Inspiring Photo: Gator Seen On Swamp Tour #7365143

Gator Seen On Swamp Tour

Uploaded: November 08, 2008

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Tour guide told us this gator was a 14 footer. Quite large enough to swallow a human. Sorry I only had a 1.3 MP Camera on this tour. Not a great captue. Bill

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 826446/100000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 125, FocalLength: 5.50 mm, Model: C860L,D360L

Comments

Lorna Shutter November 08, 2008

Thanks for sharing this image with us, Bill! It's still a fantastic capture because of its content! That is one big gator! I'm only 4'10" so he could easily swallow me! I think I'll stay in Toronto! :) #1031880

Bill Knaps November 08, 2008

Thank you Lorna and yes he could easily swallow you. Bill #6727358

Colleen Farrell November 08, 2008

Outstanding capture, Bill! How exciting to see this critter, especially from the safety of a boat! lol #6727369

Bill Knaps November 08, 2008

Thank you Colleen. Well if I catch a shot of one on my Bayou it will be under dangerous circumstances. Bill #6727380

Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 08, 2008

YEAH you finally posted a gator and a awsome one at that, Fantastic capture buddy!!!
I am glad he didn't swallow you LOL! #6727395

Bill Knaps November 08, 2008

You are just too Cute Peaches. Glad he didn't eat me. LMAO hehe Thanks for the nice comment Peaches. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6727407

Laura E. Swan November 08, 2008

WOW! Bayou Bill! This photo puts you right in your element! I too, am glad he didn't snap at you! What an exciting tour that would have been! COOL CAPTURE! -LSGB

#6727470

Bill Knaps November 08, 2008

Hi Laura Swan and Thank yuo for your nice comment. Bill #6727471

Laura E. Swan November 08, 2008

:) #6727474

Jennifer L. Alder November 09, 2008

Whoa- I would not want to get anywhere near that fella! lol. Great capture, Bill. I enjoy the natrual setting! #6727671

Tammy M. Anderson November 09, 2008

Super capture here, Bill. Well done. #6728609

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Laura, Jen and Tammy. Apreciate you very much. Bill #6728619

Carol Sawyer November 09, 2008

Excellent capture, Bill! #6728660

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Carol. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6728685

Cassie L. Woodlee November 09, 2008

Awesome capture Bill!!!!! #6728725

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Cass. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6729046

Sherran Andersen November 09, 2008

Saw this and thought "oh he got his gator shot"... a little too close for comfort for me Bill. Great capture. Sherran #6729368

Carla Metzler November 09, 2008

I'll get my turn to see one like this someday. :) Wonderful shot, Bill! #6729646

Linda A. Braddock November 09, 2008

Bill, This is still a Good Capture. Linda #6729882

Debra R. Harder November 09, 2008

OMGOSH, Bill! Too close for comfort, huh? Still a wonderful capture! Deb #6729950

Jennifer L. Taranto November 09, 2008

you were much closer to this guy than I would've wanted to be - that's for sure!! i'm small like Lorna (i'm 5'1"), that thing dwarfs me LOL ... wow, 14' ... amazing capture my friend!! #6730011

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Sherran, Carla, Linda, Debra and Jennifer. I appreciate you and your nice comments very much. Bill #6730122

Joan Powell November 09, 2008

Run , run for your life !!! nice shot ! #6730202

Tiia Vissak November 09, 2008

great colors & pov! #6730264

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Joan and Tiia. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6730279

Kathleen K. Parker November 09, 2008

I want to go on this tour! Let me know the next time you are in the area, and we can go. I love alligators and snakes and stuff............viewed a la zoom from the boat......this is great, Bill!
kk #6730396

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

I don't remember where I scheduled that tour. Which hotel. I may look through the New Orleans Hotels. If I see the nam I will know it. Bill #6730647

Margaret R. Barry November 09, 2008

A little too close for for me, Bill. Still a great capture, even with a 1.3 mp camera! #6730653

Ron McEwan November 09, 2008

Close enough for me Bill. Nice capture of this guy. #6730944

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Margaret and Ron. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6731192

