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Almost A Heart


Almost A Heart
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Copyright: Chris T Pehlivan (CTP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-25
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D / Digital Rebel XT, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-14 3:11
Viewed: 860
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Greeting Friends,
This is another photo that taken at Homosasso Springs,FL(Citrus County).
I hope you like it:)
Cheers,
Chris

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae. They are is found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, but are more numerous in the latter. There are four species in the Americas while two exist in the Old World.
Diet:
Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down. The filtering of food items is assisted by hairy structures called lamellae which line the mandibles, and the large rough-surfaced tongue.
Color:
Young flamingos hatch with white plumage, but the feathers of an adult range from light pink to bright red, due to carotenoids obtained from their food supply. A flamingo that is well fed and healthy is vibrantly coloured bright pink or red. The pinker a flamingo is, the more desirable it is as a mate. A white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or suffering from a lack of food. Notable exceptions are the flamingos in captivity, many of which turned a pale pink as they are not fed foods containing sufficient amounts of carotene. This is changing as more zoos begin to add shrimp and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos. All flamingos have 12 black flight feathers in each wing.
Feeding:
Flamingos produce a “milk” like pigeon milk due to the action of a hormone called prolactin (see Columbidae). It contains more fat and less protein than the latter does, and it is produced in glands lining the whole of the upper digestive tract, not just the crop. Both parents nurse their chick, and young flamingos feed on this milk, which also contains red and white blood cells, for about two months until their bills are developed enough to filter feed.
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Bonjour,
Belle forme et belles couleurs. On croirait que ces flamands posent...
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-07-14 4:03]

Hi Chris,

Very nice colorfull composition of this flamingos well captured and TFS,

Paul

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-07-14 6:44]

Hi Chris, nice shot. Very colourful and excellent details. You have done well with the exposure and the image is well composed within the frame. Well done my friend and TFS.
Dean.

Hello cris, excllent colors, Bg, POv DOF Perfect detaitls, great work, TFS Kyle

Chris,

Great detail and lighting in your pic. The Composition, Sharpness and detail are also great. TFS,
Sheriff

Hi Chris,
Excellent shot.
Great details, sharp and colors.
Well done!
TFS Malgosia

Hello Chris,
What a superb pose they give you!
The flamingos are very well framed, feather coats are very impressive and so are the colours...
Great composition and a very pleasant image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Great Flamingos Chris. Very well done.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 537] (2847)
  • [2006-07-15 2:11]

Hello Chris! Beautiful picture! So nice flamingos! Colour is beautiful, POV is nice and well done framing!
Cheers!
Zeca

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-07-15 3:33]

Hello Chris,
Lovely capture.Vivid colors,contrast,3D effect and composition are wonderful.
Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

Hi Chris,
WOW! the colors and detail in this are superb. I love the composition and tight crop. This really looks great!
Scott

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2006-07-15 9:54]

What a wonderful shot that you have well done ! I like heart pose, colors, exposure and sharpness which are very good ! Intersting complementary note too... Congratulations Chris and thanks for sharing.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2006-07-18 8:53]

Hi Chris.
It is a poetry in its pure manifestation. Pose, colors, composition - all of these speak about it. Excellent done. TFS and my compliments.
Alexei.

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  • mbasil Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 352 W: 148 N: 716] (3130)
  • [2006-07-18 22:38]

Nice pattern shot, Chris. The colors are amazing, of course, but the light is even better. I like the tight crop a lot.
Mike

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1335 W: 79 N: 929] (8620)
  • [2006-07-19 17:28]

selam CTP
cok guzel flamingo fotosu.
oldukca romantik gorunuyor ortam. renkler, detaylar, fokus, netlik ve not harika olmus
eline saglik
gorusmek uzere
izler

hi chris
avec une telle couleur ces flamand rose doivent avaler de tas de crevettes.
bonne netteté et bons details.
laurent

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  • Aliza Gold Star Critiquer [C: 60 W: 0 N: 3] (98)
  • [2006-07-21 15:00]
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Merhaba,
Muhtesem renkler! Süper netlikte, müthis bir fotograf!
Kuslarin pozu da müthis!
Tebrikler!
Ellerinize saglik!
Aliza.

The colors are brilliant, and what a wonderful pose. Our flamingos at the zoo are very pale, I've often thought they don't have enough shrimp in their diet.

Thanks for sharing, this is a beauty!

Alli

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 20 N: 522] (1815)
  • [2006-10-02 15:01]

Hi,
Sharpness, colours and details are great, very good job.
TFS paula

woooow,
great and beautiful colours.....This is a fine macro shot, the details are awesome!
take care Ana:)

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