The Spirit Bird


  • Photographer
    Christoph Fischer
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Christoph Fischer Photography
  • Date of Photograph
    12th January 2014
  • Technical Info
    70mm, 1/25s, f/9, ISO 400, pan

South Africa’s De Hoop Nature Reserve harbors a magical combination of giant white sand dunes against a turquoise ocean. I was attempting to capture the flight of sea gulls in this unique environment, including panning their flight against the turquoise waters. When I descended a sand dune, a sea gull flew in and pulled up at some distance from me and I panned vertically to capture the moment. I was elated when I reviewed this image at home - a painting of nature, abstract and impressionistic, brought to completion by a winged, ghostly creature, seemingly ascending above this surreal landscape.

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