Sunrise Clean-up Crew

[David Roach]

These "beauties" can always be seen at Anhinga Trail as a small group seems to roost there for the night. But on this dawn, with a freshly dead and sizable gator, the place was crawling with the clean-up crew! Even though this "phantom of the opera" is asthetically challenged, I wanted the sunrise in that most functional of avian eyes.
1DMKIIN 100-400 ISO 800 F5.6@1/200

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details, soft light and the composition works well, too. I might remove the green patch in the upper left.

[Stephen Stephen]

David lovely portrait and I really like your idea of the "sunrise in the eye".

[denise ippolito]

David, Beautiful details and great BG. The eye is terrific.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great techs and details. Very good use of rising sun in the eye reflections. Cool! Well done. :)