Image description
An Alpine Chough in flight against a snowy background at Mount Pilatus. The black plumage contrasts with the yellow beak and red legs.
- Date taken
- April 6, 2026
- Resolution
- 5'912 × 3'941 px (23.3 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 s
- Aperture
- f/8
- ISO
- 125
- Focal length
- 359 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
For this shot at a focal length of 359 mm, the fast shutter speed of 1/500 s ensures the necessary motion sharpness, while the aperture of f/8 keeps the focus on the subject and the ISO 125 provides clean image quality against the bright background.
- Choose a sufficiently fast shutter speed to precisely freeze the bird's rapid movement in flight.
- Use a long focal length to capture the subject in detail from a distance and to compress the snowy background.
- Pay attention to a deliberate aperture setting to keep the focus exactly on the animal and to make it stand out sharply from the background.