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A Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in National Park Yala, Sri Lanka

A Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in National Park Yala, Sri Lanka
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SONY SLT-A58

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 1350/10

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Dec, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Yala National park in Sri Lanka. To tall the truth I headed the park to take pictures of leopards the park is famous of but, unfortunately, there was no luck: I saw spotted dear, peacocks, crocodiles, buffulo, but no leopards. No one. Still, the other inhabitants of the Park rewarded my passion for photography. And this painted stork among them.

Time

It was about 4 p. m. when I met this gorgeous bird fishing in the middle of one of the shallow lakes on my way.

Lighting

I can't say that I was waiting for some special lighting for this picture: I wanted to see as many birds and animals the park is rich of so I couldn't wait for better lighting or the water to stop curling

Equipment

I used Sony SLT-A58 with DT 18-135 mm f/ 3.5-5.6 SAM

Inspiration

This stork was so beautiful, its movements so cautious that I zoomed up and looked at it breathless. I almost forgot to press the knob. Eventually the bird stood motionless and I made several shots...

Editing

In my camera bag

Besides DT 18-135 mm f/ 3.5-5.6 SAM I also have Sony Carl Zeiss Planar T*85mm f/1.4 ZA

Feedback

To take photos of birds and animals a photographer has to be patient and stand motionless for some time to get as near to the object as possible. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a guide who knows the places where one can meet them. And one has to have some luck

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