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Screaming On The Bayou

© Bill Knaps

Screaming On The Bayou

Uploaded: October 30, 2008

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I could not think of a more fitting photo to end the month with Halloween being tomorrow an I have a big Church Shoot and won't be able to post for days. This section of the bayou/swamp is very interesting. Just to the Right Middle ways you see a very Dark Opening/small Arbor. Remember the screams I wrote about in one of my postings? Well, From deep in that arbor came those terrible screams. Never in my life have I heard a poor critter scream like that. Then the big splash came and all was quiet. I knew at that moment a large gator had taken a prey under to drown it. That is how they will do if they cannot swallow it in one bite. It may have had a deer. My blood is running cold just writing about it. What a feeling I had that day. That was my last shot for many days on the bayou. Bill

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 625/100000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 80.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Tiia Vissak October 30, 2008

beautiful colors & reflections! #1026095

Ron McEwan October 30, 2008

Bill you do the Bayou so well, I have always been fascinated by the hanging moss a big plus in your photos. RON #6684128

Jessica Jenney October 30, 2008

Beautiful image and haunting story, Bill! #6684265

Renata Gusciora October 30, 2008

Thats scary!Super moody image of this I guess now the most famous Bayou,Bill!!:-) #6684331

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Tiia, Ron, Jessica and Renata. I appreciate you very much. Ron I sometimes say the Bayous are my passion in Shooting, but Any trees with the hanging moss. Live Oaks are the most beautiful with the hanging Spanish Moss and the Sypress on the bayous are a strong second. Bill #6684348

Kerry Hill October 30, 2008

Beautiful colours and reflections, Bill! Very lovely shot! Great story, although a bit on the scary side! #6684385

Judy A. Lawhon October 30, 2008

Chilling tale, Bill! Love the color and reflection!! #6684386

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Kerry and Judy. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6684426

Lynn M. Whitt October 30, 2008

I don't think I would like hearing screams like that, but you got a gorgeous shot. Great work Bill... #6684481

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Lynn. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6684490

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. October 30, 2008

EXCELLENT DEPTH,COLOURS,DETAILS,REFLECTION AND THE COMPOSITION.BILL.


KARU. #6684508

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 30, 2008

This fantastic image and story that goes with it are perfect for Halloween, Bill!!!!!! Wonderful shot!!!!! ♫ k #6684672

Marsha S. Smith October 30, 2008

Beautiful, Bill. I love the scary story. You're right - perfect for halloween. #6684703

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Karu, Kitty and Marsha. I am happy Kitty and Marsha enjoyed my scary story. Bill #6684777

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 30, 2008

oh how beautiful... love the reflections!!! (well, the scare was worth it....!) #6684930

Carol Sawyer October 30, 2008

Fantastic story, beautiful reflections and capture, Bill!! #6684984

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Stephania and Carol. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6685031

Allen Hughes October 30, 2008

Stunning shot, Bill. Beautiful light and color. #6685049

Barbara Waldoch October 30, 2008

What a beauty, Bill, love thos clear reflections!
Happy shooting! #6685133

Sherran Andersen level-classic October 30, 2008

I remember that story well Bill... not one I want to witness... as for the photo... LOVE this one... beautiful clarity, colours, lighting and reflections. My new favourite of the bayou. Sherran #6685151

Summer A. Kozisek October 30, 2008

I absolutely love your bayou images Bill, and the colors in this one are gorgeous. Eerie story as well, don't think I'd like hearing that while out enjoying the day. You'd be surprised, but rabbits can do some serious screaming as I found out when a hawk took one out in my backyard. I can only imagine a larger critter like a deer, no thanks! #6685298

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Allen, Barbara, Sherran and Summer for your nice comments. I appreciate of you. Bill #6685358

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 30, 2008

I think I would be petrified at that swamps running around.
FANTASTIC capture Bill. You stay AWAY from the gators! #6685420

Sam Britt October 30, 2008

Great image, Bill. I feel sorry for whatever that aligator caught! #6685445

Robyn A. Terrell October 30, 2008

Spectacular clarity and contrast of colors, Bill. That must have been aweful for you to hear that...it makes me sad. #6685532

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Peaches, Sam and Robyn. Appreciate you very much. Just think of those Hawks. I know they must eat, but they are keeping their eyes on subdivisions looking for peoples pets. Easy prey for them. My grand daughter had her pet chicken in a cage in the back yard and the hawk pulled at the door until it opened. Smart critters they are. My son heard the Chicken screaming and rand out with a broom and got the hawk off the chicken. The hawk grabbed on the the broom and my son had to shake and shake before he would let go and fly away. The chicken survived. Bill #6685576

Susan Weisensel October 30, 2008

Really wonderful Bill, Love the color and reflection. #6685598

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Susan and Sabrina. Yes they are silent monsters. It is the prey that scream. If you surprise one he will open wide and hiss just like a cotton mouth snake. I have had both hiss at me and almost get me. I had posted a newspaper clipping about a black lab dog that tried to swim across this bayou and a gator snuck up and snatched him. Took him right under. I posted it because someone from south Louisiana wrote questioning me on our gators danger. They said they went swimming all the time down in south Louisiana and never feared gators. Tell that young boy who lost his arm to a gator this summer swimming in a pond down south. Bill #6685774

Michael Umbreit October 30, 2008

Bill - That is quite a story and photo! Well done! - Mike #6685842

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Mike. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6685881

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict October 30, 2008

Lovely image here, Bill.

