Lesser Flamingos over Lake Logipi

[ken dyball]

Hi all

At the end of a long trip in Kenya i was invited by a photographer & freind of mine to do some arial photography in the Lake Turkana erea Kenya, this is a flock of Lesser Flamingos over Lake Logipi shot from a Cessna with the door open.
in all my years of flying (passenger) i have never seen such beauty from the air

Cheers

Nikon D700, 14-24 2.8 lens
F/4, 1/4000

www.africanatureimages.com

[Jim Fenton]

Really great image IMHO.

Love the perspective, the earth tones, reflections and the flock of birds is perfect.

Great image to share with those of us who will likely not get to see this is person :)

[Colin Driscoll]

Lovely, thanks for sharing :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wonderful image Ken. I feel it would work well in the landscape forum too! Huge congrats and I hope you had a lifeline! :)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

This truly is a spectacular sight. Thanks for sharing.

[annmpacheco]

thanks for sharing it sure is breathtakig. ann

[Pieter de Waal]

Excelent image Ken, love the rich earthy colours and great composition. You made the most of the opportunity.TFS.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrific shot. I like the composition a lot...nice placement of the flamingoes in the frame.

[denise ippolito]

Fantastic shot! I love this one. The earth tones, the flock, the clouds reflected and the curved shoreline markings make this special.

[Bonnie Block]

This is just fabulous. THe "wow" factor for sure. Congratulations! Love how it all fits together -great composition.

[ken dyball]

I'm glad you all liked it as much as i do, thanks for all the positive feedback,

Cheers
Ken