The dream-world of the great-crested grebe

• Where was the image taken?

  The White Lake, surroundings of Gatchina, Leningrad region, Russia
• The bird in the photo

  Podiceps cristatus (hu: Búbos vöcsök en: Great Crested Grebe)
• Story of the image

  Photographing the great-crested grebe against the rays of the setting sun under certain low angle with the reflection in the calm water of the lake suddenly created the marvellous rainbow bokeh as if depicting the dream-world of the wonder-bird. I love a lot the great-crested grebes. They are so dainty birds of unique behaviour. I spend hours watching them on the lake nearby and trying to photograph them.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2024-04-30T18:28:39

  Exposure time

  1/640s

  Focal Length

  400mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  Canon

  Type of camera

  Canon EOS R7
• Category

  Madarak környezetben

• Fotós:

  Dmitrii Melgunov

  I am a dedicated photo artist, known in photographic circles as Ritam. I have a deep focus on nature photography, especially birds. My work has earned prizes and recognition in international contests. As a poet, I compose poems inspired by my images, blending photography and poetry into a harmonious synthesis. My photo-poetic exhibitions have been showcased in Russia, India, and beyond. My main aim and inspiration is to share in the living communion with the sublime, all-embracing soul of the universe, with the beauty of the world as Her grand, miraculous expression, and our own soul of beauty and harmony as Her living particle.