Dominick #6685931

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Dominick. Appreciate you. Bill #6685981

Kaye Burazin October 30, 2008

Chilling description from a place of much mystery. #6685994

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Yes it is Kaye. No matter what beauty a coastline, Ocean, Lake, Bayou, river or creek hold danger can always lurk below that water. Never forget this. Some may say it is silly, but tell those who were diving the reef and were bit by a salt water snake. Almost instant death. Bill #6686076

Linda Proctor October 30, 2008

These are amazing images to me and the serene waters knowing whats underneath is really scary!!! #6686206

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Linda. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6686212

Laura L. Gonzales level-classic October 30, 2008

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Great colors, light, reflections and story, Bill!! Scary!!! The water sure looks deciving! Have a happy halloween!!!! :) Laura #6686273

Bill Knaps October 30, 2008

Thank you Laura. Happy halloween to you. Bill #6686279

Rhonda Burger October 31, 2008

Great image and story. Okay, maybe I don't want to go on one of the swamp tours. Rhonda #6687636

Shannon D. Miller October 31, 2008

YIKES!!! I don't know if I could go back out there either. This is a BEAUTIFUL capture though Bill! The perfect image and story for today. Have a wonderful time on your shoot Bill can't wait to see what you come back with! Shannon~ #6687645

Nadine A. Lewis October 31, 2008

WOW!!!! GORGEOUS fall colors, GREAT reflections, & AWESOME image, Bill! <>< #6688177

Bill Knaps October 31, 2008

Thank you Rhonda B, Shannon M, and Nadine. I appreciate you and your nice comments very much. Thanks for the well sishes on my shoot this evening Shannon. I never Poste Childrens Pictures on the Internet. I have that understanding with all their parents at our Church. Will make a nice slide show with several songs in it. Bill #6688884

Susan M. Campbell October 31, 2008

Ok, remind me never to visit the bayou....LOL. Too scary for me. Nice shot Bill.

Happy Halloween!! #6689304

Amber J. Skene October 31, 2008

Wow. How scary to hear and be so close to that gator. Your braver than I am Bill. This is simply beautiful. The fall colors, lighting, and clarity are outstanding. I just love the reflection of the trees in the water. #6689393

Patrick Rouzes level-classic October 31, 2008

A vivid & descriptive caption here, Bill!!! Is is like a scene from a Horror Novel!!! Amazing colors, detail, clarity, reflections,lighting & mood captrued here!!! WTG,my friend!!! #6690828

Lorna Shutter October 31, 2008

I agree with Patrick ... you should be in the Horror Story writing business! I don't ever want to go near a Bayou ... no matter how beautiful you make them look in your images! Ha! Ha! Another fantastic capture, Bill! Did you apply any effects to this one? The colours and reflection are so beautiful! Excellent work! :) #6690996

Bill Knaps October 31, 2008

Thank you Susan, Amber, Patrick and Lorna for your nice comments. I appreciate you and your comments very much. Yes I did apply some effects to all my photos Lorna, but I do not kill what I saw with my own eyes. I try to edit it the exact way I saw it. Close as possible.....Bill #6691070

Deb Koskovich November 01, 2008

Amazing, Bill...your narrative puts us right there with you. How chilling! A beautiful photo but tinged with the the stark reality of survival in the wild...keep posting these, they are absolutely fascinating, especially to us Yankees up here in the north. #6692196

Claudia Kuhn level-classic November 01, 2008

Beautiful bayou scene Bill! Yikes, hearing those screams at dusk would be terrifying! #6693657

Janet McNeil level-classic November 01, 2008

Beautiful capture of this deceiving place!! We may have our tons of snow, but we don't worry about those gators!! Stay safe!! #6693831

Bill Knaps November 01, 2008

Thank you Deb, Claudia and Janet M. Appreciate you very much. Janet you have bear, but not in the winter time I know. Bill #6694190

Anita Hogue November 01, 2008

Gorgeous image and I had fun reading all the comments as well as your chilling stories! #6694350

Bill Knaps November 01, 2008

Thank you Anita. Happy you enjoyed reading my stories. I not only need a photo book on the bayou, but a photo book plus the horrifying tales of the bayous. Bill #6694390

