Nikon D2x and Nikon 300mm f4 lens on tripod
WB set on cloudy -1/3EV @ approximately 8AM, April 2006
1/250th 2 f5
ISO 100
no flash
taken from a blind / baited / distance approximately 15 feet / Martin Refuge, near Edinburgh, Texas
Great pose, details and light. The worm adds to it. I might decrease the contrast a bit and add some room at the bottom if you have as it is a bit tight in the frame. I can see a slight sharpening halo. Keep them coming.
I agree that it is tight, but that is the way I cropped it in order to completely fill the space with the subject. This image has done quite well for me - Color print of the year/Honorable Mention in my local camera club; Nature print of the year/2nd place at Gulf States Camera Council, and 3rd place in last September's PSA Council Challenge. Had I allowed a little more "breathing space", it might have done better.