Drone photographer Evan Parness was flying his machine in the right place at the right time when he captured this healthy hammerhead shark as it checked out a group of paddleboarders near Palm Beach, Florida.
“Filmed something pretty epic…,” he wrote on social media. “It’s not often you get this close to a monster hammerhead on a paddleboard, let alone have a drone over you recording it. This massive hammer was around all morning hunting for blacktip sharks and these paddleboarders got the experience of a lifetime! This shark checked them out multiple times. It’s really amazing to see just how large that shark is next to the boards. I’m thrilled I was able to capture such an incredible moment between dinosaur and man.”
Parness’ footage has made the rounds in Florida. And for good reason. That’s no small shark.