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10-JUL-2007 Bruce Jones

4th: Gator by Bruce Jones

St. Augustine, FL

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/200s f/4.5 at 70.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Jul-2007 10:29:59
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge13-Jul-2007 07:47
Lovely rich PP, like jade. And the new crop makes it looks even more like a National Geographic photo - nice work.
-k2
Rod 12-Jul-2007 09:50
Bleeding L you cheated. I thought this was a sort of flash shot which made the water look black & it's all Photoshop, you naughty boy:-)
Bruce T Jones12-Jul-2007 03:47
Here is the original shot. He is actually an albino gator:

ctfchallenge12-Jul-2007 02:50
Wow! What a change the additional space makes. Suddenly it is no longer safely contained. Much more visually menacing. -tv
ctfchallenge12-Jul-2007 00:24
Well done Bruce! Technical question - Did you have to create the black background and if so, how did you do it? And at only 70mm, was he posing for you! CJ
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 23:51
I like the way he is crawling into the picture from the side. Adds great tension to the black void.
theFly
Rod 11-Jul-2007 19:59
I think this works a lot better for the topic & it seems to add a touch of menace as though the gator has just appeared. Looks gweat for me now:-)
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 12:41
He's very much alive, by the way. -- Bruce
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 12:40
Awright, awright . . . point made. I don't like it too much though. -- Bruce
Rod 11-Jul-2007 10:16
The frame is too full of subject for wot I would call a neg space shot but it does look good a. Isit a real live gator Bruce or isit knackered & stuffed?
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 06:23
Impressive.
-k2
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 04:03
Vote worthy for sure Bruce. -COAmature
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 02:15
Striking image, Bruce. The desaturated color makes the alligator's skin look metallic like an alien creature. Well I guess it is. Great take on the subject and expertly rendered. -tv