Shop
Every winter, millions of starlings roost in the reedbeds of the Avalon Marshes area in Somerset each night. The exact location can vary from night to night, as can the level of display they perform. I wanted to catch some of the movement, so used a slow shutterspeed to add some dynamism and give more of an abstract view, I then converted to black and white to add emphasis to the movement.
Microbiologist and photographer living in Somerset in the southwest of England. I specialise in nature photography, from wildlife to landscape. I also self-published my first book in 2011.
View Full Profile
Comments
and you got a fabulous effect! this is glorious, Richard!
Thanks, I don’t think photos are very good at showing the real movement in the large flocks as they create the various shapes, which was why epxerimented with slower shutterspeeds. They didn’t really display as well as they can do, probably because of the wind, but I was able to show some of the tighter flocking as they changed direction.
– kernuak
cool shot
Thanks Ray, it’s difficult to come up with something different, as many people have photographed the starlings.
– kernuak
Brilliant work!
Thanks Lukas.
– kernuak