Walking On Water
by Phil Mancuso
Title
Walking On Water
Artist
Phil Mancuso
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
"...Lifting a creel of sunshine, he spreads his wings with the grace of a ballet dancer retreating,,,unaware of his separateness, one with the light soaring on his back to the call of the universe.." Shanta Acharya: 'Snowy Egret'
A Great Snowy Egret lifts off with a fresh catch of fish in his mouth. I captured this shot while standing at the edge of Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina. Right after I pressed the shutter button, I knew I had gotten the image I had wanted and began jumping up and down and shouting. It was at that time that the I felt the pike of leaves under my feet start to move. It was a 6' alligator that was evidently napping under that very same pile of leaves and we both scared the heck out of each other. As I stood there, stunned, watch the gator and the egret take off, the pile of leaves began to move once more, and yet another surprised alligator slithered into the lake from under the pile.
Those of you who are photographers know that sometimes we'll do anything for a shot!
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May 13th, 2023
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