Watch out for Gator

[NorthernFocus]

Nice one Barbara. Detail is excellent on that second shot. That guy must be fairly habituated to stay ashore that close to you.

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice one Barbara. Detail is excellent on that second shot. That guy must be fairly habituated to stay ashore that close to you.

Thanks Dan! Apparently he lives in the pond at Bay Area Park. I have never seen him before but he was chilling on the edge and stayed for 45 to an hour. There were not many people there so that might have made him more relaxed.

[Barbara Ponder]

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh hubba...hubba...babba...cumma, cumma a lil bit clossa...I like the 2nd one too Barbara...very sharp. I am particularly taken by the slit in his eyes...and immediately reminded of Rolf Harris song Never Smile at a Crocodile. No I am not talking about Rolf Harris, just his song about the crocodile...

Never smile at a crocodile
No, you can't get friendly with a crocodile
Don't be taken in by his welcome grin
He's imagining how well you'd fit within his skin

Thanks Izzie! I have never heard that song.

[Barbara Ponder]

#2 is really nice... I love the smile and keep thinking about Captain Hook in the kids story, "Peter Pan".

BTW: I am a great fan of the Structure Slider of NIK Viveza 2. Structure is an ever so subtle way of increasing contrast and sharpening the image. In this try, I increased the structure to 35%.

Thanks Richard! I Like the edit! I did not notice his teeth when I took the pictures so when I was PP I was surprised to see them. I was so busy making sure he was not going to come at me that I am surprised I was able to get a decent shot.