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Jan 26, 2006 18:24 | #1

Shot this young 'gator about a half-mile from my house, and the coloring is not photoshoped- its real:

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His larger (but not orange) brother at yet another nearby lake:

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Definitely shot these at the far end of the zoom lens... 300mm, but came within ten feet or so of the second one by accident. It was on the other side of a small hill and the path (on the other side of the lake at the time) went right behind him, if I knew I probably would have taken another route

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Oh and the day I shot these (about three days ago) was the first day that these surfaced from their winter hibernation.

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Jan 26, 2006 18:26 | #2

Nice shots, I never knew there was an orange colored one. 10' is way to close if those things can move as fast as they say. guess you were quite or was full. :rolleyes:

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Jan 26, 2006 18:29 as a reply to @ stoneylonesome's post | #3

I know they are tough beasts but I never thought I would see one rust...

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Jan 26, 2006 18:34 as a reply to @ RichardtheSane's post | #4

RichardtheSane wrote:
I know they are tough beasts but I never thought I would see one rust...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Nice captures!

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Jan 26, 2006 18:35 as a reply to @ RichardtheSane's post | #5

RichardtheSane wrote:
I know they are tough beasts but I never thought I would see one rust...

Nice captures

Makes ya wonder what's in the water. :confused:

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Jan 26, 2006 18:36 as a reply to @ Becca's post | #6

Thanks for the comments

stoneylonesome, Yes, I was lucky it was a warm day out. Seems it was more interested in sun-bathing than hunting- and yes, they can move VERY fast, even though you would not think so by looking at him. I felt much safer with a lake between us, so if he started moving, I would have time to get the heck out of there.

RichardtheSane, you may be more right than you know- I believe the 'gators get this color from a material in the mud they burry themselves in to hibernate during winter- when they surface in spring the material oxidizes, so they literally rust.

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Jan 26, 2006 18:52 as a reply to @ JonathanS's post | #7

How 'bout one more from a long time ago, this is a scanned print (lost the neg. :cry: ) from my old AE-1 taken with a 150mm lens (I think) from a boat in the Okefenokee Swamp- one of my favorite film shots that I have ever taken, trust me- it does not look good here but...

I had shot two rolls of film- one on each half of the boat trip. The first had a whole lot a other 'gator shots, but the roll was lost in development (I forget where) and this is one of the only surviving good shot from the second roll.

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Jan 26, 2006 18:55 | #8

Nice shots, could the orange color be from dried silt on his carcass?

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Jan 26, 2006 19:28 as a reply to @ Paul A's post | #9

Originally Posted by Paul A
Nice shots, could the orange color be from dried silt on his carcass?

Yes, probably- but the silt was not exactly that color. It did dry, and when it was exposed to the atmosphere, it rusted- at least acording to a few other locals (one of which lives right next to the lake and has found the animal sleeping on her driveway before ).

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Jan 26, 2006 20:22 | #10

I think this explains why so many non-swimmers come the South-East.

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Jan 26, 2006 20:34 | #11

:cool: Cool shots, especially the first one..

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Jan 26, 2006 21:27 as a reply to @ Gary Fairhead's post | #12

Jonathan - Nice pics! #2 looks like he just ate a BIG meal! What lakes were they at?

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Jan 27, 2006 14:17 as a reply to @ fslshooter's post | #13

I think this explains why so many non-swimmers come the South-East.

Well when you live on a resort island, within five minutes of a beach, you tend to not swim in lakes too much.

Cool shots, especially the first one..

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Nice pics! #2 looks like he just ate a BIG meal! What lakes were they at?

These were just by some small local lakes on Hilton Head, the first one is the only one I know by name; Spring Lake.

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Jan 27, 2006 14:41 | #14

great captures. the orange one is especially nice, i had never seen or heard of the orange ones before

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