Nile Crocodile

Posted by DC on Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:13 pm

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Nile Crocodile
Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia
EOS10D, 500F4L IS, 1.4xTCII, iso 100, ev-2/3, 1/160, f5.6

Just in case you thought I was kidding when I said the hippo pool had crocs in it too

Comments welcome and thanks for looking

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by JohnS on Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:28 pm

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Yup that's a croc all right!
Wasn't the low angle slightly perilous?

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:29 pm

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Cool shot and I really like the low angle.

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by AlexC on Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:40 pm

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Wonderful capture and the low angle is a bonus, Looks like a mature Croc to me and pretty massive, Unless they are Mega size they give the right of way to the Hippos, In a Hippo pool Crocs are guests at best!!
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by Bill Keown on Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:26 pm

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Nice image. The low angle really makes it special.

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by DMcLarty on Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:45 pm

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Just in case you thought I was kidding when I said the hippo pool had crocs in it too

LOL, exactly what came to mind when I saw the image load.

Another great shoot

Must be quite the experience on your belly one direction and take Hippos roll over and take images of Crocs...too cool.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:49 am

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Its not only the danger of being down on the ground at the edge of a pool full of potential danger - but also laying in a mess of mud and poop!

Now that's dedication to the art of wildlife photography!! :roll:

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by DC on Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:10 am

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Thanks all for the comments.

It's actually not as dangerous as one might think.
Our guide was also a photographer and understood my need to get low. He let me out of the vehicle on the condition that if he said move, I moved. He was stood behind me, watching the water for any signs of impending doom.

The hippos are not really a problem as long as they are in the water and you're not, and the crocs, well the water was fairly shallow for a few feet out from the edge so our guide would have seen one approach.......or at least that's what he told me

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by NDCheryl on Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:37 am

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Very nice portrait and 'killer' angle.

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by Jill on Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:25 pm

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Dave, Looking at this monster's size and teeth, I'm overjoyed you and Carol are back safely!! Really neat image!!!

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by Paul Skoczylas on Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:27 pm

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Nice! And what dedication!

I do wish he wasn't angled slightly away from us, though.

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by Rich S on Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:20 pm

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DC wrote:It's actually not as dangerous as one might think.

The hippos are not really a problem as long as they are in the water and you're not, and the crocs, well the water was fairly shallow for a few feet out from the edge so our guide would have seen one approach.......or at least that's what he told me

OK, I'll buy the hippos and the crocs - well, maybe the crocs. But on the ground with the lions? And how many times does a lion open it's eyes "while sleeping" just to check out the scenery?