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I was trying to get a shot of the Everglades as the sun was setting but this alligator kept getting in the way. Just kidding. I have visited this same alligator on several occasions over the past 6 months. I am always able to find him/her and I have found that I can get REALLY close to it. The closeset that I have gotten the camera is about a foot away. Don't even think that my head is behind the viewfinder when I do this because I'm not quite that crazy! I lie down on a dock that is starting to fall apart so that it just even with the waterline to just about one foot above it depending on where I position myself. I put the camera over the edge to just above the water so that I get a waterbird's perspective, press the shutter halfway and listen for the beep while pointing the lens towards the alligator's eye, reframe using my best judgement (in regards to aiming the camera) and finish pressng the shutter.