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WC#475-Dawn Flamingoes

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 22, 2011349 views9 comments

Flamingoes in flight at dawn. Taken in in Camargue - France - last year.

Larger version provided.
As always, your comments and critiques are higly appreciated.
Thank for looking.

D700 500mm ISO640 f/6.3 1/2500sec. Hand held.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on March 22, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Lovely silhouette here - in particular I like the fact that you have opposite (or nearly) wing positions on the 2 birds.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2011 at 4:22 PM

I like this a lot Mauro! I have a similar shot of cranes with this color of BG, but the flamingos make yours better! Especially because of the famous shape of the beaks

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 22, 2011 at 9:36 PM

Very cool image. The shape of the beaks makes me chuckle and your picture emphasizes that shape.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 23, 2011 at 11:14 PM

Wonderful colors and the opposing poses of the flamingo's wongs are great.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on March 24, 2011 at 1:15 AM

I love the sharpness of the silhouettes. Dynamite background sky. Opposing wing positions is a wonderful bonus.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on March 28, 2011 at 1:40 PM

This one just makes me smile. These birds are so comical - and also oddly graceful - and you've captured their essence with this photo. The perfect and opposite curves of their bodies, and the balanced poses. And then there's the background with it's beautiful, rich color. You nailed it, Mauro. You absolutely nailed it.

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 30, 2011 at 4:06 PM

These upside & down poses are unique! Congrats on WP!

Peter

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 30, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Congrats on the nice EP!
Lovely silhouettes and great sunset..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Excellent! Congratulations on the WP

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