Down the Hatch

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 29, 2010381 views16 comments

From the Tarcoles River on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. We were in a boat on the Tarcoles when we spotted this croc. It had the fish hanging out the side of its' jaws. Knew that it would eventually flip it to swallow. Kept shooting and hoping for the right timing. This was the result.

50D, 500mm f/4, ISO 400
1/1000 @ f/7.1
+1/3
Handheld
Cropped to about 80% of full frame.

Larger version included.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 29, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Your technique worked well to time this.

Love the water droplets and the fish going down the hatch.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Looks like you got that right moment you were hoping for. Great shot with lots of action - much nicer than a static gator/croc shot

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 29, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Large view looks excellent, great timing Keith.
This one has that "wow" factor

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on June 29, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Good action photo! thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by Eric Petit on June 30, 2010 at 6:14 AM

Nicely compose action shot. Scary and beautiful ! Thanks for sharing

Registered on April 27, 2010, 2 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 30, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Great action n timing!
The trail of water droplets really add to the image.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 30, 2010 at 9:36 AM

HI Keith,

Well, looks to me like the timing was right on this one! To me the single thing that takes this image to a higher level is the trail of water droplets arcing between the upper and lower jaw (but other aspects of the image are strong as well). Well done...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 30, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Very cool, especially the larger version is doing this justice!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 30, 2010 at 5:36 PM

The water droplets are special. I like the diagonal composition and rich color in the water.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on June 30, 2010 at 6:20 PM

Great capture Keith - your timing was perfect!

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 1, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Very cool shot and great timing Keith! Love the water flying off the jaws

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on July 1, 2010 at 10:06 PM

Fabulous timing, Keith!

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 2, 2010 at 3:55 AM

Super shot! Nice work on this one, Keith. Timing was flawless.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 4, 2010 at 2:33 AM

Beautiful image. Excellent timing of a great moment.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 4, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Nice action. Like the low angle and the drops of water between the jaws.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 7, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Well done with the timing - nice and clear shot - BG and FG nicely uncluttered, great photo!

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments