How professional nature photographer Liron Gertsman captured one of the best photos during the big solar eclipse.
, was years in the making and the culmination of research, hard work, practice, scouting, and a pinch of luck. After all, while you can control a lot, you can’t control the weather.
Piedras Blancas off the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico. Gertsman captured this shot during one of his scouting trips a few days before the total solar eclipse. Although Gertsman could scout locations, check his angles, and dial in camera settings ahead of time, there was one thing he couldn’t plan for, at least not with certainty. What would the birds do during the eclipse?“It’s a fascinating area of research that not a lot is known about,” the photographer explains.
Despite the scouting and planning, just minutes before totality, there weren’t many birds, maybe 40 or 50. It could have been enough, but it would require more luck in terms of bird positioning than Gertsman had hoped for. He also adds that he had the crew remove the tent, usually over the boat’s helm, so that the captains and crew could enjoy the eclipse for themselves. It was paramount to Gertsman that everyone who helped him get the shot could see the spectacular event for themselves. The preparation and positioning were so good that Gertsman said they didn’t need to adjust position during totality.Gertsman is no stranger to shooting from a boat, which helped during the eclipse.
“I was using servo autofocus with animal detection on the RF 100-500mm,” Gertsman explains. “I was using one-shot AF on the 24-105mm.”He didn’t just practice in the days and weeks before the eclipse in Mexico; he also practiced during last fall’s annual eclipse.While Gertsman admits that it’s not a perfect substitute for a total solar eclipse, the annular eclipse proved helpful for getting a sense of how things would go when photographing birds in flight in those conditions.
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