In March 2017, I joined the charity African Initiatives to photograph a story on the Maasai women of Northern Tanzania. Our journey to reach Loliondo District at the tip of northern Tanzania started early in Arusha where we were greeted by two Maasai guides with a Land Cruiser. To my delight, they had decided our 8-hour route would take us directly across the plains of the Serengeti.
After 5-hours of driving, with the light dimming and still very much in a land of endless horizons, we found ourselves navigating through a bumpy dip in the terrain where our driver stopped for a convenience break. As we got out to stretch our legs, I spotted a flock of Ostriches springing across the brow of the hill above. Fortunately, my camera with 150-600mm lens was in hand, and I was able to quickly boost up my ISO and capture this long range shot before the flock disappeared 30 seconds later.
Taken with Nikon D810 with Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM S lens at 330mm, ISO 1250, f/10 at 1/1250 sec.
I think my photo will be having a hard time in this competition because I have given so many five stars to the Fstoppers community photographers :) And your photo is one of them!
I like the birds being a bit blurred because it gives more depth to the silhouette. An overly sharp sharpen would only destroy the fine mood in your photo. A good detail is also the four antelopes down to the right. Excellent work!
Thanks so much Carl for the vote and your kind words, much appreciated and best of luck!