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Challenge: National Parks (Standard Editing*)
Collection: Challenge Stuff
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 150mm f/2.0 Zuiko Digital
Location: Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA
Date: Aug 27, 2016
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2016

 A young American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) watches me from the safety of the grass growing in the water at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA.

I woke up at 3am to head out to Anahuac NWR and when I checked my email I saw the speed challenge. Was all happy I was actually going to a place that I would use the photos for this challenge, was a bit disappointed that it could be any shot. I thought about using one of my previous photographs from here (it's the only national place I have taken any photographs from in a long time), but decided to only use what I took that day. Here is to hoping I made the right choice.

[Sep. 5th, 2016 11:08:08 PM]

For anyone interested my story about this photograph and what it means to me can be found Here

[Sep. 5th, 2016 11:10:57 PM]

Ja-9 nope, just here in Texas. I have probably entered more gator photographs then any single person.

tvsometime Thank you

rodfulk Thanks, I was really happy with how this turned out. One of the few times something comes out just like I saw it in my head.

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 09/06/2016 08:10:18 AM
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge well.

Why did I know this was yours as soon as I saw it Ronnie! Until I read your notes I thought it was another of your excellent frog images. For me this works really well I love the dominant grasses that effectively hide the Ă¢€˜gator leaving you to search for him, the blurred grasses add to the air of mystery. Thank you for your notes and your link to the write up I can feel the excitement of the situation myself, another excellent result, keep at Ronnie.
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09/05/2016 06:10:47 PM
Had to look but there it is at last. Masterful. voted earlier
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 09/05/2016 04:07:56 PM
ha ha...you must have been near my neck of the woods...great clarity on the gator...well done...and such a little one
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 09/05/2016 12:11:45 PM
Pity there isn't a green ribbon. This deserves a green
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 09/04/2016 01:09:44 PM
Great use of depth of field to focus on the subject.
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 09/03/2016 04:09:56 PM
Somebody should call the Sierra Club , alert them to all the wonderful photos in this challenge. It's truly amazing. What a beautiful planet we have to live on. Thanks for posting this shot.
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