Flamingo landing - Phoenicopterus roseus

Landing flamingo-(Phoenicopterus roseus) - I photographed this flamingo landing in the Cagliari lagoons with Nikon D200, Tamron 70-200, F / 2.8, 1/750 sec, ISO 200. Thanks for your comments

Beautiful picture of flamingo landing (to me looks like walking) in its natural habitat! Great technical quality, wonderful colors plus reflections, well composed! Complimenti, maestro! Ciao! PDE

great capture, well done....

Hi Giangiorgio,

 

another wonderful capture of the flamingo that shows the landing and the steps the bird takes to slow down further. I like the position of the wings and the colors that we see because of it. Luckily the background was far enough from the bird to be blurred sufficiently, even with this focal length that is 'rare' in your avian images; I have become used to the 300-800 mm and the 150-600 which seem to be your go-to tele lenses nowadays. Very well done! Kind regards, Vincent

Grazie mille Pierre for your appreciated very generous comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Many thanks Dave for your visit and kind comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Thank you very much Vincent for your careful observations. I photographed this flamingo from the car window with the Tamron 70-200 that I had won years ago in a Photo.net Photo Contests and that I rarely use in bird photos, but on this occasion, the flamingos were very close, ciao Giangiorgio

splendid photo , as usual your gift to catch birds life is so good,always nice details and beauty.

Radu grazie mille for your visit and beautiful appreciated comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Giangiorgio- beautiful shot of the "Flamingo" dancer

Thank you very much Gregory and Verena, you are right, she looks like a dancer, ciao Giangiorgio

Graceful dance.

Many thanks Svetlana for your visit and kind comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Giangiorgio, although the image's title is quite apropos, here's another which may substitute for it - "Splashdown!" The colors, detail, and lighting all contribute to the image's appearance and, more importantly, its atmosphere. The bird as a whole partners with you in providing artistry. - -My best always, michael - - -Ciao!!

Michael I am glad you appreciated this photo and added it into your favorites, ciao Giangiorgio

Michael thank you very much for the careful observation of this photo and for your excellent advice on the title, your visit is always very welcome, ciao Giangiorgio

I think he's showing off for the camera!!! Great pose! Great shot!

Warren , thank you for your appreciation and great commentary of my photo, ciao Giangiorgio