Monochrome Week: #tb to July, 2015 Common Swift at the abandoned Northern fort №1, Kronshtadt, Russia The town of Kronstadt is the fortress in the sea, situated on the small island of Kotlin in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, 48 km west of Saint Petersburg. Kronshtadt (also spelled Kronstadt, Cronstadt) is the town with the population of 45000 people and famous #history. Nowadays this town is formally a district of St.Petersburg.
IF YOUR PHOTOS AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH, YOU AREN’T CLOSE ENOUGH.
I have found this Robert Capa’s quote when I was looking in internet for suggestions on how to improve my close up shots and it give me an idea to set 50mm lens and get the chipmunk closer.
I have to change my tactic of following my prey like a hunter, and point my camera at a single spot and begin to wait with a patience. I spent the entire day laying down on a floor taking shots and in the end I got the shot I wanted! …along with the pain in the back and the wrist.
