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Charlie Shugart
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p.1 #1 · Florida- 'gator #2

Don'tcha love taking closeups of wild alligators with a wide angle lens?

Charlie

Dec 17, 2011 at 08:16 PM

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p.1 #2 · Florida- 'gator #2

Charlie,
Knowing you as a brave man you chased him in the water and used a 24mm lens to get him fully in the frame.

Nice pattern on the gator.
Chris

Dec 17, 2011 at 08:25 PM

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p.1 #3 · Florida- 'gator #2

Well at least its going in the right direction

Cheers Ray

Dec 17, 2011 at 10:41 PM

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p.1 #4 · Florida- 'gator #2

a couple more steps and you could have had a free ride! but don't drop the camera. . .
regards, tom

Dec 18, 2011 at 01:57 AM

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p.1 #5 · Florida- 'gator #2

Thanks for the comments Chris, Ray and Tom.
I like to tease- but I rarely lie... so the truth must out:
I was standing on a slightly elevated wooden walkway over a swamp. I saw the alligator swimming slowly, waited for him to get (mostly) out of the way, and then I stepped forward and took the shot. Although the 'gators in Everglades National Park are totally wild, they are acclimated to the presence of people- and the people never harass them- so being this close wasn't really too dangerous. Plus- a big dose of adrenaline was at the ready

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Charlie

Dec 18, 2011 at 05:41 PM

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