This photo was taken while I was flying a drone over Lake Chalalaka, in Ethiopia. This lake is filled with rainwater most of the year, so it is not very deep.
There was a large group of flamingo's sitting there, which was a beautiful sight from above: you could see both the flamingo's and their shadows on the surface of the water.
I wanted to give this photo an abstract/stylised touch, hence I made it black and white and turned up the contrasts a bit.
My name is Arie Maasland (1976). I lived in Ethiopia for over four years, during which time I spent a lot of time taking nature photos: birds, landscapes and macro photos (insects, flowers, butterflies).
Ethiopian nature is beautiful and the photographic conditions are often favourable (read: lots..
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