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.

www.kfrostimages.com

19 Comments

haytah Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 am
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!!!!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:22 am
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.
ChrisB Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:03 am
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.
Anurag Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:32 am
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.
David Rombaut Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:28 am
Hello, I like this one very much. The focus on the bird and the reflection are great, mountain far distant and colors too.

Congratulations…
Su Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 am
Nice, really liked your website some fantastic shots.
Pauline Jones Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
Lovely colors.
Alex Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 am
Fantastic shot, really graphic and painting like, especially the background so perfectly out of focus. Great job. This is what photography should be about.
Sue Gagnon Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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.
Malta Photography Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
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.
Ellie Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Beautiful, excellent technique on available light.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Lovely sunrise colors.
Ellie Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Your photographs on your website are spectacular!
Renee Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Very nice colors and i think a well done photo!
Johan vdm Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:37 pm
A beautiful image Kirsten and there are even more amazing photos on your website, http://www.kfrostimages.com
Dennis Says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Composition and timing are great, but I have to agree with others that I do not like the shallow DOF.
sbl Says:
December 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Really enjoyed looking at your website, amazing photos. Well done.
Renee Says:
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Great title!
Su Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am
The colours are beautiful, i like this image.