If you thought photographing birds in flight is tough, wait until you chase a dragonfly with a tele lens. They are about an inch-and-a-half long and zig-zag at random. When they are in love, we are entertained to a Bollywood movie-like dance at the speed of light.
Over a romantic sunset, the couple darted around blades of grass, hovered above water and finally gazed into each other’s eyes, mid-air. That was when I shouted: “Cut! Good take!” 🙂
Olympus OM-D, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/4000 sec.
Within minutes, a big squadron of painted storks flew in. The giant birds put up an amazing aerial display above the old Setapak Mosque. They circled overhead and flew in formation for a good 5 minutes in this special Maal Hijrah Airshow.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/1600 sec.
Have you ever seen fighter jets at eye-level firing flares to deflect heat-seeking missiles? It is spectacular and scary at the same time. I photographed this supersonic dogfight during the LIMA 2011 Airshow in Langkawi.
