The gates of Heaven

• Where was the image taken?

  Slovakia
• The bird in the photo

  Tetrao urogallus (hu: Siketfajd en: Western Capercaillie)
• Story of the image

  I took the photo in the afternoon, while stalking. The bird behaved aggressively, and I didn't want to disturb it, I tried to capture the moment from a suitable distance. The storm came in the blink of an eye, and the cock was in the right place at the right time. I tried to compose the clouds in the background as if they were the tail feathers of the bird.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2024-05-18T17:09:34

  Exposure time

  1/400s

  Focal Length

  70mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  NIKON CORPORATION

  Type of camera

  NIKON Z 6_2
• Category

  Birds in their environment

• Fotós:

  Ervin Horesnyik

  I was born in Érsekújvár. I bought my first SLR camera in 2014 and I quickly got hooked and I went to a number of lectures and courses. The learning process hasn't stopped, and it never will. I am most interested in nature photography, including animal photography. Since I was a child, I have spent a lot of time outdoors, where I find peace, and then I only focus on photography. I spend weeks or even months on a subject before I see the image on the monitor that has been in my head all along. I want to create something special and lasting with my pictures so that I am not the only one who can experience the things I have seen over the years.

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