Dawn's Whispers: Graceful Hoopoe Silhouette at Sunrise

Photographer

Hermis Valiyandiyil

Category

Nature Photography - Nature / Other

Company

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2024

Country / Region

United Arab Emirates

A Hoopoe took flight with its wings spread in a smooth motion across the canvas of the early-morning sky that was illuminated up by the sunrise's bright hues. I saw that this bird would occasionally grab its prey in the air and other times on the ground. Additionally, I observed that each time it caught a prey, it flew in the same direction to a nearby tree. That's when I had the idea to photograph the bird against a background with light and dark sides to represent the dark and light sides of existence.

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