Name: Anirban Dutta
Picture title: Intruder
Category: Insects
Nationality: Indian
Occupation: Official

Anirban:
‘Before the start of the monsoon every year, some species of termite swarm in the late afternoon and early evening – this behaviour is known as nuptial flight. One day I witnessed this event near a petrol pump in the town of Cooch Behar, India. There were thousands of termites drawn to the powerful street light, and one black drongo. This bird spent almost 20 minutes swooping through the termites, snatching and eating them as it went.

I shot multiple exposures to capture this event, which I had never seen before. Three frames were recorded and combined in-camera. The first one with a high shutter speed and in Kelvin white balance, the second with a high shutter speed isolating the drongo and the third with a slow shutter speed in Tungsten white balance.’

Technical information:
Nikon D500
NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6
1/5, f/32, ISO800
Accessories: Tripod
Post processing: Basic adjustment in Photoshop

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