"Andean Flamingos, Bolivia, April 2006"

This image is about preconception.

Before I departed for my six week project to photograph flamingos in the Altiplano of South America I wrote a long list of images that I hoped to capture when I was out there. High on my list was behaviourial images and amongst the behaviour I hoped to observe was fighting amongst birds. I spent 4 days at this location and missed numerous shots of similar subject but eventually I got the image I was after - two birds squabbling over drinking space

However for me its the uncluttered background, the splash of water at their feet and the leg ring that really tells the story. Andean flamingos are an endangered species so I was lucky to get this image at all.

Canon EOS 30E, 500mm f/4.5 + 1.4xTC, ISO 100film