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Flamingo Dreams

© Shawn M. Marymee

Flamingo Dreams

Uploaded: November 29, 2006

Description

70-300 mm lens. Sedgewick County Zoo.

Comments

Shawn M. Marymee November 30, 2006

Critique Welcome #565269

Rachel E. Slepekis December 01, 2006

Beautful colors and focus! I really like this, my one suggestion however; is, the way the legs are cut off, I find kind of distracting. But that's just my 2 cents. #3654577

Shawn M. Marymee December 01, 2006

Rachel,

Thank you. I was trying to get the reflections from the back. I guess I did at the cost of the Flamingo legs. I don't know the rule of Where to crop animals? If you know please help!!! lol.

I want to get better so critique helps lots!!!

Thanks again
Shawn

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Rebecca K. Lefferts December 02, 2006

Wonderful colors! I love the reflections of the pink that match the flamingo- it is beautiful. :) #3658034

Shawn M. Marymee December 02, 2006

Rachel,

Thank you! I love the colors of Flamingos. There make wonderful subjects.
Shawn #3658232

Rachel E. Slepekis December 02, 2006

I am not an expert at cropping animals, and I do love the reflection for this too!
I guess I might have tried this with either a little of the leg showing. Or set the bird off center and cropped out part of the bird as well. My gut feeling is setting the bird in the right corner, so emphasise is on the neck and color reflection.
But that is simply an opinion. And this is still a beautifully colored shot : ) #3658479

Protacio Serna December 02, 2006

The warm reflections on the water are nice, but the importance of the legs particularly on this species is paramount.

The cold reflections near the bird's body are a nice complement to the main subject. If you want to keep those reflections on the upper portion of the picture, you should try a lower angle but that isn't always possible.

Regards

www.pserna.com #3658488

Shawn M. Marymee December 02, 2006

Rachel,

Thank you for your help!! I will try croping that way. I have heck with cropping. I always want to keep it all. LOL!!

Protacio,

Thank You for your help! I truly appreceiate it!! You guys are making my photo's so much better. I will go back and try a lower angle when it warms up here.

Thank you all

Shawn
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Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 09, 2006

Very beautiful flamingo, the reflection in the water really sets off this image! #3685336

Shawn M. Marymee December 10, 2006

Donna,
Thank you. It was a fun one to take.
Shawn #3687537

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