striking a pose

Posted by ManuelaR (Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany) on 3 July 2007 in Animal & Insect.

Zoo in Cologne - Germany

This stork-kind was walking & flying around free and all of a sudden presented himself right next to me and smiled...

Thanks for your valuable tips and/or constructive input!!
© ManuelaR - All rights reserved

priya from ON, Canada

A beautiful eyes and colors are magnificent.

3 Jul 2007 5:29am

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lovely colorful shot here. And really crisp and sharp. :)

3 Jul 2007 5:46am

{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States

Woa...hello there stork...any baby down there? Great close up Manuela - love the shallow DoF that makes the subject matter stand out!

3 Jul 2007 6:18am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

I agree here with H, perfectly taken shot !

3 Jul 2007 7:20am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Excellent capture. Great colours, and a non-distracting background.
Saludos desde Sydney.

3 Jul 2007 7:39am

Myst from Bologna, Italy

WOW! The colors are so vibrant! Amazing capture!

3 Jul 2007 7:51am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Nice one from your series on the birds! Very consistent and interesting images and each one is different in its own sense. Good job, Manuela!

3 Jul 2007 8:05am

Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States

awesome photo great details, close up, and colors great job

3 Jul 2007 8:35am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Thanks for commenting on my picture today Manuela - seems we have similar interests too - I love stalking birds but getting good shots is HARD! Well done.

3 Jul 2007 8:58am

Scene by Sharon from Canada

Fantastic image - great colours! I've never seen a real stork - thanks for posting his photo, so I could see one.

3 Jul 2007 10:28am

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

beautiful colors !

3 Jul 2007 11:09am

MaryB from United Kingdom

Amazing!!!! capture Manuela :) what a fantastic bird.

3 Jul 2007 11:29am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Great perspective! Well done.

3 Jul 2007 1:24pm

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

Very nicely done - funny how I always thought of a stork being less-colourful.

3 Jul 2007 1:27pm

Beckie from New Hope, United States

WOW!!! Amazing shot! Now, that's up close and personal!!

3 Jul 2007 1:36pm

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Quel bec !!!

3 Jul 2007 4:01pm

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

Oh, I love the colour and lighting in this one and the "pose" of the bird! Great shot!

3 Jul 2007 5:33pm

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Wow, now that is a colorful bird!!

3 Jul 2007 6:08pm

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

Nice pal, great colors and stunning eyes.

3 Jul 2007 6:54pm

Michel [Une photo,vite et reviens tard] from Cergy, (near Paris), France

Mais c'est un oiseau de carnaval! Superbe portrait (j'ai une tendresse particulière pour son oeil, sais pas pourquoi...)

3 Jul 2007 7:33pm

frank from amadora, Portugal

Great shot, and lovely colors.

3 Jul 2007 8:49pm

Pawel from Brussels, Belgium

Wonderfull shot! I love the rich colours....

3 Jul 2007 9:27pm

Laurie from Lincoln, United States

Cool! I love those iridescents colors on his neck.

3 Jul 2007 10:42pm

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Great closeup shot of this stork!

4 Jul 2007 4:08am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Rich color! Well done.

4 Jul 2007 10:15am

Remus from Portugal

Boas cores.
A expressão da ave, também está muito boa.

4 Jul 2007 7:40pm

joaobelard from Lisboa, Portugal

great capture

8 Jul 2007 1:33pm