Winner: Warning night light.......
wildlife photographer of the year....winner of: Animal portraits award.....
for the reflection of the: flash on the lowest setting.....just enough to catch the eye shine in the alligator's eyes!
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One evening, while walking along the riverbed of the Myakka River State Park in Sarasota.... Florida......
Larry came across a group of alligators..... It was the dry season......
they had been gorging on fish trapped in the pools......left behind as the water receded from the river.......
One big alligator had clearly eaten its fill.......So he set his tripod and camera up about seven metres away......
and focused on his eyes......Just after sunset......
Larry set his flash on the lowest setting......enough to catch the eyeshine in the alligator's eyes.....
Like cats...... an alligator has a tapetum lucidum at the back of each eye a structure that reflects light back into the photoreceptor cells........ to make the most of low light........
The colour of eyeshine differs from species to species.......
In alligators.... it glows red....... a good way to locate alligators on a dark night. .......
Also: The greater the distance between its eyes...... the longer the reptile...... in this case, very long.....
Larry......incredible picture!.....the alligator from hell :-)
also.....huge distance between the eyes = RUN!
a deserved award!
enjoy!
by: Larry Lynch (USA)
for: wildlife photographer of the year contest
Source: https://gizmodo.com/5952783/this-devilish-alligator-has-not-been-photoshopped
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Crocodile's eyes are an engineering marvel: They can see all around, can track different targets, are retractable in battle, and can even see at night.
Just more reasons why share scare the sit out of me.
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Scary
Yeah....terribale..
horrible :)
Monster from the darkness :)
Best comment for this pic :)
wow.....amazing!nice blog
woow, the alligator scares me, it is very dangerous !!
Maybe the alligator is afraid of us: D
never !!
He might be afraid we were eating some bad tasting food when he eats us since he likes his snacks to taste good.
Lol.. don't let it 😊
Very scary...
Wow... I'm speechless. . This is so beautiful 💕
Fascinating ...
Really upvote worthy 😀
Agreed ! :)
beware of the alligator :) :)
Amazing eyes...
Nice job!
great one!!
Those fierce eyes says a lot !!
Nice photo.. Thanks
wow nice picture .
the reflexion of his eyes in water make this pic wonderful
The picture really made me think
Awesome sight...
Agree'd one cool thing about them is the eyes. Scary but cool.
Simply beautiful!
Yeah nice inspite of terribale.
I will remember that about alligators eyes glowing red thanks for the tip @joeblack1
Those things scare me pretty good. Run for the hills if you see one my friends.
Scaryyy :P
wow that's awesome photo..
Cheers
that's how a hunter eyes look like
Its the best click ever I have seen. The way he put flash on alligators face its fascinating...
Wow shine yes they are reflected in the water.