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03-SEP-2012 LynnH

Alligator

Needville, TX

Half submerged American Alligator. He wanted to cross the road, but it was too busy.
That little pointy thing on the right is one of his toenails. He was in knee deep water.

Sony DSLR-A700 ,Sigma 18-250 F3.5-6.3 DS OS HSM
1/640s f/6.3 at 120.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Guest 09-Oct-2012 14:04
Did he catch a car? Did he? :) V
Keith O'Brien14-Sep-2012 21:09
Cool shot, I like it a lot! V
godro07-Sep-2012 23:59
I like it!!!
Ann...06-Sep-2012 12:45
Great treatment - scary though!!
Tom LeRoy05-Sep-2012 07:06
Really like this hi key treatment, this guy looks dangerous! Excellent abstract view. V
Jeff Lobaugh05-Sep-2012 04:34
Alligators in Texas? Learn something new every day!
Carl H. Johnson05-Sep-2012 01:37
Thank God I never ran into one of those up here!!!~V~
waterfalls man05-Sep-2012 00:33
Well Done V!!
Karen Stuebing04-Sep-2012 22:33
The treatment works really nicely on this. Simple yet effective. Striking image. V.
Peter Sussex04-Sep-2012 19:51
Cleverly simplified and presented! V
Tom Briggs04-Sep-2012 12:44
Great hi-def treatment of this gator, Lynn ... nicely done ... he'd be proud. Voted
Guest 04-Sep-2012 11:37
Well done Lynn. v
David Sands04-Sep-2012 11:11
cool PaD today. LIke this. Dont have to worry about blown highlights here! "Like"
Janice Dunn04-Sep-2012 10:14
No thank you - but it does look so good.
Irene Wehrli04-Sep-2012 10:11
Wow - great high key Lynn, something we don't see here around...
Irene
Mike H.04-Sep-2012 08:54
Looks like a fun challenge.
Your contribution is excellent;
nice choice in processing!!
laine04-Sep-2012 08:32
Yay to the high key!! I would like him as much as I do our crocs...not much at all :)
Stephanie04-Sep-2012 07:58
Cool high key effect! VV
Chris04-Sep-2012 05:40
Scary stuff for Europeans! The effect is marvellous.
borisalex04-Sep-2012 04:28
Very interesting in your way to see this guy!
Margot W04-Sep-2012 03:19
I knew at a glance what he was although have never seen one in real life. Great processing Lynn.
Laryl04-Sep-2012 02:21
very cool processing!
Frank Brault04-Sep-2012 01:59
Very creatively presented. Marvelous. V
Timothy Guenther04-Sep-2012 01:30
I shot these guys at the zoo today and almost used a similar shot. I posted a tortoise leg instead. Great image!
cits_4_pets04-Sep-2012 01:26
new it was a gator but not sure real live one or the stepping stones...seen a set of stepping stones that make up a gator...real cool. great high key lighting/processing!
excellent!
sue anne04-Sep-2012 01:08
Excellent hi key and abstract.
Cindi Smith04-Sep-2012 00:57
This really works! Excellent work here, Lynn! BV!
Guest 04-Sep-2012 00:28
Nice use of high key....