Gatorland Mating season

[Todd Levine]

I shot this in April 2009 in Gatorland in Florida. I had not been there in a couple years but it was nice to see the trees coming back from the hurricanes. This guy was tucked in between the trees and had great color.

Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 800
Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +1.4x
Focal length: 560mm
Subject distance: 4.8 m

[Juan Aragonés]

The mixed light is not the best, composition is a bit tight to my taste and the feathers are in not very good condition.I like the originality, point of view and colors in the bill.:)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The pose and head-on look are very interesting. I might give it a bit more room at the top and wish the were more even.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice soft parts breeding colors and good that you have both eyes looking at you but that is the dirtiest bird I have ever seen. It looks as if just had a mud bath....