A flock of starlings in flight has the haunting ability to take on the appearance of an undulating, free-floating sky sculpture. It's truly one of nature's most arresting displays, and no one captures them quite like SorenSolkaer
Solkær captures the most intricate moments of their flight when he freezes the starlings’ motion by using an extremely high ISO between 10,000 and 15,000. Because dusk lasts so long this far north in summer and early fall, when the sun rarely fully sets, it’s the only way Solkær can photograph the ever-changing structure of the flock. Of the 120 murmurations he documented, most of them lasted seconds and only about six lasted up to 30 minutes.
This most intricate and mysterious part of a murmuration occurs when a predator enters the frame, which is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye. Depending on the density of the flock and speed of the predator, the starlings’ reactions can take many escape patterns, including flying outward to create a vacuole—an empty space. Or they might fly swiftly in one direction, producing a pulsation through the flock resembling a wave.
The shapes formed by the starlings’ anxious flight for survival can also be used to confuse their predators. Each bird will mimic the motion of its nearest neighbors, angling its back toward the predators. The murmurations in the six locations Solkær has traveled to are similar, but the number of predators in certain regions in Europe will affect the variety of shapes Solkær can photograph. “There's been way more falcons down in Catalonia than in Denmark,” he says. “Which is a bad thing for the starlings, but it's a very good thing for me, because, as mean as it sounds, I’m hoping they get attacked. That's when the visual action really happens.
As lost in the moment as Solkær feels thanks to the fleeting nature of the murmuration, he will never miss the opportunity to capture them. “Sometimes I come home with a thousand pictures and I have no idea exactly what I've captured, because the birds move extremely fast. It's an ever changing organic shape.” he says. “It's very, very beautiful.”
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