RUNNER-UP CATEGORY BIRDS
Jiří Hřebíček | Restless Sea

Name: Jiří Hřebíček
Picture title: Restless Sea
Category: Birds
Nationality: Czech Republic, currently living in Switzerland
Occupation: Manager

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
EXIF: ISO 50, f/6.3, 1/4sec, -2/3 EV
Other info: Intentional Camera Movement technique used (ICM). I tried to gently shake my hands while using longer shutter speed (1/4s) in order to achieve impressionistic look of the photo.
Accessories: ND filter

Jiří says:

I spent some time with European Herring Gulls that flew around our boat in Norwegian fjords. I was experimenting with a slow shutter speed and various Intentional Camera Movement techniques (ICM). My aim was to capture the freedom of the birds, the dynamics of the sea and the atmosphere of gloomy twilight alltogether in one photo. It is fascinating that the camera can capture things that are normally hidden from the human eye.