TIM FLACH’S ENDANGERED SPECIES

Three of tim’s best animal portraits from his Endangered photography project…

hyacinth

“HERE I chose a background that would be very similar in colour, because I wanted to explore the subtle form of the bird whilst keeping pure blue palette. This is lit with a key light (Satellite Evolution) beaming light across then using ring flash as fill-in.”

sifaka

“THIS was shot inside and I couldn’t get very close. I had to use a longer lens – a Canon EF 180mm Macro USM. I had put up a black velvet backdrop in his enclosure and waited for him to take position before taking the shot.”

shoebill

“FOR this strong head-on portrait of the enigmatic shoebill, the situation was very different, as I shot this at an aviary with very little control in an open area. I was lucky that there was a dark area behind the bird.”