The wonderful home of pink flamingos
Florent Hodel
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Surrounded by sleeping and active volcanoes, Laguna Colorada is one of the mythical places of South-Lipez. Perched at more than 4000 meters on the bolivian Alti-plano, this volcanic laguna owes its color to microscopic red bacterias which make the delight of pink flamingos.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.4 MB
Width
3803 px
Height
2291 px
Aspect
3803:2291
Brand
Pentax
Model
K10D
Exposure
18 mm f/10 1/200 s ISO 100
Software
Adobe Lightroom 6.1
Taken
4 August 2015
Coordinates
-22.2124, -67.7989
Tint
Moderate blue
Submitted
26 February 2017
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