Went out on the hunt for gators and prothanotory warblers today. Found this boy swiming back up inside of the swamp and decided to follow him for a while. After about 10 mins he finally dragged himself up out of the water and onto a log.
Jared,
Your persistence has paid off. The texture has come off well. It seems you had some bright light to deal with. Black and white is the right choice in this case. Is this full frame? I would like some more space at the front and a bit at the top. I could not find the EXIF details in the image. Look forward to more.
I am fine with the framing and love the B&W presentation. I even like the o-o-f stuff in the corners--makes the image look surreal. And love the texture on the gator and the log.
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Thanks for the critiques folks. Never really understood why people are so interested in the shooting data unless the use of unique techniques were involved but for those that wanted to know:
1/250
f/7.1
+.33 EV
ISO 400
d300; 200-400vr; shot from tripod set up inside my my canoe.
Millpond Prehistoric
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