face helmet? Ummm...not so cool. Would look really good on a full-face though.

D. If anyone has ever seen a dolphin with such a sharp dorsal fin and long thin tail, please let me know. Those are some of the main visual characteristics that separate a shark from anything else: the sharp dorsal fin and the long, slender body leading to the tail. The sharply-pointed nose is a pretty good indication too. Pretty much everything else has a head that kind-of slopes down with more of an arch to it than a straight line and a stubbier, rounder body. Plus, the tail looks vertical. Long on top, short on bottom. Shark tails are vertical, Dolphins' are horizontal.
That's definitely a shark.

E. Someone has way too much time on their hands. Cool idea, not a cool execution.

Nice post.  I have that Wave/Surfer/Shark one on my PC. Probly use it for a background one day.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: chevelle on November 22, 2004, 10:45:34 AM
DOH!! Sorry bout that!
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: Stephen072774 on November 22, 2004, 12:24:20 PM
Chevelle, go to www.surfshooter.com -the copyright address on the photo... the photographer says its a dolphin.
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: PneumaticPanther on November 22, 2004, 12:30:02 PM
Here's another picture later in the same series.  I think it's clear that it's a dolphin.

(http://www.surfshooter.com/D1.jpg)

This is the website of the photographer:
http://www.surfshooter.com/DolphinInfo.html
Title: So which of these is scarier....(and which is a dolphin?)
Post by: Roadstergal on November 22, 2004, 05:25:34 PM
Apparently, posting a link wasn't enough.  :P

This is a pic (see the link I posted) from when d: emerged from the water.

(http://www.bimmerfest.com/photos/data/500/2233dolphin.jpg)
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