Sirsendu Gayen November 01, 2008

Wonderful reflection. #6694595

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic November 01, 2008

Beautiful capture and colors....kind of scarey too! :) #6694598

Vladan D. Djordjevic November 01, 2008

I really love this image! Amazing colors, lighting, clarity and reflection. An excellent work, Bill! #6694615

Melissa Olsen November 02, 2008

Bill...what a wonderful story teller you are! I really imagined myself in that scene. Beautiful capture and presentation! #6695934

Bill Knaps November 02, 2008

Thank you Sirsendu, Shelly, Vladan and Melissa. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6695969

Melissa G. Meiselman November 02, 2008

Bill, this is an exquisite photo of the bayou taken with striking color, reflections and great lighting!! That story is really creepy!!! #6695987

Sheila D. Robertson November 02, 2008

Beautiful Bill. I hope your shoot is going well. #6698960

Bill Knaps November 02, 2008

Thank you Melissa and Sheila. My shoot went well and so did my scan job. Made a slide show from my shoot and a slide show from the old Photos I scanned. Both are very nice. Bill #6698967

Amy E. Schneider November 03, 2008

Wow Bill this is a stunning capture of the bayou. Your story is very spooky and very fitting for Halloween.
~Amy:) #6701606

November 03, 2008

Bill this is gorgeous. Beautiful tones and composition. Love the reflection and that little oasis of bright green. #6702269

Bill Knaps November 03, 2008

Thank you Amy and Janet for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Janet that little oasis is only floating Algae. Bill #6702305

April Riggs November 04, 2008

Terrific! #6708825

Bill Knaps November 04, 2008

Thank you April. Bill #6708871

Ellen Hodges November 05, 2008

Great capture, bill. My humble advice. Buy pepper spray for safety purposes. #6710278

Bill Knaps November 05, 2008

You know I never thought of that Ellen. Maybe it would work, but if he has his mouth open I would never hit his eyes. LOL Thanks for your nice comment Ellen. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6710324

Lorna Shutter November 05, 2008

LOL! Maybe not, Bill ... but it might leave a bad taste in his mouth! Ha! Ha! :) #6710481

Bill Knaps November 05, 2008

Lorna I would probably leave a bad taste in his moth because if he grabbed me it would scare the blank out of me. LOL Bill #6710551

Kay Beausoleil November 06, 2008

Well I kinda liked the image before reading the story, Bill ;-) The reflections and the colours are lovely ... #6717514

Bill Knaps November 06, 2008

Thank you Kay. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6717702

Debra R. Harder November 09, 2008

Really BEAUTIFUL, Bill! The autumn colors and reflections are GORGEOUS! Great comp, details and lighting too!! WONDERFUL WORK, Bill!! Deb #6729961

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Deb. I appreciate you and your support very much. Bill #6730301

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic November 10, 2008

What a beautiful beautiful image...screams in the background and all. Glad to be back to find you have been busy collecting EFP's.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your EFP. 8o) #6734789

Bill Knaps November 10, 2008

Thank you Nancy. I apprecaite you very much. Bill #6734824

Suzanne M. McAndrew November 12, 2008

My husband and I were out admiring our beautiful fall foliage and I told him about your gallery and how beautiful your images are. This image fits the feeling you had with its deep mysterious black water. Your idea of the photo book and stories is something that needs to be pursued! #6743533

Bill Knaps November 12, 2008

Thank you Suzanne. I feel honored. Hope your husband likes my gallery. You mentioned Fall Foliage so I went look through your Gallery to see where you live. (What State) I think you do live on a Ranch with lots of Horses and Cows. I know it is cold where you live because I saw you photos with snow. I live in Northeast Louisiana. Bill #6743576

Candice L. Carter November 15, 2008

Another stunning EP, but no surprise there! #6759035

Bill Knaps November 15, 2008

Thank you Candice. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6759072

Dawn M. Schneider November 18, 2008

wow did you apply some effects to this one? I really like how this one looks. your description is kinda scary too!! #6771857

Bill Knaps November 18, 2008

Did not do much Dawn. Just a different part of the bayou. Go up or down just a little ways you would think you were in a new world. Thank for the nice comments. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6771950

Datha Y. Thompson November 22, 2008

Awesome Image and Creepy story!! I have goosebumps!!!! Love this one too Bill :0) #6789835

Bill Knaps November 22, 2008

Thank you Datha. Appreciate you and you nice comment very much. Bill #6790405

Robert R. Goodman December 10, 2008

Hi Bill,I'm am amazed by the beautiful reflection off the water.Great story to go along with this wonderful capture!!!!! #6875547

Bill Knaps December 10, 2008

Thank you Bobby. I appreciate all your support. Bill #6875662

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