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Francisco Mingorance's Image
This towering sculpture by German artist Wolf Vostell incorporates a Russian MiG-21 aircraft, two cars, pianos, computer monitors and now three huge nests built of sticks and grass.
Francisco used a long exposure to capture these pairs of white storks sleeping under a starry sky, quietly asserting their place in the modern world Vostell depicted. White storks are as at home on artificial structures as they are in trees, nesting on anything flat enough to support a nest. Although they form monogamous pairs for the breeding season, they will migrate separately to overwinter in southern Africa, returning to Europe in spring to reunite at their nest site.
Behind the lens
Francisco Mingorance
Spain
Francisco has worked as a photojournalist for more than 30 years, and has published over 100 articles on nature in titles such as National Geographic, International Wildlife, Terre Sauvage, BBC Wildlife Magazine and Geo. His images have been used to illustrate more than 20 books, and he has won over 200 international photography awards.
Image details
- Canon EOS-1D X
- 70-200mm f2.8 lens
- 7.8 sec at f2.8 • ISO 1600 • intervalometer
- Vostell-Malpartida Museum, Malpartida de Cáceres, Spain
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