American Alligator and Florida Sunset

As posted on FieldHerpForum.....

"Now, there was one shot that I had planned out in my mind before I even got to Florida. I knew what I wanted, and I really only had one chance to get it. I scouted areas during the daytime but couldn't really come up with the venue that I was looking for. I thought I had a good site in mind, but as it turned out, the sun was setting and I was nowhere near where I wanted to be. Furthermore, storm clouds threatened to obscure the sunset. Well, I threw all my planning out the window and took a chance on an area that has produced decent sunset shots for me in the past. I raced down the road towards this area but I was not liking the cloud cover. Just as I arrived at the spot the sun disappeared and then the magic happened. The stormy cloud cover didn't quite reach the horizon and a brilliant orange/pink light shined through. Knowing I only had a minute or two, I frantically searched for an interesting foreground subject. In the darkness I could make out a familiar silhouette. Bingo! I had my shot."

FHF member, "Canes05"

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