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“Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.” - Hunter S. Thompson @fortworthzoo #flamingo #f...
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“Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.” - Hunter S. Thompson @fortworthzoo #flamingo #flamingos #zoo #animals #animalphotography #zooday #beardedphotographer #photography #photographer #gingerphotographer #canon #canonphotography #zoom #70300mm #canonrebelt5i
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Behind The Lens

Location

Took this on a family day at the Ft. Worth Zoo

Time

This was taken around early afternoon around 11am

Lighting

It’s a zoo so you can get some cool shadows with all the vegitation

Equipment

I used a Canon Rebel and a nifty 50

Inspiration

Flamingos were the first animal we stopped at and this photo inspired the rest of the day

Editing

I did retouch some a little but mainly just adjusted shadows

In my camera bag

Sony A7 III, 50 mm and 70-210mm

Feedback

Midday light coming straight down works best for this kind of dramatic wildlife. Everything I shoot at zoos is during 11-2 window

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