I went out to shoot Mercury as it was at greatest elongation and I don’t have many photos showing the first rock from the Sun. The shot is taken from one of the largest parks in Bucharest – Herastrau. Birds were everywhere, as you can easily see.

Date and place: July 12th 2012; Bucharest, Romania

Camera: Canon EOS 5D

Lens: Canon EF 50 f/1.4

Exposure: 2 s

Aperture: 7.1

ISO: 100