Swim at Your Own Risk
Mar 21, 2021 02:24:10 #
Not really. This was taken at Alligator Alley in Robertsdale, Alabama and swimming is highly discouraged 
For this composition around mid-day I did use a CPL adjusted just enough to knock off excessive glare without taking away the necessary reflections to give this some depth and help preserve the natural feel of the environment. Additionally, I tried to purposely disrupt the rule of thirds just slightly to give it a sense of tension and some motion.
All comments and suggestions are always welcome!
Cheers,
Tony
Stalking Prey by Tony H, on Flickr
For this composition around mid-day I did use a CPL adjusted just enough to knock off excessive glare without taking away the necessary reflections to give this some depth and help preserve the natural feel of the environment. Additionally, I tried to purposely disrupt the rule of thirds just slightly to give it a sense of tension and some motion.
All comments and suggestions are always welcome!
Cheers,
Tony
Stalking Prey by Tony H, on Flickr
Mar 21, 2021 05:28:55 #
Mar 21, 2021 06:25:40 #
Excellent - his eye (which is what the viewer will first look at) is pretty much "rule of thirds" both vertically and horizontally. That glassy stare (very menacing) has been perfectly captured. Great Pic.
Mar 21, 2021 06:37:39 #
Great shot with good detail. I appreciate that you played with the cropping, and I humbly encourage you to keep experimenting. If your original image is wide enough, perhaps some space in front of the mouth would give space for junior here to move into (like we like to see space for birds to fly into). I also would like to see some way to convey the size of the body attached to this powerful head. These are all tweaks on a fine portrait. Good job.
Mar 21, 2021 06:55:16 #
Mar 21, 2021 07:00:21 #
johngault007 wrote:
Not really. This was taken at Alligator Alley in R... (show quote)
Nice shot! Could you see the tail?
Mar 21, 2021 07:29:41 #
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Mar 21, 2021 07:56:45 #
I think you made you point quite well! Excellent capture. He looks peaceful enough but it wouldn’t be smart to splash around him.
Mar 21, 2021 08:58:20 #
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Mar 21, 2021 12:17:19 #
Warhorse wrote:
Great shot, very powerful looking! 
Thanks Warhorse!
Mar 21, 2021 12:19:35 #
Delderby wrote:
Excellent - his eye (which is what the viewer will first look at) is pretty much "rule of thirds" both vertically and horizontally. That glassy stare (very menacing) has been perfectly captured. Great Pic.
Your comments are much appreciated. I did set the eye around the upper left intersection, but decided to completely ignore the space on the right to profile the stare that you observed.
Mar 21, 2021 12:26:12 #
ClarkJohnson wrote:
Great shot with good detail. I appreciate that you played with the cropping, and I humbly encourage you to keep experimenting. If your original image is wide enough, perhaps some space in front of the mouth would give space for junior here to move into (like we like to see space for birds to fly into). I also would like to see some way to convey the size of the body attached to this powerful head. These are all tweaks on a fine portrait. Good job.
Thanks for the suggestions Clark. This guy was being shy and only had portions of his head above the water line.
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