Watching You + Repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 9, 201189 views8 comments

Another gator image from the low water shoot. Running the risk of boring you all, I'm sure.
I had their attention so stopped the shutter down for a longish tripod exposure.
This would be a good night shoot opportunity, but I'm not too crazy about walking through the long grass in the dark to get to these guys. The bank is very steep and about 4 or 5 feet from the water's surface right now. If things went wrong it could be like they say, "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas".

D3s 200mm f/22 1/20 ISO 1250, tripod

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Don Mc Donald on June 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Looks like the stand off at OK Corral the way they are facing each other. That is really tough lighting to shoot in.

Registered on December 3, 2009, 25 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 10, 2011 at 2:49 AM

Wow, what an amazing composition Wayne! It's almost like you choreographed them to form an "S" shape; aside from the odd one or two (who obviously don't know how to dance and should therefore be fired!) leading from the upper RH corner of the frame sweeping gently down toward the LH side, then swinging back in the opposite direction across the frame with the two on the far right bringing the line nicely down to the lower-most subject completing the effect ...... please tell me I'm not the only one seeing this - LOL ;^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 10, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Thanks for sharing another one of this amazing series Wayne. Great choreography going on here indeed. The choice of aperture is excellent to maximize DOF. The only thing I am not too sure about in this image is the inclusion of the river bank; to me it sort of distracts from the abstract nature of the rest of the scene.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 11, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Hi Wayne,

Another interesting shot and I think your decision to stop way down here was a good one (along with your good decision about not going there in the dark). This would be fascinating to see. When I first glanced at this image I thought the same thing as Vincent re: the image possibly being stronger (and more abstract) if that river bank wasn't included along the top edge. But I still like the image as posted...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 11, 2011 at 11:02 AM

Here's a repost after a little copy/paste, canvas sizing, content aware, patch, and 50% grey to reconstruct the upper background for this crop.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on June 12, 2011 at 3:34 AM

Great shot Wayne - I love the colour of the water and the comp is great. I think I prefer the version with the bank - it gives a sense of place.

Billy

Registered on March 3, 2007, 123 Posts, 717 Comments

Comment posted by Shawn Turner on June 12, 2011 at 4:56 PM

Wayne,
Nice color and contrast in this image. Wondering how this would show by cropping the bank out of the shot in more of a panoramic style image. Maybe will isolate and simplify the photo.

Cheers
Shawn

Registered on June 5, 2011, 7 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by Shawn Turner on June 14, 2011 at 11:30 PM

Registered on June 5, 2011, 7 Posts, 19 Comments