Vancouver wildlife photographer receives global competition with dramatic shot during solar incident
After years planning for perfect bird photos, Vancouver’s Learon Gartsman did this.
Now, his name is given Year bird photographerFor a photo, he took a total solar eclipse from the coast of Mexico in 2024, which captured a frigatebird silhouette in a flight.
The story behind the photo goes back to 20 years, when Gurtsman was five years old.
He said, “At that time my parents had a small, a small, a basic, simplest cameras that you could get at that time, and that is what I started taking pictures of birds,” he told the CBC. initial version,
From there, his passion for photography and wildlife increased. Then, in high school, astronomy increased his interest.
“I had these two passions: Bird Photography and The Night Sky – Celastial Events. I decided that I wanted to combine them into a dramatic photo.”
When it hit him: a bird in front of the total solar eclipse.
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The total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, which blocks its light.
According to Fred Espenk, an astronomer of retired NASA, the total solar eclipses are rare that they are only visible from a very small area on the surface of the Earth. Total eclipse is about average for any one place on Earth Once every 375 yearsEspenk said.
Gurtsman came to know when and where there will be a total solar eclipse.
“On one 8 April, 2024 Actually caught my eye because it crossed the west coast of Mexico, “he said.” There are some incredible seabard colonies on the west coast of Mexico. ,
He planned it so that he would carry a boat over the sea, which was located next to some small isets from the coast of Majatlan.
“I felt that during the eclipse, it would be dark. Birds feel that it was night time, they would fly to visit their island,” Grtsman said.
Using the boat, he will be able to go under them and get that perfect shot.
“I was able to see hundreds of frigate birds that I have flew in front of the most spectacular thing seen so far, which is a total solar eclipse.”
Jumping up and down on the sea is not the easiest way to take a picture. But Girtsmen are traditionally not interested in doing things.
He said, “You do not get pictures that have never been taken before, the way everyone does them.”
To deal with the movement in the boat, he had to get his camera settings correctly – and it meant that a lot of practice in the leading days for the eclipse. He spent a lot of time to accommodate his camera settings and monitor frigatebird behavior before 8 April.
Even with all that preparation, the girtsman was nervous that the weather would obstruct his picture: clouds were in forecast.
He said, “I was fully prepared for the fact that it could not actually happen in the way I had imagined it, and I was ready to accept whether it was a successful photo shoot or not, because I knew that I knew that it would be a remarkable experience to see the total solar eclipse,” he said.
Finally, the sky was clear and got a shot.
Being named Bird Photographer of Year means people are watching his workWhich includes fishing to a bear such as other wildlife shots, a group of bald eagles and a particular patriotism of Canadian geese under northern lights.
He also won a cash prize of £ 3,500, slightly higher than $ 6,500 CDN.
But real payment, Gurtsman said, the competition focuses to preserve nature.
He said, “The power of photography is in showing how special and deserved to protect things like birds,” he said. “Birds actually play a truly impressive role in the world’s ecosystem. They inspire people.”
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Vancouver-based photographer, Liron Gartsman won for his photo called “The Frustbird and the Diamond Ring”, taken in Majatlan, Mexico during a total solar eclipse.
