The Things I See
Caribbean Flamingo (P. ruber). III
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 27 March 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
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Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada
I just love the colours and the feathers - I can't wait til tomorrow
27 Mar 2007 6:14am
Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands
They are getting better every day! I love the sun on the flamingo and the intensity of his colour.
27 Mar 2007 9:35am
@Yvon: Shooting these guys in the afternoon sun was difficult at best. I had to try and find flamingos in as much shade as possible to avoid contrasty photos and blown out highlights. This was the best I could do. Thanks for all your comments Yvon!
Jerry from Tampa, United States
Love the gorgeous color in this one Craig - each one has been superb! Excellent detail in the series! Kudos!
27 Mar 2007 10:08am
Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Great feathers detail and colours!
27 Mar 2007 11:16am
Dan Meyers from Macomb, United States
Wow. The color and texture are beautiful. The flamingo is quite radiant!!
27 Mar 2007 12:39pm
Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India
These birds are not at all photogenic, but you managed to do a very good job here.
27 Mar 2007 3:53pm
@m: Thanks for the complement. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by an "effect." Just to let you know, the effect was not done in Photoshop. It is the true color of this bird. The color, as I understand it, comes from either beta caratine in the birds diet or the large amoounts of brine shrimp consumed. :0)
Titto from chennai, India
It is a terrific professional foto man
How did you manage to make the swan pose like that
wow, simply wonderful....nice red color also...
27 Mar 2007 7:03pm
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
Just stunning Craig. Unimaginable natural colour. I love this series.
27 Mar 2007 8:42pm
Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada
It's a rare color in nature. Very nice captureof it!
28 Mar 2007 12:36am
Daniel from Olympia, United States
Classic pose. I would prefer a slighty off centered composition.
29 Mar 2007 4:42am
Sony DSC-H5
1/100 second
F/8.0
ISO 80
72 mm