[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Cape Town - Strandfontein Water treatment Plant - a popular place in Cape Town for bird watching. Adjacent is the Garbage dump. (Garbage is french for rubbish)

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[Mark Hauser]

It is a pity that such beautiful creatures have to live there.
But this picture skilfully illustrates the contrast in our world.
Thank you Elsa for the great picture

 

[marc]

Such contrast.....a true environmental shot.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

It is a pity that such beautiful creatures have to live there.
But this picture skilfully illustrates the contrast in our world.
Thank you Elsa for the great picture

Thank you so much Mark.

Such contrast.....a true environmental shot.

Thank you Marc - I appreciate it

 

[Butlerkid]

Winning image! Superb exposure control!

 

[BarkingBeans Coffee]

Did he just deliver coffee? Such a great use of tones!

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Winning image! Superb exposure control!

Thank you very much Karen. Much appreciated.

Did he just deliver coffee? Such a great use of tones!

Just had his fix ya thanks !

 

[Ralph]

Cape Town - Strandfontein Water treatment Plant - a popular place in Cape Town for bird watching. Adjacent is the Garbage dump. (Garbage is french for rubbish)

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Awesome perspective! Well done

 

[Woodyg3]

Great composition, shows the contrast of nature and manmade intrusion.

 

[markymark]

Cape Town - Strandfontein Water treatment Plant - a popular place in Cape Town for bird watching. Adjacent is the Garbage dump. (Garbage is french for rubbish)

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Great image & a good example of how nature is having to adapt to it’s surroundings.
well done

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

I didnt know there were so many Mark/c/k/ys on this forum
thank you very much MarkyMark

 

[PhD69]

By chance, I'm not a "Mark/c/k/ys" but, I'm French...

"(Garbage is french for rubbish)" : The French word for garbage or rubbish is "poubelle" or "ordures" or "déchets".

"Garbage dump" = "décharge publique"

Photo contests regularly offer a category "Relationship of man with nature". Your image would find its place there

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

By chance, I'm not a "Mark/c/k/ys" but, I'm French...

"(Garbage is french for rubbish)" : The French word for garbage or rubbish is "poubelle" or "ordures" or "déchets".

"Garbage dump" = "décharge publique"

Photo contests regularly offer a category "Relationship of man with nature". Your image would find its place there

Thank you kindly

the garbage thing is a joke

 

[Irap]

That is a spooky looking shot, such a beautiful bird, in such a terrible environment. We mostly get Turkey Vultures around our dumps.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

That is a spooky looking shot, such a beautiful bird, in such a terrible environment. We mostly get Turkey Vultures around our dumps.

Thanks Ira. We unconsciously avoid "noticing" the dumps - until we photograph them.
The Dump is next to the water treatment plant - so the birds are at the water pans - not on the dump. Lots of seagulls on that dump

 

[Irap]

Thanks Ira. We unconsciously avoid "noticing" the dumps - until we photograph them.
The Dump is next to the water treatment plant - so the birds are at the water pans - not on the dump. Lots of seagulls on that dump

It is a very good photograph Elsa.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

It is a very good photograph Elsa.

thanks Ira. much appreciated.

 

[CallieRhino]

Very good shot it tells a great story! I always find it so sad to see all these pretty birds on the garbage dump

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Very good shot it tells a great story! I always find it so sad to see all these pretty birds on the garbage dump

Thanks Callie. Yes it is very said

 

[Charles Loy]

Jaw Dropping image, skillfully done and expressive background.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Jaw Dropping image, skillfully done and expressive background.

You are very kind Charles - thank you

 

[Gaduf]

Nicely captured Elsa,
Drove past Strandfontein on a previous trip to the Cape last year and remember seeing all the gulls flying around from the highway.
Regards,
Gavin

 

[MrFotoFool]

Really interesting. If you have not considered it already, I would strongly encourage you to enter this in the next Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (which will open for entries Oct-Dec 2024). There are a couple categories where I think this has a very good chance of placing (Urban Wildlife and Photojournalism or whatever they call that category).

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Really interesting. If you have not considered it already, I would strongly encourage you to enter this in the next Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (which will open for entries Oct-Dec 2024). There are a couple categories where I think this has a very good chance of placing (Urban Wildlife and Photojournalism or whatever they call that category).

Thank you kindly for the vote of confidence!- but I am not really one for competitions.

 

[BorderBirder]

Well done Sir W . A compellingly communicative and contemporary image, great work Elsa.