What would you do in this situation ( pics )
 

Hurricane Dean sent a nice swell over to Florida's gulf coast on Wednesday so I headed over there to do a little surfing and take some pictures.

This guy had finished riding a wave in and turned around just in time to see this big thing flying straight at him. The Dolphin turned in time to avoid hitting the surfer but it was real close. I'm sure it made the surfers heart skip a beat.

What would you have done in that situation?

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...s/dolphin1.jpg

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...s/dolphin2.jpg

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...s/dolphin3.jpg

Never knew dolphins could be that scary : /...

find a new pair of shorts LOL

:1orglaugh

Dolphins are really kool. They actually love to surf near the shore, and it is fun to watch.

The best thing for surfers to see a dolphin in the water near by, means that there are no sharks.

Wow, awesome pics !!!!! :thumbsup

The second and third pics ruin it because they show true perspective, that there is a reasonable distance between them... much more scary just seeing the first one :)

I have no idea but nice pics!

damn! that's crazy!! i'd probably do the same thing you did:thumbsup

nothing you could do, but hope he misses you, which is what happened. cool pics though.

thats sic!

theres no need to do anything Flipper there isnt going to run into you, nor will it attack you and if you think dolphins ward off sharks you are sorely mistaken

Great whites eat dolphin when they can and Flipper there is no match for a 1000 lb tiger shark

shit happens!

I wouldn't of done anything, maybe gotten out of the way slightly.. dolphins are fine.

Awesome pics.. florida sucks but sometimes its cool living here :thumbsup

The Dolphin jumped a few times in the wave before I got my camera ready to shoot. Nothing unusual about that as Dolphins play in the waves all the time. What was unusual was the Dolphins path took it very close and straight at the surfer. I'd say it came within 30 feet and at a high rate of speed.

I'm sure it freaked the guy out for a second until he figured out what was going on. We all know the Dolphin means no harm and is just having fun.

I don't think Dolphins scare Sharks off and that's just a myth. I also don't think ANY shark can catch a healthy Dolphin or Porpoise. They are just to smart and fast

be glad i was already wet, as i would have pissed myself

That's awesome! And dolphins are really smart creatures too.

some guys are just so lucky they witness rare moments. thanks to the camera, now you're sharing it with us. thanks too!

I would probably catch it and make the best tuna sandwich I've ever eaten.

i think, i'll be shock and just scream..lol
do not have any idea...btw, nice pics there. like the water.

hahaha.. that's a cool pic

very cool pics

Awesome pics :)

I was thinking "pooped."

But I think you put it more eloquently. :)

I would try to grab a hold of it and go for a ride to wash out my trunks...you know get all the feces out.

nice pics I would shit myself if i looked up and saw that :)

those were great shots....probably I would be screaming if I were him.

pics are awesome! :thumbsup

opps... i almost forgot about your question. hm.. don't know what to do really.

Damn, those are some really good pics. You are lucky with your timing.

That was sick!! very cool photos

real cool pics, i think i would have definitely shit myself, thats one big animal flying through the air

those pictures are awesome!!

wow its a Dolphin-surfer :)

Exactly what he did, nothing. Where in Florida on the Gulf Coast was this? I'm in Naples, we had some big waves 2 days ago but not quite as big as those.

A little south of Venice where it's ALWAYS bigger than Naples

that's pretty awesome :thumbsup

What kind of camera did you use?

wooww awesome shots :thumbsup

avoid it, but cool pic

I shot these with a Canon 70-200 2.8 lens on a Canon 20D

wow very cool pics .. At fisrt I thought they may have been fake .. Very cool

Wow what an incredible situation... I would have freaked out, thinking it was a shark.

i dont know....
maybe close my eyes........

Damn that was close..i'd shit my pants

I'd take cover

I'd probably freak out

Beautiful set. I would paddle back out and hit that shit so hard. (the wave not the dolphin)

i wont be afraid...hehehe.. that's a dolphin... if it's a shark... oh well...

by the way, nice pics... :thumbsup

I have seen Dolphins and surfers like that many time growing up in Huntington Beach, CA

Sharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the outlaws.