Recently I went to take pictures of birds at the Brazos Bend State Park. I wanted to take pictures of birds flying in the evening sun, so I planned to head to one of their observation towers. On the way, I encountered an alligator hanging out in the middle of the trail. As soon as I spotted the alligator, I stopped. The trail was surrounded by water, so there was no way that I can detour and continue walking on the trail. There was also no time to go all the way back to the starting point and choose a different trail to get to the tower because by the time I get to the tower, it is going to be too dark to take pictures of flying birds. I waited from a distance for a while to see if the gator will go back to the water ... or nicely look at my camera so that I can capture his wild face. The clock was ticking ... I was losing evening sun every minute.
After
10 minutes, I gave up. It was already getting too dark. I decided no to
go to the tower. There will be another day I can try to capture the
birds in the evening sun from the tower.
On
the way back, I stopped by an observation deck where I can see hundreds
of water lilies. The flowers were closed up, but I noticed beautiful
color on the water. It is always amazing to find out how evening sun can
change the color of water.
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By the way, here is a link to what the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department recommends when you see an alligator: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/alligator/safety/index.phtml
Make sure you read them before you go to photo-shoot in an area where alligators live.
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