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WC #410 Don't Move
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WC #410 Don't Move

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 9, 2009502 views10 comments
Bull Alligator.

D700 f/16 1/4 ISO 300

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Mark Windom on December 9, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Yikes....what focal length lens were you using? This kinda has a calm before the storm feeling to it.
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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on December 9, 2009 at 8:27 PM
That looks way to close for comfort! I'd be shaking like a little wussy, if I were the target of that stare.
Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 9, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Definitely still..... and definitely scary! Nice capture Wayne.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Tim Downey on December 10, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Yikes! Now I'm going to have nightmares about swamps, gators, and my early and violent demise. :jump:

Very effective image.

Tim Downey
Registered on December 8, 2009, 0 Posts, 28 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 10, 2009 at 6:35 AM
A different kind of still, for sure! But it works for me, i love the abstract qualities of this. :wavey:
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 11, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Excellent Wayne. Very photogenic. I also think this would look great with high key processing and a crop down from the top somewhat.
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Comment posted by David Sparks on December 11, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Still - but for how long? Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 13, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Frightening! I'd definitely consider a crop from the top, then it it takes on a wonderful elegant portrait style. The bubbles are killer!
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Fischer on December 15, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Sorry, Wayne, I overlooked your photo last week.
I noted you wond the WC.
I think they chose well.
I agree with the comment of the "abstract" aspect of this image.
Very nice capture.
the fisch
Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 15, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Scary! Very well done. I defintely would not have ventured that close to this creature. Congrats on the EP!
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments