Serenity

[Stu Bowie]

This image was captured on a large inland marine lagoon, about an hours drive north of Cape Town in the West Coast National Park. The proximity of the waders depends on the tide. The higher the tide, the closer the birds. This Flamingo kept this pose as he walked across the front of the hide. A clearer reflection would have been the cherry on the top. Taken early morning.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300 F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/2500
F/7.1
ISO 400

Manual exposure

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Stu, love the colours here and the pose with reflection is really nice. Well done.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

A super shot, Stu! Nothing to distract and a beautiful reflection. I like the fact that the reflection is not too smooth because it now makes the pic look 'real'.

[Lorant Voros]

Sweet pose and nice soft morning light. I agree with you that a perfect reflection would put the image over the top. Very nice frame, Stu.

[gail bisson]

Love the light and the simpleness of this image.
Agree with you about the reflection but still a great shot.
I really like the convoluted neck position and the shade of blue in the water. It compliments the pinks very well.
gail

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful. Simple, yet so full of interest. Nicely done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image Stuart. Beautiful simple, peaceful design. A bird that is on my bucket list. Thank you for sharing.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - great pose and colors here. The blue bg really sets off the flamingo. Vertical comp was the way to go. Too bad about the reflection but by no means a deal breaker for me.

TFS,
Rachel

[William Dickson]

Very nice Stuart. I like the comp, POV and pose. I really like the contrasting colours between the bird and the BG :S3: Well done, good work

[Joe Subolefsky]

Nothing to add that has not been said just wanted to say I like it a lot!

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful pose and colors! I love the "seamless" BG. Looks like you are low but you must be looking down on endless water, maybe merging with sky?

[David Salem]

beautiful frame Stuart. I really like the form of this perfect individual and the colors are fantastic against that nice blue BG. The techs and details look great as always. I tried doing a screen scroll and it looks pretty good to me without the reflection also. Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Sweet image, Stuart. Serenity is a great title for this image, it is very peaceful.

[Doug Lambert]

Great shot. I like the reflection, colors, and the simple background.

Doug

[Stu Bowie]

I love the "seamless" BG. Looks like you are low but you must be looking down on endless water, maybe merging with sky?

Thanks Diane. It was endless water.

Thanks a stack everyone for the kind words and feedback.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

These have got to be the most elegant birds there are. Very pretty pose, colors and design. Lovely!

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot, Stuart! Love the composition, exposure, POV and the reflection. Very well done.