Slow Gator

[Cheryl Slechta]

I had a chance to get out last night after work and caught this gator at sunset.
1/4 sec., f/22, ISO 100, 100-400L lens.

I adjusted shadows and highlights, then added a slight Nike GND filter to brighten up the top.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, The soft dreamy colors are fantastic. The slow moving feel is conveyed so well here. I love it!:)

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Cheryl. Love the colors and contour on the water. The crop works well. Selectively brightening the eye region may help to make it a bit more dramatic, IMHO.

[Paul Lagasi]

Looks eerie, something from LOTR...colors of water, just a bit of blur on gator..well done...

[Myer Bornstein]

Very nice, dreamy a different view of a gator

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Cheryl, I love this! I too might just lighten the eye a tad. Very well done!
Best,
Nicki

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Cheryl, Lovely feel to this! The soft colors and sense of motion are great. The gator looks rather sinister. Very nicely done. :)

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Cheryl.

Like the softness of the image, while conveying the feel and subject.

[Arthur Morris]

I like the look. This may sound strange but I think that this might have worked better if the gator were swimming into the light rather than into the dark...

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks for your comments, everyone.:) Artie, I had other images but they were darker, this was the lightest
area that he was in (which wasn't for long) and it was almost 8 p.m. I was ready to pack up when he(or she)
appeared for a minute or two.