Wildlife IOTW 6/18/2010 Phil Ertel

Congratulations Phil Ertel
Flower and Crocodile

This image was created on June 6th at Gatorland in Orlando Florida during a workshop conducted by Robert Amoruso. The flower resting on the snout of the crocodile catch my attention. I liked the contrast between the soft delicate flower and the hardness of the crocodile. Thanks for taking the time to view the image and of course any comments / suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Camera: Canon 50D
Lens: EF70-200 mm f/2.8 IS USM +1.4
Focal Length: 235 mm
Subject Distance: 2,1 m
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Exposure Mode: Manual
f-stop 4.0
Shutter Speed 1/1250
ISO 400
Flash: Did not fire

big congrats, phil! so different and really neat!!!

Very pleased this made the grade, nice to see something different. Well seen Phil, congrats on this one.

Steve

Congratulations, Phil! Very interesting composition.

Congratulations Phil

Thanks everyone for your kinds words. I appreciate them very much!

knew this was a strong contender, congrats Phil!!

Awesome, I had to read to see what it was, since I couldn't find the eyes. Very clever, Phil, congrats!

Well done Phil, well deserved for this image.

Congratulations Phil, very different and the flower makes it way cool. :)

Congrats Phil! Ditto something different and love the tiny flower.:)

Just saw this - wow. Well done, so different and creative. Steve

love the composition :) congrats

Well seen! congratulations.

Fantastic!
I agree abaot the little flower as a contrast.

Fantastic!
I agree about the little flower as a contrast.

You stole my picture Phil!!!

lol no actually I tried to steal yours, but the one I took is not nearly as good as this one.

Congratulations its a great shot!