Yes this is in the wild where the rubber meet the road. I saw this gator the first time on Sunday but it was too dark to get any photos. So i went out to Lake Martin yesterday and got some shots. I like this one and I did not add the sparkly at it moujth. it there by nature. the sun is in back for the sun is setting; It about 4pm at the time of the shoot. I got to go back in the morning on saturday or sunday to get the light in the eye itself. I did put on my 500MM lens but most of the shots was not good. I have to hand hold it. i put the window halve way up turn off my engin and rest the camera on the window for these shots. I could have pick up the iso and a highter shooting speed but I did not hopeing to get a clearer image. I know better than get out the truck and set up my tripod. LOL my tripod be no leg tripod and me too. Yesterday I saw two teens by the gator with a dog. They did see the gator swimming around but they keep on walking. I stopped and told them it a mother so she may go after them . They hop in the truck with they dog and I drove them to the docks. One boy say he did get chase by a gator one time and hope to never get chase again. Thought of the eye as a loveing mother watching over her eggs. I hope to get a shot of the nest lol forgot to look for it. I was photo shoot the mother and that all I was thinking about at the time . Over two thirds of the photos was no good for camera movement. I going to put on my cable to click next time. I think it when I press the button on top that move the camera so much thanks for looking and comments