Juvenile Alligator
Uploaded: November 19, 2007
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
Dr. Harmeet Singh November 19, 2007
Awesome.Great capture. #790952Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 19, 2007
Excellent colors and details, awesome capture! Intense! #5099684Nilesh J. Bhange November 19, 2007
Excellent capture! #5099713Carol Teal November 19, 2007
Beautiful Steven! And that blue eye! He must be part-Siamese! :D #5099740Jennifer L. Alder November 19, 2007
Hi Steven!Barbara Waldoch November 20, 2007
Fantastic eye, Steven! #5099846Philippe Vieux-Jeanton November 20, 2007
Superb work on this great capture!! #5099922Rhonda Burger November 20, 2007
And that you did. The eye jumps right out at you. Nice work, Steven. Rhonda #5099925Mike D. Perez November 20, 2007
Great details and colors, Steven. Excellent! #5099967Michelle Alton November 20, 2007
Beautiful work on this baby, Steven.Margaret R. Barry November 20, 2007
Great capture, Steven. Fantastic colors and details! #5100086Melissa Olsen November 20, 2007
Oh, wow, look at that eye! Great capture Steven! #5101969David Phalen November 20, 2007
Outstanding color and details. Love the eyes. #5103943Tammy Scott November 20, 2007
Wow - fantastic detail and clarity! #5104114Shelly A. Van Camp November 20, 2007
Super capture..love the eye color! #5104252Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 20, 2007
Awsome Steven, the color, comp, clarity and the tweak on the eyes, WOW!!!Stefania Barbier November 20, 2007
amazing... great close up! #5104858Adilson F. Ferreira November 21, 2007
Fantastic capture Ray!!!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! #5108587Sam Britt November 21, 2007
Fantastic image, Steven. Great details & clarity. I really like that blue eye! #5108597Sue Marshall November 21, 2007
You tweak so well Steven!Rosemary Buffoni November 22, 2007
Beautiful! The eye draws you right in for sure.Alison Krylowski November 23, 2007
Great capture and effects, Steven. The colors are so vibrant! #5113224Heather November 24, 2007
Great Capture!!! Lovely Comp Too!! #5118724Amanda Chapman November 25, 2007
The color is superb!!!Amy JACKSON November 25, 2007
Excellent image, Steven! Wonderful details and colors! #5123522Lisa J. Boulden November 26, 2007
Spectacular, Steven!Heather L. Haderly November 26, 2007
Fantastic Steven, Love the brilliant blue eye!!! #5130010Gary Lange November 27, 2007
Just a super image, Steven!! Color and clarity are spot on. #5137561Kathy L. Clark December 02, 2007
Well this is gorgeous Steven. Great color and and detail on this little beauty. #5161661Christopher 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) #5187621Alex 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!! #5189619Danielle 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!) #5231079Lynn Haack December 23, 2007
Excellent! Beautiful colors...love that blue eye! Lynn #5246019Heather L. Haderly January 18, 2008
GORGEOUS!!!!!! #5360607Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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