Things are extended on cameras with a big telescopic lens.

That was an optical illusion."

“Yes, it was extremely surprising.

Orlando Bloom, pictured here, not on a paddleboard

“I’ve been photographed a million times in a million ways.

I have a good radar.

We’d been completely alone for five days.

Orlando Bloom and wife Katy Perry all decked out at an event for UNICEF

There was no way anyone could get anything.

So I had a moment of feeling free.”

Ever the chill dude, Bloom simply captioned the post, “Paddle Boarding With Great Whites.

When fear becomes your friend and @themalibuartist captures the moment.”

The common characteristic I see in encounters is that both the humans and sharks are rather curious.

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