Carmine Colony

[Brendon Cremer]

We had a fantastic time this year on the backs of the Zambezi River with the breeding colonies of Carmine and White Fronted bee eaters. The birds were there in the largest numbers i have seen them, the main colony has grown to about 3 times the size it was last year, which make for some very interesting photography.

This image was shot from a remote camera set up in a pile of grass to conceal it. The camera was triggered from my Iphone using a camranger.

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[vishaljadhav]

Hey lovely one , what i loved about this is a low perspective and a unique way of capturing these
i love the sky colour and the bird colours
The front 2 birds with their tails near each other really kept my eye engaged to this one

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful Carmine scape with beautiful colors and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

Interesting and unique image Brendon! I like the low angle, two front birds, colours and composition.

[Richard Unsworth]

Unique one here; seen these there myself (used to live there!)

So cleverly composed. Bird on the front left might sharpen a little more.

memory jerker for me for sure.

[Marina Scarr]

Really well done and love the unique perspective which we rarely see. How amazing that you were able to capture the color in the sky matching the birds!!!

[Richard Flack]

Awesome image Brendon. Well done. Very cool perspective!

[Andre Pretorius]

The low angle make this a very special image. To be able to get this comp with a remote is even more amazing. Well planned image, Brendon, love it!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Amazing!! Very unique and well planned / executed. Congrats!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Your POV is excellent and I love the framing. Light is excellent and so is the sky.
I love the symmetry created by the multiple pairs that are either facing each other or away from each other.
Love the oof bee eaters in the bg too - there's so much to view and enjoy. An extremely engaging and well executed image, Brendon.
This is a big winner in my book.

[Mervyn Marsh]

Wow, If this site had a favourites I would add this..
this is awesome.. love everything about this photo..

Cheers,

Merv

[Brendon Cremer]

Thanks very much everyone for your great comments