Notes
This shot was taken the Amazon river in Peru and the Caiman is approx. 4.5 m long if you watch closely you can see that several flies is sitting on it´s long beak.
The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a crocodilian. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers and lakes, in the seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazon basin, and in other freshwater habitats in South America. Once common, it was hunted to near extinction primarily for its commercially valuable hide. It is now listed as Conservation Dependent.
Camera & Exposure Information
| Canon EOS 40D | |
| Focal Length: | 400 mm |
| Aperture: | f 5.6 |
| Exposure: | 1/250 sec |
| ISO Speed: | 100 |
Categories: [Animals] [Nature] [Wildlife]
Comments
Great shot of the mighty beast, it looks like he stares directly at you.
A study in photography on 22nd November 2009 @ 11:02pm
Composition and sharpness excellent. The stick next to him is really annoying, but it's not like you had the option of removing it... ;-))
Marco Hebing on 11th January 2010 @ 6:51pm
Geez, what a monster! Superb composition.
moodaholic on 17th April 2010 @ 3:06pm
I actually removed the stick with the content aware fill option in CS5
Quibbler on 18th August 2010 @ 11:46am