Linda Proctor November 09, 2008

Oh man these scare me to death Bill! Still an awesome capture of him! #6731218

Sheila D. Robertson November 09, 2008

I'd say a pretty exciting capture Bill. Hard to believe he could swallow a human....or would want to. #6731377

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 09, 2008

GREAT capture, Bill...even if it is only 1.3 MP!!!!! ♫ k #6731433

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Linda, Sheila and Kitty.
Sheila Humas are a delicacy to Aligators. They crave to eat us. People should realize they cannot be trusted. Especially if you are in a canoe. A gator could easily roll a canoe very easily. Bill #6731502

Robyn A. Terrell November 09, 2008

This is as close as I want to get to any gator...LOL Terrific capture in its natural setting, Bill. #6731562

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Robyn. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6731574

Shelly A. Van Camp November 09, 2008

Close enough for me! lol Great capture, Bill! #6731899

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Shelly. I appreciate you and your nice comments very much. Bill #6731906

Stefania Barbier November 09, 2008

great find and capture! #6732052

Bill Knaps November 09, 2008

Thank you Stefania. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6732087

Deb Koskovich November 10, 2008

I've been waiting to see a gator from you, Bill! Nice catch! #6733165

Max Aureli November 10, 2008

This shot is good enough to me Bill, that I don't wont to take a bath in here!!! :-)
Fantastic shot and timing Bill!! #6733964

Dianna Murphy November 10, 2008

Wow, you be careful Bill!!!!!!!!!!! #6734251

Lynn M. Whitt November 10, 2008

This sends chills up my spine, definetely be careful Bill... #6734307

Melissa G. Meiselman November 10, 2008

WOW!! This is a huge gator well taken with this small camera, Bill!! #6734474

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap November 10, 2008

Great Find & Nice Capture........Bill! #6734477

Bill Knaps November 10, 2008

Thank you Deb, Max, Sabrina, Dianna, Lynn, Melissa G. and Rajeev. I appreciate all of you and your nice comments very much. Bill #6734629

April Riggs November 10, 2008

Too close for me! What a fun tour! #6734933

Sharon F. Morris November 10, 2008

Wow that sure is a big Gator. Thanks for sharing with us Bill. :) #6735753

Bill Knaps November 10, 2008

You are most welcome and thank you Sharon. I would not have wanted to fall out the boat there. He was up on the bank and when he saw us he started heading out. He went under and on our way back he showed his whole body on top the water. Proud fellow. Bill #6735879

Bill Knaps November 10, 2008

It was a great tour April. Enjoyed it very much and it was much longer then I thought it would be. Bill #6735899

Patrick Rouzes November 10, 2008

He looks huge & dangerous, Bill!!! great capture- considering!!! Thanks for sharing that,my friend!!! #6736401

Bill Knaps November 10, 2008

In person he was very large Patrick and he would have no problem at all in eating me. Thank you Patrick. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6736684

Melissa Olsen November 11, 2008

Okay Bill:
Buffalo - Sprinter - Car - Eccelerator
Aligator - Wood Boat - Paddle - Water - Land
I think I will take my chances with the Buffalo...LOL
Nice capture! #6739033

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

I guess if you stay in your car or truck and shoot you are safer with the Buffalo. Not sure though because I am sure a great photographer like you must get out closer to your subject. LOL Thanks for the nice comment Melissa. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6739072

Nadine A. Lewis November 11, 2008

GREAT capture...scary too. I hope they keep him well fed. <>< #6739115

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Thanks Nadine. No one feeds this gator. He is in the wild. Bill #6739131

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 11, 2008

Merci Bill! That is some shot...glad you weren't too close, guess he eats tourist that do get too close! Yikes

jo ann c. #6739223

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Thank you Jo Ann. That gator is well out into the wilderness Jo Ann. Bill #6739284

Colette M. Metcalf November 11, 2008

Fantastic capture, Bill!!! #6739635

Karen Bacon November 11, 2008

That's a big gator Bill!! Thank you for sharing!!! #6739806

Sheila D. Robertson November 11, 2008

Hmmmm.....and I love to canoe. Maybe not there. #6740162

Reynaldo D. Reyes November 11, 2008

It's a fantastic capture still despite the resolutio to show how deadly these waters are. It certainly looks innocent looking from afar. I would love to visit these places someday. Thanks for sharing Bill! #6740163

isabel C. Zepeda November 11, 2008

Hello Bill.

