Yes....he is very much alive. I sat only a couple of meters from him, on the ground at his level with no fences or barriers in between us. I got the shots I wanted and then the man in charge got him to spin around at me. He was about 4 meters long and he spun around with a huge bang to the jaws and his tail curled in front of him like a cat. All the little dots on his skin are his sensors that pick up vibrations of nearing objects. I loved every minute of it and I have been invited back to do more shots.
I Am Waiting
By Jagger/Richards
I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
I am waiting, I am waiting (oh yeah, oh yeah)
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You can't hold out, you can't hold out
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
See it come along and
don't know where it's from
Oh, yes you will find out
Well, it happens all the time
It's censored from our minds
You'll find out
Slow or fast, slow or fast
Oh yeah, oh yeah
End at last, end at last
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Stand up coming years
and escalation fears
Oh, yes we will find out
Well, like a withered stone
Fears will pierce your bones
You'll find out
Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh we're waiting, oh we're waiting
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere
Excellent shot, and even more appreciated finally getting to see the notes about how you got it. Can't understand why the average rating wasn't higher - I put it easily in the the top 10 for sharpness, composition, and fitting the theme.
I think you should have removed the little bit of leaf off its lower jaw, it's a little distracting ;-) I'm sure you could have just knocked it off with a stick ;-)