The Dawn of a New Day

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We stayed at one lodge in the Pantanal for 3 days, and found there was an isolated stork nest not far away. We all asked at once "Which way is East and West ?? "
We already knew the sky was turning red every evening at sunset, from the devastating southern Pantanal fires, I think we all envisioned a scene like this. This is one of MY versions.

In addition, I’d like to share a video I send around to friends yearly. “Auld Lang Syne” sung by Sissel, a Norweigan singer whom you may have not heard of, and who is very under-rated, imo. The video’s Nature, Animal, and Bird scenes are stunning and inspiring, and I hope they bring peace, hope, and optimism to whomever watches it.

I will put the link in the post below.

Happy New Year to everyone! I wish for each of you health, peace, inspiration, and creativity in the coming year, and the courage to face the tough things.

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Technical Details

A-1
200-600 @ 600
F 10
1/1000
ISO 200
WB: Daylight
Manual
Spot metering
Zebras
Tripod (only after I took a lot of hand-held shots in case he/she flew.)
An excellent Guide and great karma

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Sissel and Nature Video :

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Excellent all around. Deserves to be hung on a wall. A well thought out composition. Thanks for sharing the video and Happy New Year to you and yours.

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Lovely image Sandy. The sun coming up in the left lower corner tells a great story along with the stork and nest. Nice to see a bit of the stork colors to give context.

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Happy New Year! I love how the sun is just moving up in the corner. And the video led me to her duet of “Solitaire” with Neil Sedaka - it’s spellbinding, even for the composer!

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Beautiful image, Sandy. I really like the composition and the sunrise is gorgeous. Happy New Year to you as well.

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@Mike_Friel
I love her voice. I think she would have been an international star, had she chosen to travel and perform often.

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Wow Sandy. Beautiful color and excellent silhouette. Nice one.

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Wow Sandy, you have ended the year with another great image. This is another one for the wall. To me the nest looks alive, like it’s a part of the tree. The colors in the sky are something else, like it was painted. I see this painted on the wall of a baby’s room. The composition is right on. A hint of color in the silhouette makes the Storke stand out.
I watched your video twice, Thanks for sharing it with us, she does have a GREAT voice.
And Thanks for all the images you have shared with us throughout the year. I look forward to seeing more of your images in the upcoming year. Be careful in your travels out there, wherever you find the shot.
THANKS again and I hope you and yours have a GREAT year. :heart:

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Thanks, Skip - Happy New Year to you as well !

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Thank you for the EP! This was one of my favorite images from the Brazil trip.

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Really well done - colors perfect - can be challenging especially at sunrise or set