SUNBATHING CROCODILE

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Dandeli has a paper factory on the River Kali . The waste from this factory into the river is a great food source for fishes and the reason for their abundance there . This bounty is exploited by almost 200-250 crocodiles in the river in a 2 km distance .

Caught this guy sunbathing on a rock in the middle of the river .

Camera : Canon 1D Mk III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS , 1.4X TC
Shutters : 1/4000
Aperture : 5.6
Speed : ISO 800
Exp comp : -1 stop
Metering : Spot

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Lovely pose with open mouth. I like the dark colour of the water and BKGD. It make the crocodile pop nicely TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Nice open mouth pose and POV. This would probably work well as more of a pano crop too.

TFS,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

the darker surroundings make it stand out nicely Rakesh

I would consider a crop from the bottom as it would take the croc off-centre (horizontally) and move towards the pano crop suggested above.

[Brendan Dozier]

Very cool open mouth pose, Rakesh! Nice sharp detail, and crocodile contrast nicely with BG, as mentioned. Well done!

[James Shadle]

Rakesh,
Strong capture!
Well exposed, sharp and interesting behavior.

The first thing I noticed was the room below the Croc.
I agree with Morkel 100%, less room at the bottom would make this an even stronger image.
A little more room to the left wouldn't hurt either .
James