Water Monitor

[Mrudul Godbole]

This is from our recent Sundarbans visit in Jan 2015. It is the same water monitor posted by Sabyasachi earlier.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, f9, 1/500, full frame, handheld.

Comments and critiques welcome

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely image. The composition is superb. Its long and strong legs testify to its ability to move faster than human being on run, which a crocodile can not. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Same water monitor, similar scene. However the impact of this image shot through a normal camera and the one created by me with an infrared camera evokes different feelings. This image looks pleasing with the colours. The shadows gives us an idea that this water monitor is in shore beneath mangroves and looking for food. The shadows also lend lot of depth to the image.

At times crocodiles do the raised walk like this, but these fellows can actually run fast like Saktipadaji has mentioned.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice compo . The feel and treatment look very different in the two images...

TFS
Roopak