Anhinga Yawn

[Miguel Palaviccini]

I made a trip back to FL and spent most of my time working on portrait style shots. On one of the mornings I spent about 30 minutes with a very tame Anhinga. Nothing exciting, until he gave me one yawn. Lucky for me, he was facing me directly, giving me a nice symmetric photo opportunity.

Shooting Info:
Canon 5D3 | 500 f/4 II
1.320 | f/5.6 | ISO 800

[Bill Dix]

Love the pose, the light, the symmetry of this one, Miguel. Having the bill tip in focus would have been great, but tough to do -- I imagine a stop or two wouldn't have done it.

[Marina Scarr]

All it takes is that ONE good moment,Miguel, and this is a pretty amazing one. Love the translucence of the bird's throat and the spot on symmetry. I wish for a tad more on top if you happen to have it.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This is amazing...I love it! Awesome details inside the mouth, right down to the blood-rich veins. I could see a bit more room above and I'm sure that would improve the comp but as is it creates a certain tension that goes well with the pose IMO.

[John Cooper]

Captured at just the right moment Miguel presenting loads of impact - love the deatil of the mouth and pin sharp eyes!

[gail bisson]

I am a bit late to the party so have nothing more to offer to the good comments you have received so far.
I really like the details and the symmetry.
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

What a unique image... love it. As was suggested maybe a little more room at the top. Thank you for sharing.

[Lorant Voros]

This is over the top. Stunning head on shot! I also wish for some more room on the top. Apart from that I wish it was mine.

[Doug Brown]

Love this one Miguel! Perfect symmetry and really cool transillumination of the throat. Well done.

[Randy Stout]

Miguel:

Really interesting, both the angle and the transillumination as pointed out already. DOF is only negative, but the eye is really drawn to the mouth, so less of an issue.

Well captured.

Cheers

Randy

[Shawn Zierman]

This really grabs me. The thumbnail intrigued..the opened image grabs! The IQ of the image is excellent. Would love to see this one get IOTW, as it's unique, but on top of that, very well executed.