Wow great photo, I think you were to close to that big gator, im glad it didnt snap at you :).

Have a good day my friend

Ysa... #6740472

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Thank you Coilette, Karen, Sheila, Reynaldo and Ysa. I appreciate all of you very much. Sheila I would not Canoe in our bayous and where I took that picture the gators don't run from a boat, they run to it. You would not stand a chance in a canoe. Bill #6740911

Amber J. Skene November 11, 2008

I was wondering if you had any gator captures! I think you did wonderful capturing this creature with what you had to work with! #6741349

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Thank you Amber. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6741356

Anita Hogue November 11, 2008

Awesome gator catch, Bill! #6741444

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Hi Anita and Thank you. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6741519

Daniella Puente November 11, 2008

You must have enjoyed this tour Bill, nice moment! #6741545

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008

Thank you Daniella. Yes I did enjoy that tour. Bill #6741588

Jeana Clark November 11, 2008

Surely a 5'10" me would be too
much for this guy...right?? LOL!!!
Fantastic capture!!!
I was wondering when you'd
post an alligator!!!
It's EXCELLENT!!!!
~J~ #6741851

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008
Jeana if a person is older and like some older people being as wide as they are tall he would not be able to swallow them, but if a person is a lean 5' 10" he would suck you up like soup on a spoon. Thank you for your nice comment. Bill #6741924

Laura E. Swan November 11, 2008
OM Gosh. That's a scary thought! Jeana, DO NOT GO ON THIS TOUR! Ha! #6742246

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008
Hi Laura, Wish you hadn't read what I wrote to Jeana. Now you know he could swallow you so easily little as you are. Bill #6742475

Laura E. Swan November 11, 2008
TELL me about it! No way will I go on -that- tour! SNAP and I'd be GONE! Ha! #6742575

Bill Knaps November 11, 2008
You would not make it that easy for him. You are a feisty little thing and you would give him a good fight. Bill #6742671

Michelle L. Frick November 11, 2008
Oh yea! You found Wally Gator for me! I've been waiting to see this guy for years!!! Stay safe Bill! #6742837

Laura E. Swan November 11, 2008
:) #6742886

Bill Knaps November 12, 2008
Thank you Michell and Laura. I appreciate you very much. That gator come on out, but kept his distance from our boat. He would have just loved for one of the tourist or one of their little kid to fall off that boat. He would have grabbed them before we could have got them out the water. Bill #6743478

Barbara Waldoch November 12, 2008
Lucky he wasn't hungry :-) Cool catch, Bill! #6748142

Bill Knaps November 12, 2008
He was hungry Barbara. He swam out below the surfice then he came up with the length of his body showing. He was quite large. He just lay in wait for something or someone to fall off our boat. For his meal. Thank you Barbara. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6748160

Vladan D. Djordjevic November 13, 2008
Super find and great capture, Bill. #6748238

Bill Knaps November 13, 2008
Thank you Vladan. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6749610

Susan Weisensel November 13, 2008
Still a wonderful capture Bill, I would love to see this, much less capture a gator. Glad he did not get ya. #6749891

Ellen Hodges November 13, 2008
Think it's an excellent capture, Bill! Sure something that you don't see every day. #6750374

Bill Knaps November 13, 2008
Thank you Susan and Ellen. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6750668

Claudia Kuhn November 13, 2008
He looks pretty impressive from there Bill! Cool capture! #6751343

Bill Knaps November 13, 2008
Thank you Claudia. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6751523

Judy A. Lawhon November 13, 2008
OMG....Bill....hope you didn't get too close!! #6751809

Bill Knaps November 13, 2008
No indeed Judy. My Mama didn't raise no fool on the bayou. LOL Bill #6751824

November 14, 2008
OMG Bill this is an amazing capture. You said there were gators in that Bayou looking for a meal. Thank goodness you were safe. What a wonderful find. #6754299

Bill Knaps November 14, 2008
Thank you Janet. I appreciate you very much. This gator came out into the water and acted like he wanted to eat a human for lunch. Bill #6754760

