This big fellow was sunning very near the road, so I carefully stepped from the car and snapped.
I inched my zoomy lens closer, but I stepped a little closer too. I quickly decided that I was going to have to keep it fresh in my mind that these are massively huge creatures capable of biting off my arm – or more – and there was no fence between me and them. A little scary because I easily forget my distance when looking through my lens. Check out his teeth! And I think that eye is following me!
So, this is my alligator macro. I still have all my fingers and toes and this really is close enough, don’t you think?
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Evelyn said,
My first time here, great shots. LOL, yes that’s close enough!
Tricia said,
Oh my goodness, he’s a scary one! Glad to hear you still have all your parts! LoL! Great shots of him & yes, I think that eye was following you! heheheee
Regina said,
Looks scary and you are so close.
Awesome captures Lisa.
Teresa said,
You are very brave. I would not have gotten out of the car. i may or may not have opened the window depending on how clean it was. Those are great pictures. I know he is following you with his eye. he looks like he may be picturing lunch too.
happilyretired said,
Oh my … impressive captures. I’m glad you survived the experience.
Hugs and blessings,
Kiki said,
Wow…stunning and beautiful! Must have been so fun taking photos of this magnificent creature! Fabulous work!
Kiki~
Vicki said,
I do not believe you did that. LOL You’re a braver photographer than I am, that’s for sure. You did get a great shot though!
JohnMcDevitt said,
Of course you used a long lens for this guy. Great shots Lisa. You have no idea how fast this sucker could move. Glad he stayed peaceful.
Colleen said,
Yep… that’s plenty close enough! Great shots!
Christina, Sweden said,
Wow, thats great captures! Even with a long lens I would be very careful around those……
Jan said,
Whoa, Lisa, glad you got these great shots, and glad you have all your extremities.
dawn said,
Very scary! Great shots
Becky said,
You are one gutsy lady Lisa! I’m glad you made it out of there in one piece, and you took awesome pictures!
Becky
amanda said,
That is about as close as I’ll Ever want to get to one of these! way cool Lisa!
Gattina said,
I see a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes that’s why he saw you ! Heappy to hear that you still have arms and legs !
What an adventure ! Unbelievable here, they are only in a zoo !
Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA said,
Way, WAY close enough. And they move very fast, did you know that? Next time, shoot from the car, and get a longer zoom lens. Sheesh.
Kala said,
They are amazing creatures and those jaws and teeth! You ARE gutsy.
Pamela said,
if you can see the tartar on its teeth, you’re too close.
Birgitta said,
Oh my…! Scary photos from you today Lisa.
Great capture!
Rosie said,
wow if I saw one of those on the road I don’t think I’d be able to hold my camera still enough to get a good photo. You must be used to seeing the odd one of these around your parts Lisa then? Me…………. I think I would have ran the other way.
SquirrelQueen said,
A great shot, I really hope you were using a long lens. Those fellows move very, very fast. Glad to hear you are in one piece.
Vicki said,
Great phot but you are totally nuts!!!
Maia said,
You are a very courageous girl, I thought it is in a zoo. These are unique captures, you don’t have such an opportunity every day. Good that you have all your fingers and they were not even trembling as the photos are very clear.
Dani said,
Good thing you didn’t have a little dog with yah! Seems like they like those more than anything.
Icy BC said,
Oh that is too close, and scary! You’re so brave, Lisa
Jama said,
You’re so brave! I would have run further away and perhaps just zoom in. Unless of course they are in the zoo!
Icy BC said,
Great macro, and close enough for me
Jientje said,
Up close and personal with an alligator , you are so BRAVE!!!
Betty said,
I agree with Vicki. Totally nuts!
Jay said,
Oh, yes, PLENTY close enough, since it’s an alligator! Yikes! I wouldn’t want to get any closer. Well done! They’re quite fascinating up close, aren’t they? The texture of their skin is amazing.
Jenners said,
I don’t think I would have gotten out of the car!!
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Amanda said,
Very brave of you! Those pictures are great though!
killlashandra said,
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t have gone any closer.
You know they are really really fast too right?
marina said,
yikes! too close for comfort! literally!
Great [and courageous] shot!
Artlover said,
You look to have been dangerously close. No, it is fortunate that we do not have this kind of animal here in the north. But I think unleashed dogs are more dangerous than crocodiles.
Great captured
Valerie said,
Are you crazy Lisa! Great photo’s but you are too precious to be alligator feed!!
Patti said,
Fabulous photos of that gator! When I was in Florida, that was my favorite thing… looking for gators. Great pics!
Kila said,
Krista said,
Ohhhmagoodness. Lisa this is SO COOL! Thank you for sharing – and I’m glad you still have all your bits attached! I won’t even give you a hard time, I’ve been known to take a macro shot or two of a grizzly while he sat still too. LOL. I do the same thing though, I forget at times to check my REAL distance/closeness to things that can kill me.
Tammie said,
yes it is sometimes easy to forget for a moment that we are close to possible danger. People do it with bears and moose around here. Your photos are wonderful!
gel said,
Lisa, Lisa, Lisa——Amazing and amazing photos, too! What chutzpah you have!
gel said,
**I just googled alligators and safety. I hope you were using a zoom, because someone else warned you in this thread. I just lost the quote, but they firmly warned that gators can suddenly jump as much as 6 ft and run VERY fast in short bursts. It’s recommended to stay AT LEAST 20 ft. away from them. Their jaws are powerful, as you know. I hope you will reassure us that you were using a long lens.
Kerri said,
Yikes! I definitely think you were close enough!
dutchbaby said,
I am so happy you are all still in one piece. If you were more than 20 feet away, then I am happy for you, the alligator and your lens. If you were much closer, yikes, I don’t even want to think about what could have happened.
Mojo,NC,USA said,
Definitely close enough! Don’t need you losing limbs in pursuit of the shot. There’s a limit to dedication after all.
But you sure did a bang up job capturing him. Wow.