Giant Flamingo Ambush in Italian Tide Pool in above a cold-water reef edge in Italy

Giant Flamingo Ambush in Italian Tide Pool

by Jon Harding

Golden firelight washes over a shallow tide pool along a cold-water reef edge in Italy, turning the water into a glowing amber liquid. A colossal flamingo, towering like a giraffe, wades through the surf with feathers glowing pink against the deep blue stillness. In the foreground, a sculpin fish hovers mid-water, its spiny fins rigid as it prepares to ambush a small shrimp. Suspended particles glitter like diamond dust in the water column, catching the low sun's final rays. Layers of depth recede from the fish's sharp eyes to the distant reef wall. The giant bird's reflection ripples across the surface, distorting the golden light into fractured shards of color.

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Camera Canon EOS RP*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS RP photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 85mm
Aperture f/1.2
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 100
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location above a cold-water reef edge in Italy
Date 2023-02-06
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 41.8568, 12.5574
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