The Croc with a Sly Smile ;)

[Bibhav Behera]

"Oh Grand Ma, What big Teeth you have....

The better to eat you with!!!! Arrrr!!!!"

I was shooting this Mugger aka Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in India when it suddenly turned to scratch to ease itself of an itch. I clicked. Somehow seemed like it was giving a dirty look to someone. :)

This is full frame. So you can imagine how close this chap was. I had to reduce quality to 58% in Lightroom to fit in 200kb (197kb).


Canon EOS 1000D, Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
SS 1/1000
f/8
ISO 400

Comments and Critiques Welcome...

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[Ken Watkins]

Another great "moment" shot, I think he is winking at you.:)

I really cannot remember seeing a shot of a "croc" showing its teeth like this

[Deborah Harrison]

Great angle! and very unusual. I'm tempted to crop some of the top and left side of the image and concentrate on the unusual pose.

[Harshad Barve]

great image here Bibhav , nice compo and love those teeth TFS