Baby gator on mother's head.

Posted by george forrest on Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:42 pm

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An image I have been trying to get for a couple years. I have the babies on the mother's back but wanted one on the mothers head. Finally.
Image made at Loxahatchee NWR.
Nikon F5, Nikkor 500mm AFS f4, SB26 @-.7, with BB. Matrix @0 comp.
SS 1/60 f5.6, Provia F100, Scanned on Epson 2400 flatbed.

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by jsandfort on Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:58 pm

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Great behavior shot. I like that you can see mom's head underwater and the baby's reflection. Very nice. My only suggestion might be to get rid of a catchlight or two.

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by Karen S on Sat Mar 13, 2004 5:47 pm

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Very cool. Love the baby!

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by Dave Zawalski on Sat Mar 13, 2004 5:54 pm

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love this one George. simply excellent!!

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by Dennis Olivero on Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:45 pm

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George
A+ for eye motif! And the image is outstanding IMHO.. I am glad you were finally able to record your previsualized image.. Its just terrific!

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by NDCheryl on Sun Mar 14, 2004 8:09 am

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I'll bet this slide is just killer. Great interaction and the reflection is a big bonus IMO.

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by Wayne Ellis on Sun Mar 14, 2004 7:15 pm

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Nice one George

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Noel on Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:56 am

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There's a LOT of great wildlife to be seen and photographed there! One of my favorite places as well. My motif shot in the Birds forum is from there. What's always surprising to me is how much more wildlife is out in the open spaces than in the woods where the boardwalk is.

I've never caught one of these gator babies riding on Mom, though I've seen plenty of baby alligators there. Way to go! Outstanding shot!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:41 am

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Excellent catch George!

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