Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 22, 2014319 views4 comments
Greater and Lesser Flamingos
Walvis Bay Lagoon, Swakopmund, Namibia
2014:05:27
D800
24mm Wide-Angle
1/640 sec, f/4
Mode: Program
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 250
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
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4 comments
Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on July 23, 2014 at 8:01 AM
I like this photo a lot, but I might crop a fair amount off the bottom and some off the right. Makes it a little more intimate. Some of the birds' backs are a bit hot too.
Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 23, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Ron, I wasn't looking for an "intimate" view here - I have hundreds of closer flamingo shots. My goal was a wide-angle view of this very unique spectacle in Africa, and this fits the WC this week - fauna in a LANDSCAPE mode.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 23, 2014 at 5:33 PM
I sure do like the big curve of Flamingos and water swinging off into the distance and the sense of wide open spaces. I do think that cropping most of the mud flat out improves the focus on the birds as well as emphasizing the curve of water heading into the distance.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on July 24, 2014 at 7:09 PM
Well, I'm thinking it would be hard to take a bad photo of flamingos, but this one is special Sandy due to your thoughtful composition to capture a large number of these graceful birds. Water serves as a great leading line to the distant horizon. Enjoyed gazing into it.
Registered on February 19, 2013, 91 Posts, 500 Comments
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