Fabulous Shot and the gator does have beautiful markings, but I sure won't want to mess with him. Really Great shot EJ, the colouring and clarity are top notch.
Fantabulous shot with great colors and composition! I too could not help but notice the large amount of algae on his back... maybe he was hoping you would not notice him...
That's an Algae Backed Alligator. We don't have any of them in Ohio....that I know of anyway. Pretty nice shot of that monster. I'd have to muzzle it if I was there.
That looks like a pile 'o gator steaks walking! Really, I like the way you isolated the subject against the otherwise washed-out background by getting him against the stand of grasses on the cypress knees. These guys make good subjects any time you can get close enough.
I suppose a 5 footers a pretty small Gator EJ
You could easily wrestle with it, the only problem could be finding a suitable photographer to capture it .. tee hee
What's this Gator week thing I keep hearing about? This one just looks pure evil. That toothy grin, the way he's got his eye on you. And what's all that green growing out of his back? Makes me shudder.... rather you than me EJ but you certainly caught the atmosphere of this scene.
YAY! Gator week! I guess this fella thought he wasn't camouflaged enough but he smiled for the camera :) Or maybe he's a she and that's her pretty new outfitm, hehe! It's a little bit on the bright side but a great capture of him/her EJ! ;)
'Lisa