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66 DIGITAL CAMERA^ OCTOBER 2019 http://www.digitalcameraworld.comThe Way Of Life, Mohammad Khorshed, Kuwait Birds in the Environment Gold
“Low tide reveals the beauty of the coastal environment. The intertidal zone is also a good feeding area for seabirds,
and so a lot of gulls and herons gather because of the abundance of life. I waited for many days to get the perfect
combination of elements for the photo I had in mind: still water at low tide, beautiful clouds and, of course, the birds.
I took this photo using a drone, and the magic lasted just a short time before the rising tide altered the scene.”i
Camera DJI drone with built-in FC6310 camera
Lens 8.8mm (equivalent to 24mm) focal length
Exposure 1/500 sec at f/6.3, ISO 800Camera Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Exposure 1/1,000 sec at f/8, ISO 1,000Dancing on Ice
Caron Steele, UK
Bird Photographer of the
Year, Best Portrait Gold
and People’s Choice
“On arriving in Greece to
photograph pelicans, I
discovered that Lake Kerkini,
their favoured haunt, had
frozen for the first time in
16 years. Unused to the icy
surface of the lake, they
slid across it trying to retain
control as they took off and
landed. I was lucky enough
to capture this moment
when a pelican ran towards
me across the ice at dusk,
before taking off.”i