Reflections

I've never really cared for photos of reflections until recently.  I still generally look for reflections that create sort of an abstract image.  I took this shot at St Mark's NWR standing on an aluminum floating dock that was about as unsteady as it gets.  I was looking for snakes, gators or something along those lines and then saw the clouds reflected among the lilies.  I like the shot and it's probably the one that piqued my interest in searching out reflections to photograph.

St Mark's Gator

I'm still not sure if this gator is sitting on a nest or if it was just a resting place.  She doesn't look rested and didn't like me being nearby.  It looks like a nest and she acts like it's a nest but I've never seen one built in such a precarious and exposed place.  I didn't have the time to observe it long enough to find out and I really don't like agitating animals, especially when they are nesting or feeding.  In the long run it doesn't matter whether it is or isn't, it's a beautiful gator and a beautiful setting.  I took this photo in the St Marks National Wildlife Refuge which is located on the gulf in the Big Bend area of Florida.