Chilean Flamingo

Gallery: AvianPosted June 26, 20171,241 views4 comments

At the start of my May Patagonia tour we were fortunate to find a small flock of Chilean flamingos near shore. Though they were fairly comfortable with our presence, they did eventually take off, giving us a few clear frames in flight with no other distracting bird life (ducks, cormorants and swans) in the background.

Canon 1DX
Canon 600mm + 1.4x
ISO 800
1/1600th
f/8
Hand-held

Max

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4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 26, 2017 at 9:54 PM

Beautiful bird with an excellent flight pose and detail, Max. I like the reflection as well.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 26, 2017 at 11:26 PM

Beautifully sharp and detailed, and the colors of the bird and the water go really well together.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 27, 2017 at 8:37 PM

That's a beauty. The clear background and colorful reflection really make this work. Nice job swinging on the bird at 1/1600 sec. with such a long (and heavy) lens.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 28, 2017 at 5:51 PM

Flamingos in flight are really fun to watch. This one really has a lot of nice color and you did a good job of getting detail and a nice reflection.

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