CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE An eagle eyed photographer always looks out for a mandarin who has just jumped in the water as a few seconds later he will flap his wings. sku 20016
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CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE A golden sunset was a perfect place for the mandarin to have a quick look at himself. sku 20017
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This mandarin looks like he is floating is a sea of chocolate. sku 20018
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With a perfectly still mandarin the sat calmly for his portrait. sku 20020
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Just when I had made the statement in "mandarin silver lake" that its best to photograph these colourful birds in a monochrome background - I find myself being hypocritical as I do LOVE this most glorious of colourful photos. Daisies are monochrome and are very dif[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Rainy days are usually for putting cameras away for another day. This day was no exception as I saw the clouds gather I began to put my camera away. As I did so - the mandarin flew in and stood in the water and stared with an "annoyed expression" and contemplati[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Having photographed a mandarin in this exact same spot in December 2015 - I went back six months later as if by premonition. The premonition came true as another male mandarin flew in and stood directly opposite where the other one had stood six months before. This[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Taken six months apart in the same place The wintry side was a rainy day in December of 2015 and the summery side was a sunny day in July 2016.
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mandarins are incredibly multi-coloured - from all the colours of the rainbow. This mandarin reminded of the phrase "awash with colour" and hence the photo title.
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE As photo judges say : If a photo of a a bird is a static subject : "I could have taken that photo myself. There is no skill taking a photo of a static bird ." One has to watch that static birds or birds to see when to capture that cute moment or moment of action. F[...]