cormorants in flight - (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Cormorants in flight (Phalocrocorax carbo) - For the recent series, blur in flight, with the intention of giving a greater sense of dynamism, today I present this image taken at sunrise, from my window, with cormorants in approach flight. Nikon D500, Sigma Sport 150-600, f / 22, 1/40 sec, ISO 100. Thanks for your comments

Giangioragio -- Love this shot ...especially the soft blur of the wings against the soft edges of the morning sky. Two questions ...what was your mm on your telephoto lens and did you use a tripod?)

Bruce, I am glad you likes this photo, many thanks for your appreciated comment. Yes I used the tripod and the lens was set to 300mm, ciao Giangiorgio

Excellent work, masterfully accomplished. Regards, Patrick

Patrick, I am glad you liked it and put it among yours favorites, ciao Giangiorgio

Giangiorgi, this is a change of pace for you. Usually your bird photos are entirely realistic and representational. In this case, the motions of the birds'wings produce impressions that slightly cross the boundary into surrealism. When I took my first, quick glance of the image, several of the birds seemed to look like bats. To me, this is indescribably brilliant. -- My best always, michael - - Ciao!

Michael, many thanks for appreciating this photo and adding it to your favorites , ciao Giangiorgio

Michael thank you for your careful comment on all aspects of this photo, even to me they gave the impression of being bats, ciao Giangiorgio

The motion blur together with the slight underexposure (or darkening) of the scene of the almost unreal red of the sunrise give a surreal impression, Giangiorgio! Complimenti, amico mio! Ciao! PDE

Grazie mille Pierre for your appreciated comment, and for your continued support , ciao Giangiorgio

Many thanks Lyuba, I am glad you liked and appreciated this photo and put it among your favorites, ciao Giangiorgio

Hi Giangiorgio,

 

it is quite a step from 'classic' bird-in-flight phototos to this theme of dynamism and not particularly an easy one, so I commend you on that! My first thought on seeing these cormorants in flight with blurred wings, was (like Michael's) they looked like bats. But if that is the case, your photo has proven there is a similarity between those two that we normally don't see. I like the colors and your composition. Kind regards, Vincent

Grazie mille Vincent for your very nice and appreciated comment. In fact, at first glance, they really look like bats, but they are cormorants that move from the lagoons to the east of my city, the one in the photo, where they stop to sleep, to those to the west of the city, richer in fish. At dawn they pass right in front of my window. ciao Giangiorgio

I adore chaos!

Jaime, many thanks for your nice comment, ciao Giangiorgio

Jaime, I am glad you liked it and put it among your favorites, ciao Giangiorgio

Interesting image of cormorants in sunrise with contours of a city buildings in the background, only the cormorants look partly like bets due to the motion blur! Complimenti, amico mio! Ciao! PDE