Shot taken @ Gatorland two weekends ago.
Removed some of the distracting leaves around. About 98% full frame, cropped a bit.
Manual
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 500 mm ISO Speed: 500 Exposure Bias: 0 EV Flash: No Flash

Shot taken @ Gatorland two weekends ago.
Removed some of the distracting leaves around. About 98% full frame, cropped a bit.
Manual
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 500 mm ISO Speed: 500 Exposure Bias: 0 EV Flash: No Flash
Troy, this time the crop does not work for me, it seems unbalanced, very much left heavy and I wish for more of the crown to show.
Kudos for trying some different though :)
SH, good EXP, and a killer ruby eye. A VERT or a SQ that would include the complete set of white feathers on the head would have worked well here....
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