I am 58 years young, live in Johannesburg, South Africa and I'm a true product of my continent. I love the bush, the animals, sunshine, sunsets - oh well, anything to do with nature. I am unmarried and have three sons - 37, 33 and 30 respectively and three granddaugters aged 12, 6 and 4 respectively and obviously the light of my life! Photography has always been a passion and I have loved it since I can remember. I was still using a SLR camera and only switched to digital only in late 2007! My other passion is travel and I have been lucky enough to have travelled fairly widely. There are however still many, many places I would love to visit "one day." I am truly an amateur photographer and do it merely as a hobby. So please be gentle when you comment on my work. :-) Thank you Piet, my dear friend, for convincing me to place my work on Renderosity. You owe me one! Hugs, Carin xx
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Comments (58)
Kaartijer
Maybe he is not in the same pond, but he may travel... ;) Excellent shot, Carin!
flora-crassella
great photo!!!!!
PD154
Could be a cooling thing?..nature has strange ways, last summer although it was very poor by standards, we had a couple good days, and after the rain my dog Jazz sat in a puddle for like ten minutes LOL...Great shot Carin, bet you are getting excited with the Namibia trip now? :)
3x3
awesome shot Carin
DAVER2112
Wow! Excellent capture! Really sharp! :)
decie
brilliant photo were you near him, I dont think i would go very near, they can run as fast as a dog. And yes he is cooling down, after seeing the hot thing that shot the picture:)
blackrider49
hey i know that smile, met him in a ally in JHB, just joking great photo. well done
Meowgli
great capture Carin, nice postwork too... his neck looks like pebble-like stones, pretty nice camouflage until you realise what it belongs to (at which time it's already past the time to run eh?!)
dorothylee
He has a particularly nice pattern and color in his skin. Love the postwork too. Great capture!
Octaganoid
Great shot, i trust you weren't too close when you shot this..
Faemike55
Great shot Carin!
durleybeachbum
Such stunning details!!
emmecielle
excellent capture, Carin! :)
Hendesse
Stunning shot, the details are fantastic!
bmac62
Great shot. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the obvious. He has a cold and his nose is stuffed up. Bill:)
jeroni
I love the color and light
onelikegod
GREAT SHOT AND POST WORK. GATORS DO THE SAME THING TO REGULATE THEIR TEMPS.
skipper62
Great shot. I think he is smiling for the camera. For those who are concerned for your safety, neither his eyes nor the posture of his head are in the attack mode. That can change rather quickly if he is in a grumpy mood, ;-)
moonrancher
Nice portrait! I searched, and found they even sleep with their mouths open, to help in temperature regulation. :D
mininessie
i think is to easy capture ,they only have to close the mouth LOL great image Carin..you are very brave :D
BorisB
Wow, really impressive!!
THROBBE
Beautiful detail and composition Carin!
goodoleboy
Ouch, what big teeth you have Grandma.... Fine capture displaying the widely-spaced molars and awesome reptilian texture of the skin, Carin!
amota99517
Wow! That's an awesome shot!
timtripp
superb image!
MrsRatbag
I also hope you weren't too close when you got this shot! If you were, have you counted all your fingers and toes? What a primitive and beautiful creature this is. Excellent capture!
Richardphotos
reptiles can not perspire so the use of their tongue helps cool them, at least that what I have always heard.outstanding capture
cmcc
yeah i think they do cool down that way. nice pic.
lucindawind
wow that is an awesome shot!! excellent my dear .... PS thanks for the invite to SA.. theres nothing better I would love right now is sun and warm weather... sighhhhhhhhh........( I need to win a lottery lol )
danapommet
Great capture, detail & texture. Dana P