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    Kirsten Frost
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    Default Greater Flamingo's - environmental

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    Photographed at the Stranfontein water works in Cape Town, South Africa. A small flock of Greater Flamingo enjoy the mornings first light as the sun brightens up the sky with warm colours. I enjoyed the backlit/silhouetted appearance of the flamingos and layer composition here. All crits and comments welcome :)

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    Camera used: Canon EOS-1DmkII
    Lens Used: 400mm 5.6
    Shutter Speed: 1/250
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO: 400
    Last edited by Kirsten Frost; 02-16-2008 at 06:10 PM.

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    This is a beautifully designed and executed image with the sharp focus where it needed to be: on the birds. The various layers really move the viewer's eye around the frame and the framing is perfect.

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    What ^ he said! Very nice.

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    +1 on this fabulous photograph.

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    Not nits from me,a great image,i love the colors and layers!!!

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    Very nicely done! Excellent exposure and composition.
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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I like the mood in this one a lot. It begs to be printed and framed. :)

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    Glenn Ehmke
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    I was bone in South Africa near Cape town, and that image really makes me want to go back!

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