The Fairy of Golden Magic

• Where was the image taken?

  Surroundings of Gatchina, Leningrad region, Russia
• The bird in the photo

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (hu: Dankasirály en: Black-headed Gull)
• Story of the image

  The photo was taken with an unusual lens TTArtisan 250mm f/5.6. It's a manual reflex lens with fixed aperture. So capturing with it bird in flight is an extremely difficult task. But in proper scene with good luck it can produce images with unique bokeh and style. I caught the photo of a seagull taking off in the glow of sunset reflected in the waters of the lake. In the magical fugitive moment the delicate fine bird looked to me a fairy creating the golden magic.

  Exif adatok

  Photo capture date

  2025-04-27T19:26:50

  Exposure time

  1/8000s

  Focal Length

  50mm

  Flash

  Flash did not fire

  Camera make

  Canon

  Type of camera

  Canon EOS R7
• Category

  MadArt

• 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.

• Prize:

  • MadArt, Első hely, 2025