Besides the birds at Gatorland, we have gators. Big surprise.:D
I was attracted to this guy because of the interesting pattern he and his reflection formed in the water as well as the high-contrast look. I accentuated the contrast in processing to my liking. The fact that he is turned away is not an issue for me as I can see the head and eye clearly and it is the shape of the back, the reflection and the light that I like best.
Three images stitched. each one was focused on the gator to get all of him in focus.
Hey Robert,
Really nice contrast between the gator and the water color and I like the way the pano crop accentuates the curves and shape of the gator. Very nice detail on the spine.....and for that matter throughout! A bit more of a HA towards us....maybe???....but I agree that since everything is tack sharp (can even see the teeth).....this one works for me also. +3 on the flash!!!.....too bright or too far away?...and it reached??
+3 flash gives just a bit of fill on the shadow side of the gator, but I ended up going high-contrast so that was for not.
Three image stitch, forgot to mention that, gut I focused each one on the gator so got him all in focus even though he is angled away. I will have to add that to the image comments above as that is an important consideration.
Very nice Robert. Superb composition and crop. The colors in the water look great. You could even enhance them by masking the gator and then s&h + saturation on the water. Just a thought.
I really like the gator/reflection combo here and the high-contrast look you have achieved, Robert. The tight pano crop works great on this one. I don't have any issue with the head angle. Very well done.
Hi Robert,
I like the tight pano comp. Water color/texture is nice and goes well with the gator. The eye is still visible so I have no issue with the head angle myself. Gator and reflection made me think of the double helix.