Today I took my camera club to the Oakland Zoo. It was the perfect day for it because there was complete cloud cover. I love it when that happens. No blown out highlights to deal with! Here’s one of the images from today. It feels good to get back behind the camera.
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Laura Macky Photography 
May 21, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Gorgeous image.
May 21, 2015 at 5:23 pm
Thank you! It sure felt good to get out and not sit behind my screen pasting links.
May 21, 2015 at 5:38 pm
lovely
May 21, 2015 at 5:38 pm
Thank you Julz. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 6:14 pm
I have to show my son this.. He loves flamingos.
May 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Oh cool! I hope he likes it. I will feel accomplished!! 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 6:23 pm
They are certainly among the most bizarre and whimsical of bird designs. I always look for them during any zoo visit, and I love zoos. Wonderful after-capture processing!
May 21, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Aren’t they? Thank you! Ive decided this is where I like to live…trying to make art out of my photos. Operative word “trying” lol. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm
definitely a honk in there…
May 21, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Looool. Thanks for researching! 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 7:10 pm
u r welcome 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 8:08 am
hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so funny you put this here! Thanks. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 6:52 pm
wonderful image
May 21, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Thanks much! Glad you like it. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Such a cool whimsical image!
May 21, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Thanks Tiny! They are whimsical birds.
May 21, 2015 at 7:38 pm
What a stunning image – simply beautiful! 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 7:44 pm
So nice of you to say Joanne. In glad you like it! Have a nice evening. 😀
May 21, 2015 at 8:13 pm
Reblogged this on @Annaglazo.
May 21, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Thank you!
May 21, 2015 at 8:20 pm
The birds look very proud. Like posing is all they want to do. Beautifully captured 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 9:06 pm
I see the proud look. Nice observation. Thank you Mabel.
May 21, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Laura, you brought the birds to life. Wonderful.
May 21, 2015 at 9:07 pm
Thanks much Tommy. They are funny birds.
May 23, 2015 at 10:32 pm
They are pussy cats, Laura, afraid of water.
May 24, 2015 at 7:21 am
We have them here too. Even inland where I live 40 miles from SF! Some landed on our little lake just beyond our back deck once. Funny!
May 24, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Gulls, they love eating potato chips. Very strange.
May 25, 2015 at 7:12 am
They’re scavengers. They eat anything!
May 25, 2015 at 2:15 pm
But Laura, they don’t eat salad, only chips.
May 25, 2015 at 2:58 pm
That is soooo true! I think they, like humans, have been trained to like food that isn’t good for us lol.
May 25, 2015 at 4:17 pm
Ha, ha, ha. Go the gull.
May 21, 2015 at 9:53 pm
like the way the light and shadow work so well on this picture.
May 22, 2015 at 8:08 am
Thank you so much Peter. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 9:55 pm
How beautiful!
May 22, 2015 at 8:08 am
Thank you Nita!
May 21, 2015 at 10:40 pm
Yes I love clouds perfect light for photos! This photo is beautiful i love the effect.
May 22, 2015 at 8:08 am
Thanks for liking the effect. I love to doodle in Photoshop. 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 11:46 am
I love Photoshop! 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 4:04 pm
Me tooooo. 🙂
May 21, 2015 at 10:45 pm
Reblogged this on My Choice.
May 22, 2015 at 8:09 am
Hermannnn….thank you for the reblog!
May 22, 2015 at 10:34 pm
😀
May 21, 2015 at 11:18 pm
Your comments are especially true of white subjects – this one has such misty beauty.
May 22, 2015 at 8:09 am
Thank you Derrick! That is so true about misty subjects. I might be taking pictures in mist omorrow so we’ll see!
May 22, 2015 at 12:18 am
Lovely shot, certainly a bit mystical…did you do a double exposure, or a slow one…..
May 22, 2015 at 8:10 am
Thank you Sue. It’s all in photoshop. The original image was actually quite sharp but I thought it not to be very exciting. So this is a few layers with some blurs.
May 22, 2015 at 2:28 am
Great click!:D
May 22, 2015 at 8:10 am
Thank you!
May 22, 2015 at 4:08 am
Beautiful photo Laura.
May 22, 2015 at 8:10 am
Thanks so much Dan. 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 4:47 am
How I miss Oakland
May 22, 2015 at 8:10 am
Until you need police, then you wish you weren’t here. lol
May 22, 2015 at 7:36 am
Oh I really love this shot!
May 22, 2015 at 8:11 am
Thank you!! Much appreciated. 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 9:10 am
Beautiful image Laura!
Tamara
May 22, 2015 at 10:00 am
Thank you Tamara! And thanks for the following on FB!
May 22, 2015 at 10:42 am
You’re welcome!
May 22, 2015 at 12:26 pm
Oh, this is such a cool shot!
May 22, 2015 at 4:04 pm
I’m so glad you like it Mark. 🙂 Thank you!!
May 22, 2015 at 1:09 pm
Lots going on here with the colors and tones and the subjects’ “poses”, then you added a little something extra that really makes this a special photo. Very nice work from capture through pp.
May 22, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Thanks so much David. I’m glad you like it! I’m trying to develop my own style and glad it’s being received positively.
May 22, 2015 at 1:27 pm
You’ve captured it lovely
May 22, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Thanks so much Alex. 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 2:08 pm
A great shot and I love the little extras you found in your bag of creativity. I thank you very much for sharing them with us, and brightening my day at least. But then again, you always do. Here’s all my best wishes for a great week-end.
May 22, 2015 at 4:06 pm
You are so sweet to say Mitch. i really appreciate it! I try to whip out that arsenal when I can. 🙂
May 22, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Just one little question for you. I love being told I’m sweet, but who’s Mitch? Lol.
May 22, 2015 at 11:04 pm
ethereal perfection, Miss Laura… ❤
May 23, 2015 at 6:38 am
Thank you so much Melanie! :-)))
May 25, 2015 at 5:20 pm
Don’t know how I missed this Wonderland looking shot!! Next you must find hedghogs!
May 25, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Hedgehogs lol! Do we even have those here? I’ll have to google. They are so cute from what I’ve seen on FB.
May 25, 2015 at 11:21 pm
remember the red queen used them for croquet balls along with the flamingos!! 🙂 Anyway I’m dating myself!! I loved the old Disney cartoons but Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was fantastic as was the film! Pig!!! I need a pig here!! 😀
May 26, 2015 at 7:31 am
hahahaha! What a cute note to start my day off with! Don’t worry about dating yourself…I think we’re about the same age anyway lol. I might even be older! Johnny Depp in AinW was awesome but then I love him. I’ll look for a pig on ebay for you and send you the link. 😛
May 26, 2015 at 6:35 pm
😛 🙂