Fish Viral Manta Ray Photobombing Surfer

[Boundless]

This image went viral globally. In one of the interviews with a news crew I jokingly said this is the peak of my amateur photography career and that it will probably be down hill from here. But I'm still going to be taking pictures anyway. Story behind the this picture is I was out at the beach with family and friends and was trying to catch my son surfing. Had my RP on burst mode when I accidently caught this fame (one of five) I had only notice a splash behind the surfer and was not until I was home reviewing the pictures that I realized what I had captured. Hope you enjoy Rusty

 

[Tim Mayo]

Great catch Rusty! Glad to hear that it went viral!

 

[Stoo]

Great timing to catch that, the surfer photo is good but the Ray just makes it perfect.

 

[MaraLee]

I was GOING to say, hold on there, I saw this photo on CNN a couple months back, then I read what you wrote. Great shot, and congrats on it going viral. You should be very proud of it.

 

[Don Bauer]

This image went viral globally. In one of the interviews with a news crew I jokingly said this is the peak of my amateur photography career and that it will probably be down hill from here. But I'm still going to be taking pictures anyway. Story behind the this picture is I was out at the beach with family and friends and was trying to catch my son surfing. Had my RP on burst mode when I accidently caught this fame (one of five) I had only notice a splash behind the surfer and was not until I was home reviewing the pictures that I realized what I had captured. Hope you enjoy Rusty
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Great photo and I love that you were surprised to find the image!