Lesser Flamingo

[Chris van Rooyen]

This is another image from my trip to Kamfers Dam in the Northern Cape in December last year.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:12:14 06:23:38
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Tv
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 700mm

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

Wonderful color in feet and legs, as well as the bill and eye. I love the wing position and appreciate that the bill doesn't intersect the wing. Nice exposure and sharpness. The foot position and splash are pluses. All in all, an elegant portrayal.

Randy

[Doug Brown]

Great pose and a nice splash that conveys some action. The crop works for me. Sharpness is as we've come to expect from you! I might darken the pupil just a little.

[Robert Amoruso]

Chris,

Well done capturing the peak of action. Agree with Doug's recommendation on the black pupil of the eye.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image Chris with great action and a very lovely BG. Really like wing positions and the trailing water droplets. Congratulations on another superb image !!!

[Grady Weed]

Any image captured that shows emotion, a comical movement, always gets a thumbs up from me. I like the curved neck, the crooked bill and the outstretched but forward wings here. The dancing movement makes go over the top.

[Raymond Barlow]

fantastic image, i like the composition a lot, awesome action, and tack sharp.

[Ramon M. Casares]

It can´t get better IMO :) Great light, pose, BG, comp and detail, colors are terrific! COngratulaitons!

[Jan Wegener]

breathtaking scene !
Everything is perfect in that one!