Lesser Flamingo, Tanzania

Posted by abiggs on Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:40 pm

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Canon 1D, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 1.4xII

Greetings all. I just returned from yet another Tanzania safari. Not too many avian photographs, but here is one for you of my favorite bird in Africa.

Cheers!

-Andy

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:26 am

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Andy, sweet interaction. That middle bird want's no part of it

great shot.

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by Peterh on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:35 am

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Not the cleanest, but very nice shot.

Was this taken in a hide? Normally they don't allow you that close.

I like the middle one, like alan said, that want's no part of it. The bow over it from the other two. But too bad there's one other just behind the left which is behind the left's neck.

Anyway. I hope you had an excellent trip. I'm looking forward seeing all you images.

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by DC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:17 am

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Great interaction Andy. You did well to isolate this small group. Well done.

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by KK Hui on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:20 am

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An interesting shot though rather busy ...
I like it, Andy!

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:35 am

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Good shot Andy - its almost like they are forming an arch for the third bird to walk under!!

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by Alan Melle on Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:56 am

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A bit busy but a nice behavior shot and perfectly exposed.

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by Rich S on Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:59 am

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From the Crater, I presume? Very nice and extremely tough to isolate any flamingos out of the million or so that I presume were present. Interaction and raised feathers are great. Don't know how you cropped it, but if you had the room, I would like just a tad more at the bottom. For me, the movement in the water really adds because it suggests the dance of the flamingos - which is tough to believe if you haven't seen it.

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by Bill Whala on Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:38 am

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Interesting behavior shot. I love the interaction. Cropping tighter might give more attention to the dancing birds.

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by fredcor on Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:58 am

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Impossible to get separation with these birds. A wonderful shot, the BG really compliments the pinks & reds

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by abiggs on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:57 am

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thanks for the comments, everyone. I agree with everything. Flamingos are the most difficult bird to photograph, as they are difficult to separate from each other, due to proximity. Just drives me nuts. But every now and then you get a neat-o bit of unique behavior, like the image posted above. 99% of the time they are just feeding with their heads down.

Oh, and you are correct that it was taken at Ngorongoro Crater. This was an interesting shoot, as most of the flamingos I saw were juveniles, so they lacked the black beaks and more pronounced pink colors. Oh well. Mark that up as something to grab next time.

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by AlexC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:41 pm

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Great interaction and love the FG birds, congrats!!!
Well done!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:36 pm