david bulbert, The Launch (ANIMALS 2026)

Predawn i had set up to capture the swans in the mist. The soft early light with the misty atmosphere created a beautiful setting. The slow shutter speed was complementary for the motion blur that occurred incidental when the birds were alarmed by a fox on the bank. With the eruption of movement and chaos that followed this scene created.

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