Wings n' Walls

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Rupert Kogler

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One day, during a family evening stroll, I noticed quite a few very beautiful butterflies feeding on the lilies on this particular meadow. I decided to come back the next day without the kids to go for some back-lit wide-angle habitat images of the insects. But unfortunatley this day, I couldn't spot a single butterfly. After some time of waiting, I still couldn't see one of them, but unexpectedly I noticed this red-winged blackbird flying over the area from time to time. So I sat down and went for the kind of image, I actually intended to do with the butterflies, but with the bird instead. My main goal was to show the fantastic habitat of the animal, with the lovely wildlowers, the meadow, some trees, the bright Californian sun and, of course, the stunning walls of rock, as a framing. Although, it took me just a few tries, until I was rather successful, I wanted to stay longer, for some more shots, but at one point, I was unsure, whether I might disturb the bird, so I decided to leave.

1/2000 • f/18 • ISO 2000 • Canon EOS 5D Mark III • 16mm • Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

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