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Caribbean Flamingo Preening
Caribbean Flamingo Preening
bobnospum


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Feathers II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a99 II
Lens: Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens for Sony
Location: Stone Zoo, Stoneham, MA
Date: Mar 25, 2025
Aperture: 11.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2025

 Zoo photo. I shot a lot of these preening photos so that I could get in close with the feathers.

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Place: 4 out of 21
Avg (all users): 7.0370
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Views since voting: 52
Views during voting: 57
Votes: 27
Comments: 7
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 04/04/2025 05:45:55 PM
I absolutely agree w/what you have said and had a feeling you were approaching from a purist standpoint. My comments on this comes from someone who is a portrait photographer and plans clothing to compliment where I will be photographing them (not that it always goes as planned there either LOL). I have struggled w/my foray in to birds as to how much to affect the scene, which was my thinking of Wendy’s edit - also isn’t that the finesse of wildlife, when all the elements come together? At least that has been my (very) limited experience.

Originally posted by bobnospum:
Originally posted by ErinKirsten:
Beautiful photo-great brightness with balanced exposure. What would have (for me) taken this photo to another level is a complimentary colored background...


Thanks. Something I shall keep in mind for future shots. I tend to be pretty conservative on my nature shot as my home photo club has really strict rules on their "nature" category and I am in the mindset by default.
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 04/04/2025 05:02:28 PM
Originally posted by ErinKirsten:
Beautiful photo-great brightness with balanced exposure. What would have (for me) taken this photo to another level is a complimentary colored background...


Thanks. Something I shall keep in mind for future shots. I tend to be pretty conservative on my nature shot as my home photo club has really strict rules on their "nature" category and I am in the mindset by default.
 04/04/2025 03:09:42 PM
Beautiful photo-great brightness with balanced exposure. What would have (for me) taken this photo to another level is a complimentary colored background. While I appreciate the nod to authenticity of the moment - a green background or something less contrasting than the brown/rust would have really heightened the coral of those feathers and drawn attention to their magnificence. I even thought - the Vawendy treatment she had on her heron in painterly challenge would have been interesting
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 04/04/2025 07:26:24 AM
I love this, the way you caught this, every feather has such clarity. Such a beauty! Congratulations on your amazing image.
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 04/04/2025 12:15:42 AM
So very elegant.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2025 10:32:01 PM
I feel the most delightful childish enchantment with the colour and grace of your Caribbean flamingo.
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 04/02/2025 05:41:37 PM
The most beautiful feathers and so crisp.
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