The amazing moment a 6ft shark leaps from the water as surfers paddle just yards away

A photographer has told of the moment he snapped a 6ft shark leaping out of the water just yards from a pair of surfers off a beach known as 'the bite capital of the world'.

Kem McNair was taking photographs of people enjoying the waves at New Smyrna Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast when he noticed something strange in the background.

When Mr McNair looked at his camera's display, he noticed three amazing frames showing a spinner shark leaping clear of the water.

He said: "It was around 1pm and I had just come in from surfing, grabbed my camera and walked to the water line with my friend Skipper Eppelin,