The photo was taken at the entrance to Katlian Bay at the end of the road in Sitka , Alaska … The whale is coming up to scoop up a mouthful of herring……… (the small fish seen at the surface around the kayak). The kayaker is a local Sitka Dentist. He apparently didn’t sustain any injuries from the terrifying experience. The whale was just around the corner from the ferry terminal, and all the kayaker could think at that moment in time was: “Paddle Man – really fast!”
The whale’s mouth is fully open with the bottom half under the boat. If the whale had closed his mouth before he furiously paddled away – He might have been LUNCH!!! Look at the picture again – He is in the whale’s MOUTH!
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Thanks Bella
Update:
While it’s a great photo, it’s Photoshopped. Info at snopes.com
Looks like this is a just a good photo shop job….
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/whalekayak.asp
Not real! Shopped.
Hmmmm Why no wake from the Kayak?
If Bella submitted it, it must be real. It is real, isn’t it, Bella?
I had no clue when I forwarded it if it was shopped But I did know that someone was going to tell me.
I live in Alaska and a couple of years ago when this image first hit the web, I actually called the Sitka newspaper to see what they knew about it. They confirmed that it’s a complete Photoshop creation, done by a local guy as a joke for his friend who is in the kayak. The newspaper editor thought it was funny, so he ran it on the website with an explanation. Of course, once it went on the site, it went everywhere. Usually without the truth attached.