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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flying Art

This egret was seen by the banks of Dambulla lake. It was a time of rambunctious birds fighting for a perching spot while some were already settled in. I wanted to take a slow shutter photograph to capture a white cloud like effect in the darkness and I was able to achieve this when one of the them fell off into the water after a fight for a space on a branch. The slow shutter effect also captured the water sprays from the lake.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 09.2023
Photo Location: Dambulla, Kalundewa, Sri Lanka
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © ASHANE MARASINGHE