Breakfast Anyone? [55686 Monthly Theme ]
Uploaded: July 11, 2010 08:16:29
Taken in a Louisiana swamp. This was not a big gator--maybe about four feet. Because of the cold spring, I was told the big ones mostly hadn't come out of hibernation yet. At least, I didn't see any of the monster size ones. That's duckweed hanging from his mouth and is what gives the water surface the green color.
Monthly theme: Go Green
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/1600 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Linda D. Lester July 11, 2010
You sure look very close to this guy....awesome capture! #1287026Tammy M. Anderson July 11, 2010
Fantastic close-up, Mitch. Excellent details and lighting. #8748338Patti Coblentz July 11, 2010
A little too close, maybe! Fantastic capture of his expression and all of the details, Mitch...love the composition! #8748356Judy A. Lawhon July 11, 2010
Fabulous capture, Mitch!! #8748464Carolyn M. Fletcher July 11, 2010
Well, geez, how big do you want him? LOL! Pretty much big enough for me, I think! #8748733Tammy Espino July 11, 2010
Four feet with those teeth is even too big for me!! What a great capture..now lets make some boots :) #8748743Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 11, 2010
FANTASTIC shot, Mitch! Incredible details, lighting and colors! :-) k #8748879Julianne Bradford July 11, 2010
Wonderful capture Mitch! Love the angle :-) #8749095Tarun Bose July 11, 2010
Wow! What a fantastic close up capture, Mitch. #8749365Marty Straub July 12, 2010
Excellent capture of the textures and teeth, Mitch. He looks like he's growing right out of the log, and the duckweed has also become part of HIS color. Great photo, and four feet is big enough. #8751065Nikki McDonald July 13, 2010
Terrific detail, Mitch -- he's sure big enough for me! What an expression -- that sideways glance is very sly looking. #8757467Leslie McLain July 13, 2010
Terrific capture and details, Mitch. Even though he's small, he still looks scary. #8759150Mitch Spence July 13, 2010
Thanks everyone. It was just great to see this in the wild. It makes me so very sad now to think of what is happening to the Gulf coast. #8759957Amanda D. Austwick August 08, 2010
Love this image Mitch!!! I remember after only about a week in FL, there was a cop sitting in the middle of a 3 lane boulevard at night. His car was actually stuck on top of a huge gator, that was going from one side of the lake over the road to the other side. #8813577Mitch Spence August 17, 2010
Thanks, Amanda. Yes, I can believe that about Florida. Must have been a wild scene. When we lived there, we had "our own" gator in a little lake right next to our house. #8843519Kara L. Hendricks March 01, 2011
Thinking this would be good for BP's monthly theme.. #9268899Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on this awesome finalist :) #9371288Kathy Salerni April 26, 2011
Huge congrats on this beautiful well-deserved Finalist, Mitch! #9371462Bojan Bencic April 27, 2011
Great shot, Mitch. Congratulations on your finalist! #9371993Katarina Mansson April 27, 2011
Congratulations on your superb finalist Mitch! #9372236Nancyj E. Hovey April 27, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJack Ryan April 27, 2011
A very deserving selection...congratulations, Mitch. #9373423Michele Peterson April 27, 2011
Wow, Mitch, this is wonderful!. This photo is great, love the color you captured on him. Congratulations on the finalist!! #9373821Jane Holestine April 27, 2011
A fantastic image, Mitch! Congrats! #9374011Monnie Ryan April 27, 2011
WTG Mitch!! Congratulations on a well-deserved Finalist award! #9374111Ann H. Belus April 27, 2011
Congratulations on this fabulous finalist, Mitch! #9374538Jeana Clark April 27, 2011
~J~ #9374673
Courtenay Vanderbilt April 27, 2011
Huge Congrats, Mitch! This is one scary looking guy! #9374729Patti Coblentz April 27, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Mitch! #9374806Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas April 27, 2011
A wonderful Finalist Mitch, Congratulations!,Phyllis H. Burchett April 27, 2011
Awesome capture, congrats on your finalist Mitch! #9374945Chris Budny April 27, 2011
Terrific capture and comp on this, Mitch; congratulations! #9375037Nikki McDonald April 27, 2011
Congratulations on the finalist and good luck in the next round, Mitch. Great detail and texture in this very nice wildlife capture. #9375356Usman M. Bajwa April 27, 2011
Lovely capture with great detail and dof, Mitch. CONGRATZ on another beautiful Finalist!UB. #9375419
Amanda D. Austwick April 28, 2011
LOVE the POV! Wow such a great close up of this creature, and CONGRATS on your Finalist!!! #9377319Merna L. Nobile April 28, 2011
Take photo, SleepMitch Spence May 01, 2011
Thank you, for the congrats, for the time you take in stopping and looking, and for the pleasure of your company and images on BP. #9382953Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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