While working on the structure of the Top Orange Blog, I looked at other blogs that used the same theme. It was during one of these excursions when I ran face first into Ron Dubin’s Flamingo. I approached carefully; Ron, not the Flamingo, and asked if I could use his Flamingo picture in the Top Orange Blog’s Welcome page. That is how we caught the Flamingo.
Ron caught this picture of the Flamingo using his trusted Canon camera set at:
f/8
1/400s
ISO 100 at 200mm
It was a harsh noon day sun but Ron was within 25 feet of the Flamingos who were comfortable around humans because they live at the zoo. I asked Ron how often he goes to the zoo. “Rarely. This was my first trip to a zoo in a very, very long time. I’m not a big fan of zoos in general. I enjoy wildlife more when the subject has a chance to run or fly away. 
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Ron knows what it is like to photograph Flamingos in the wild. He photographed Flamingos in Bolivia during 2007 for the Minister of Tourism. Ron said that photographing the Flamingos in their natural environment made him aware of their beauty and grace.
Ron’s Pictures of Flamingo’s in Bolivia
Flamingos in the Shadow of a Chilean Volcano - Laguna Saquewa, Bolivia
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Four Flamingos - Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
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Two Flamingos - Laguna Colorada, Bolivia by Ron Dubin
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Flamingo Reflections - Laguna Saquewa, Bolivia
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Flamingo Flock In Flight - Laguna Saquewa, Bolivia
The pictures of the Flamingos in Bolivia inspire the nature lover in me. However, I’m glad Ron was able to get the closeup of the Flamingo at the Zoo. The orange in the photo is very rich. Ron likes “the fact that the light really burnished the color and (the color) jumps right out at you.”
When asked what he liked about this picture Ron replied “I like the lines, I like the yellow in flamingo’s eye (but that’s another blog.) ”
We’ll look forward to seeing more of Ron’s photography, possibly in the Top Yellow Blog, but until then, you can see more of Ron’s photography including his stunning pictures of Bolivia on his blog. Visit Ron Dubin Photography.
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