Just another day at the Alligator Farm

kgarrett11

This past Sunday I went to the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine with a group of people from here in Jacksonville. The rookery was pretty active and I got a few shots. Please let me know what you think. All C&C are appreciated.

#1 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/1000 @f/7.1


#2 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/4000 @f/4.5


#3 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/1000 @f/5.6

#4 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/1000 @f/5.0

#5 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/1000 @f/10.0


#6 Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm, 1/250 @f/9.0

bfjr

Life looks good at the "Alligator Farm" and so do your captures

kgarrett11

bfjr wrote:

Life looks good at the "Alligator Farm" and so do your captures

Any time I'm out shooting pictures, playing golf or watching the Steelers it's a good life.
Thanks for the comments.

dlplumer

I want a rookery hurt

Great shots

Dan

mnscott

Some great captures there! And you did it with a 70-200! You're better at sneaking up on 'em than I am...

IraRunyan

Fantastic set of captures. Job well done........

dadwtwins

clap ....nough said.

kgarrett11

Thanks everyone for your comments. They are much appreciated. Actually when I went through the pics on Sunday night I didn't think much of them, but when I went back through them on Monday evening there were a few that I liked. I guess the learning curve includes "Don't cull when you are tired"

kgarrett11

mnscott wrote:

Some great captures there! And you did it with a 70-200! You're better at sneaking up on 'em than I am...

Actually the birds more or less sneak up on you at the farm. I just stand there and wait for them to pass by.

dlplumer

kgarrett11 wrote:

Actually the birds more or less sneak up on you at the farm. I just stand there and wait for them to pass by.

Yea me too. I just hang out here in the desert and those beautiful egrets and gbhs just sneak up on me :bash

kgarrett11

dlplumer wrote:

Yea me too. I just hang out here in the desert and those beautiful egrets and gbhs just sneak up on me :bash

Well the coyotes and roadrunners manage to sneak right past me. Although in a week and a half I'm going to try my luch at wolves, buffalo and bears up in Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

RaymondPhotos

Great set. I especially like the shot of the chicks.

kgarrett11

RaymondPhotos wrote:

Great set. I especially like the shot of the chicks.

Thanks there are a lot of them. I'm going to post some later this week. The pics aren't real good but tell an unusual story.

raptorcaptor

Good set!

kgarrett11

raptorcaptor wrote:

Good set!

Thanks, I appreciate you taking time to look at them.

dlplumer

kgarrett11 wrote:

Well the coyotes and roadrunners manage to sneak right past me. Although in a week and a half I'm going to try my luch at wolves, buffalo and bears up in Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

Have a good one. I'm on my way to Banff.

kgarrett11

dlplumer wrote:

Have a good one. I'm on my way to Banff.

Good, bring back a lot of good pictures to share.

Harryb

Outstanding captures Keith, some of your best. I've been trying to gte back up there but the weather sure hasn't been cooperative.

kgarrett11

Harryb wrote:

Outstanding captures Keith, some of your best. I've been trying to gte back up there but the weather sure hasn't been cooperative.

Thanks Harry, I keep trying. I leave for Yellowstone a week from tomorrow. I hope that I get some good shots up there.