Juvenile Alligator

© Steven E. Ray

Juvenile Alligator

Uploaded: November 19, 2007

Description


Close-up of a young alligator on display at the Houston Zoo.
I tweaked the eye color to give the prodomiently greenish image a focal point.
Canon 100mm. Entered "Animals".

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: -1/3, Exposure Time: 1/320, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 1600, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 170mm, Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D

Comments

Dr. Harmeet Singh November 19, 2007

Awesome.Great capture. #790952

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 19, 2007

Excellent colors and details, awesome capture! Intense! #5099684

Nilesh J. Bhange November 19, 2007

Excellent capture! #5099713

Carol Teal November 19, 2007

Beautiful Steven! And that blue eye! He must be part-Siamese! :D #5099740

Jennifer L. Alder November 19, 2007

Hi Steven!
This is AWESOME-- Love the "tweaking" of the eye here
Your animal images are amazing, and this is no exception
:) #5099775

Barbara Waldoch November 20, 2007

Fantastic eye, Steven! #5099846

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton November 20, 2007

Superb work on this great capture!! #5099922

Rhonda Burger November 20, 2007

And that you did. The eye jumps right out at you. Nice work, Steven. Rhonda #5099925

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe November 20, 2007

Great details and colors, Steven. Excellent! #5099967

Michelle Alton November 20, 2007

Beautiful work on this baby, Steven.
He almost looks CUDDLY! I must come back to your gallery often to see all your gems.
Thanks also for your VERY encouraging words. It's a great way to start my day!
Michelle #5100066

Margaret R. Barry November 20, 2007

Great capture, Steven. Fantastic colors and details! #5100086

Melissa Olsen November 20, 2007

Oh, wow, look at that eye! Great capture Steven! #5101969

November 20, 2007

Nice snap / snappy....have to be a 'Ray' to dare this....:) #5101980

David Phalen November 20, 2007

Outstanding color and details. Love the eyes. #5103943

Tammy Scott November 20, 2007

Wow - fantastic detail and clarity! #5104114

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic November 20, 2007

Super capture..love the eye color! #5104252

Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 20, 2007

Awsome Steven, the color, comp, clarity and the tweak on the eyes, WOW!!!
He is kinda cute too LOL! #5104257

Stefania Barbier level-classic November 20, 2007

amazing... great close up! #5104858

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic November 21, 2007

Fantastic capture Ray!!!
Wonderful details!!! #5107228

Sandra R. Alvey November 21, 2007

Spectacular capture full of detail and color Steven! Awesome effects, his eye really does add that focal point! Great work hon! #5108587

Sam Britt November 21, 2007

Fantastic image, Steven. Great details & clarity. I really like that blue eye! #5108597

Sue Marshall November 21, 2007

You tweak so well Steven!
Excellent clarity,and colours on this little cutie. :-) #5108678

November 22, 2007

Looks PERFECT! For a moment I wondered are there alligators with blue eyes? ;) #5110844

Rosemary Buffoni November 22, 2007

Beautiful! The eye draws you right in for sure.
Ro #5111303

Alison Krylowski November 23, 2007

Great capture and effects, Steven. The colors are so vibrant! #5113224

Heather November 24, 2007

Great Capture!!! Lovely Comp Too!! #5118724

Amanda Chapman November 25, 2007

The color is superb!!!
The detail is sharp as a tack too! #5122875

Amy JACKSON November 25, 2007

Excellent image, Steven! Wonderful details and colors! #5123522

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic November 26, 2007

Spectacular, Steven!
That eye is really, uh, 'eye-catching'!!!
--Lisa #5127206

Heather L. Haderly November 26, 2007

Fantastic Steven, Love the brilliant blue eye!!! #5130010

Gary Lange November 27, 2007

Just a super image, Steven!! Color and clarity are spot on. #5137561

Kathy L. Clark December 02, 2007

Well this is gorgeous Steven. Great color and and detail on this little beauty. #5161661

Christopher Jamison December 03, 2007

Holy Cow!!


(yep...that's all I think I need to say here) #5163942

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett December 06, 2007

WOW, Steven ... Terrific light and Details ... Nice Work Here, Steven

.......................... Steve #5176409

Sylvia Rossler December 09, 2007

Awesome !! superb idea to tint the eye, this makes an awesome eyecatcher...well I caught mine immediately in your gallery :O) #5187621

Alex T. Mizuno December 09, 2007

Very nice work, Steven! Your color sense is excellent as usual. Juvenile or not, they have a mean looking. Narrow DOF is extremely effective on this. Congratulations on EFP!! #5189619

Danielle Fuller December 19, 2007

Where is Steven?????? It's like where is waldo...hee hee...haven't seen you in a while, must be having more fun else where??? Hope to see a post SOOS!!! :) (This one is great by the way. Love the clarity and tones!) #5231079

Lynn Haack December 23, 2007

Excellent! Beautiful colors...love that blue eye! Lynn #5246019

Heather L. Haderly January 18, 2008

GORGEOUS!!!!!! #5360607

January 20, 2008

I love this little guy!! Your tones are wonderful, and those little teeth, just waiting to find lunch. Great details! #5369099

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