Features almost hidden in the glowing gold of sunset, almost a silhouette but just enough light to make out the texture of the seagull’s feathers. This is a special time of the evening to be down on the beach watching the world fly by. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Fly By’, 1/5000s f/2.8 ISO400 200mm
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Happy New Year to everybody and welcome 2016. The new year was a quiet event for us this time around, at least as quiet as it can be at 10,000 metres above the Persian Gulf. There was no party and no fanfare. A few on the flight determined to rouse some festive spirit counted in […]
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A solitary gull drifts back and forth in the late afternoon, its gaze intent on the breaking surf beneath it. If it were human it might be searching for unusual shells discarded by their deceased owners to add to a growing collection. If it were a flying fish it might be searching for a safe […]
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Silhouettes are beautiful in the dying twilight, especially ones set in the open sky. It is interesting to watch the seagulls after sunset heading north in small groups like this one. It is curious that I never see them flying south at this time. Perhaps I should come back int the early morning. If you […]
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I crept slowly towards them. Keeping low. Keeping quiet. I stopped and watched patiently. Keeping still. Keeping silent. Then one from the crowd got spooked by a sound and quickly the others caught on. The need was now gone so be stealthy today so I clicked as they all flew away. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Flew […]
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