A few more Gatorland shots

PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
edited March 30, 2006 in Wildlife
Went to Gatorland with two co-workers this past weekend. Fantastic weather and plenty of activity. Here are a few of my faves. All taken with the D2X and 300/f4 AF-S handheld.

Beautiful afternoon light hitting the trees creates beautiful water reflections. (No funny color manipulations...actual colors)
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A Great Blue Heron taking a rest with gators in the background
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A preening Great White Egret
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Another late afternoon reflective shot of a Great White Egret
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A nicely colored Tri-colored Heron taking a break
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Lovely series Kevin. Sharp, well composed and great colors. It's interesting that the lighting gives the Gator a bluish tint (at least to me)
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Nice series, Kevin. You are lucky to live so close to Gatorland. I think tht's my favorite place to shoot. Too bad it cost $$$$. Maybe a 'gator camo suit and we could sneak in? headscratch.gif:D

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  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    you know i have seen these shots already and still think they suck.... ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifclap.gifthumb.gif

    well he already really knows what i think of them from somewhere else.. thumb.gif
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Great detail on the tri-colored Kevin. I must be blind because I just realized where I had seen these before 11doh.gif .
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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    I really need to make a trip to gatorland one day, Its not that far from me.
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Lovely series Kevin. Sharp, well composed and great colors. It's interesting that the lighting gives the Gator a bluish tint (at least to me)
    blue and green i agree but the late light will change things a lot very nice shots
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2006
    Great series, Kevin thumb.gif
    Russ
  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Lovely series Kevin. Sharp, well composed and great colors. It's interesting that the lighting gives the Gator a bluish tint (at least to me)

    Thanks Steve! The best way I can describe it is the angle I was shooting from took advantage of the late afternoon sun hitting the trees on the opposite side of the water causing the intense green reflection in the water. Since the gator was wet from being somewhat submerged, the water on him reflected the clear blue of the sky above him. I was surprised once I saw them on my monitor. It's one of the reasons I really enjoy shooting at Gatorland. I discovered this effect quite by accident. Now I look for it intentionally. mwink.gif
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice series, Kevin. You are lucky to live so close to Gatorland. I think tht's my favorite place to shoot. Too bad it cost $$$$. Maybe a 'gator camo suit and we could sneak in? headscratch.gif:D

    Cheers
    Thank you Mike! Yeah, Gatorland is one of my favorite places to shoot. You know they have an annual pass for $46 incl tax that's good for 12 months. Quite a deal, if you ask me.
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Desert Rat wrote:
    you know i have seen these shots already and still think they suck.... ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifclap.gifthumb.gif

    well he already really knows what i think of them from somewhere else.. thumb.gif

    Ummmm.......yeah! rolleyes1.gifmwink.gif
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    Great detail on the tri-colored Kevin. I must be blind because I just realized where I had seen these before 11doh.gif .

    Sorry Nick! Right now it's easier to "dupe" post. Once my transition to Canon is complete, I'll avoid doing that in the future. mwink.gif

    Thanks for taking the time to comment!!
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    CookieS wrote:
    I really need to make a trip to gatorland one day, Its not that far from me.

    Hi Cookie! Let me know and I'll be happy to meet up with you there.
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Thanks Jeff and Russ! I appreciate the kind words!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Excellent shots Kev . thumb.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2006
    Good shots, Kev! I belong to both, and I post mostly on dGrin put also on Canon, same shots.

    Lots of people do that.

    Wonderful shots! I love how you did the lighting maneuver. I envy you gatorland!

    ginger (Yeah, here in Charleston, SC, I have annual passes. If I lived there I would have one to Gator Land in a heartbeat. I would assume that you do, too!)
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent shots Kev . thumb.gif

    Hey Harry! Long no talk! Hope we can get together soon. Love to go to St Aug. Just finalizing decisions on the new glass. mwink.gif
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  • PaavoPaavo Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Good shots, Kev! I belong to both, and I post mostly on dGrin put also on Canon, same shots.

    Lots of people do that.

    Wonderful shots! I love how you did the lighting maneuver. I envy you gatorland!

    ginger (Yeah, here in Charleston, SC, I have annual passes. If I lived there I would have one to Gator Land in a heartbeat. I would assume that you do, too!)

    Hi Ginger and thanks! Yeah, I guess it's ok to post multiple places. Not everyone is members everywhere. mwink.gif

    You bet I got an annual pass to Gatorland. Best $40 I've spent!

    Would love to come up there again and shoot the "old south". Drove through to Myrtle Beach but never got to stop at Charleston.
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