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Visions in Pink by Kirsten Frost

Visions in Pink by Kirsten Frost

Tuesday, 2nd December 2008

Visions in Pink
by Kirsten Frost
A solitary Greater Flamingo poses in the mornings first light. Photographed in the Strandfontein Water Works, not too far from my home in Cape Town, South Africa.
Equipment: Canon EOS 1D Mark II and Canon 400mm f/5.6
Kirsten Frost
Although captivated by all Africa’s creatures, my preferred photographic subjects are behavioural images of birds and mammals.
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Visions in Pink by Kirsten Frost was Photo of the Day on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008. It is tagged Birds, Flamingos, Sunrise. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

19 Comments

  1. haytah Says:

    What an exceptional shot! The muted background really centers the viewer’s attention on the bird, and the burning color of the sky adds a nice surreal touch. The sky and the water balance nicely, as do the mountains and flamingo. Set tha pimp skillet on tha fire!!!!

  2. Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:

    Very unusual. Because only the actual bird is in focus, it makes the entire setting very ethereal. The title is perfect and I like the effect. A very nice potd.

  3. ChrisB ChrisB Says:

    Slightly more focus of the background would give more balance and have allowed the unique colours of the sunrise to be more present in this lovely composition.

  4. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Color saturation is good, but the bird is in too much of a corner for my liking. Some sky could have been cropped. These are of course just my views guided by my tastes. :-)

  5. David Rombaut Says:

    Hello, I like this one very much. The focus on the bird and the reflection are great, mountain far distant and colors too.

    Congratulations…

  6. Su Says:

    Nice, really liked your website some fantastic shots.

  7. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Lovely colors.

  8. Alex Says:

    Fantastic shot, really graphic and painting like, especially the background so perfectly out of focus. Great job. This is what photography should be about.

  9. Sue Gagnon Says:

    Pretty, but I, too, am caught up in the lack of background focus. I see this is certainly up to individual preferences, however, as Anurag has already stated. :) The pink overall hue you have captured with perfect focus on the bird is very nice.

  10. Malta Photography Malta Photography Says:

    Nice shot but I am doubting that there is too much blur which i think has been created through Photoshop. The idea is great but there is still that surreal thing of too much blur.

  11. Ellie Ellie Says:

    Beautiful, excellent technique on available light.

  12. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    Lovely sunrise colors.

  13. Ellie Ellie Says:

    Your photographs on your website are spectacular!

  14. Renee Renee Says:

    Very nice colors and i think a well done photo! :)

  15. Johan vdm Says:

    A beautiful image Kirsten and there are even more amazing photos on your website, http://www.kfrostimages.com :)

  16. Dennis Says:

    Composition and timing are great, but I have to agree with others that I do not like the shallow DOF.

  17. sbl Says:

    Really enjoyed looking at your website, amazing photos. Well done.

  18. Renee Renee Says:

    Great title!

  19. Su Su Says:

    The colours are beautiful, i like this image.

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