MELODIE C. ROBERTS November 15, 2008
Crap
I am Short AND Lean
A Reason for Me Not to Visit
Excellent Bill #6757533

Bill Knaps November 15, 2008
Thank you Melodie. Stay away from 8ft gators too if you are short and lean. LOL Bill #6758415

Susan M. Campbell November 16, 2008
A 14 footer??!!!! No thanks. Too big for me. He looks hungry. Great capture Bill. #6763710

Bill Knaps November 16, 2008
Thank you Susan. He was hungry. He swam out a ways and never took his eyes off the boat. He was laying in wait for someone to hit the water. Bill #6764082

Laura E. Swan November 16, 2008
I get more and more scared every time you tell us about it! Eek! They should pay YOU to go on the tour. Not the other way around! :E #6764101

Bill Knaps November 16, 2008
Thank you Laura, I appreciate you very much. Bill #6764123

Renata Gusciora November 18, 2008
Wow!Super capture,Bill! #6770465

Bill Knaps November 18, 2008
Thank you Renata. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6771539

John Connolly November 20, 2008
A wonderful image of this big lizzard Bill! He certainly is a force to be reconed with! #6780704

Bill Knaps November 20, 2008
Thank you John. He was a big one. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6780717

Avril Young November 25, 2008
yikes, now that is BIG...what a great tour it must have been....heavens following the boat must have been quite scary...glad you did not fall it ;)
super capture Bill! #6804047

Bill Knaps November 25, 2008
Thank you Avril. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6804441

Robert R. Goodman December 01, 2008
Excellent capture,Bill.That is one big gator!!!! #6836946

Bill Knaps December 01, 2008
Capture was made with a 1.3MP Bobby then cropped so it is not a great photo. Thanks for the nice comment. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6837270

Kay Beausoleil December 06, 2008
Ayee!! That's plenty close, Bill -- a great and dramatic capture! #6860190

Bill Knaps December 06, 2008
Thank you Kay for the nice comment.
Appreciate you very much. Bill #6860338

Dawn M. Schneider December 13, 2008
well there's the muncher!! stay away bill, you need both of those arms!!! #6888622

Bill Knaps December 13, 2008
Yes I don't want to end up like Big John. Just one arm Alligator got it. Bill #6888670

Donna R. Wageman December 14, 2008
YIKES - you talk about me and the buffalo - think I would die on the spot if I was close to one of these "dudes".
Take care and look where you walk. #6892726

Bill Knaps December 15, 2008
Hi Donna, I watch every step, but mostly for Snakes in the swamp than Gators. Take care with those Buffalo. Bill #6893015

Nancyj E. Hovey January 28, 2009
Hey Bill, loooks like you made it home safely... This is an awesome shot...how far away from home were you? Alligators have their dangerous points, but snakes are everywhere as you know. We live in a development of approx 200 bldgs with swamp on 3 sides, and most of the 4th...so snakes and gaters like to be royalty here, and show up at our doors, and sometimes snakes come in with the owners... not fun. We even have big gators like this one. When we do, they end up having the GatorMan take them out at night to relocate them. Unfortunately, one is not allowed to watch or be close enough to take pictures - it distracts trapping and makes the job much more difficult. SO the trapping is done in the middle of the night, setting traps is in daylight. Just wish we could put something around to get rid of snakes... Can't step out of any doorway, or car, without looking at the ground FIRST.... I love this photo...and it is a great reminder... 8o) #7097394

Bill Knaps January 28, 2009
New areas that have been cleared and built on are prone to have many snakes Nancy as you have learned. In the woods here I would say there is a snake every few feet somewhere. You don't see them every few feet, but they are there. This gator was seen on a New Orleans Swamp tour which was across the river from New Orleans. 6 hours from me Nancy. Bill #7097496

Bill Knaps January 28, 2009
New areas that have been cleared and built on are prone to have many snakes Nancy as you have learned. In the woods here I would say there is a snake every few feet somewhere. You don't see them every few feet, but they are there. This gator was seen on a New Orleans Swamp tour which was across the river from New Orleans. 6 hours from me Nancy. Bill #7097497

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