Butterflies - close-up views in a country garden

[Harry Harrison]

"Wildlife photographer found he too can work from home"

 

Article on Andrew Fusek-Peters in The Independent:

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/photography/butterflies-close-up-uk-species-b2173161.html

 

Well, he's not an Alamy photographer I know but from his website he seems to sell well. An Olympus OM System Ambassador.

 

Am I right in thinking that you set a very fast shutter speed and frame rate and then blend a selection of the resulting images? Tripod?

 

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Edited September 27, 2022 by Harry Harrison

[wiskerke]

2 hours ago, Harry Harrison said:

Am I right in thinking that you set a very fast shutter speed and frame rate and then blend a selection of the resulting images? Tripod?

Yes tripod. And a fast burst rate.

If the lens is exactly centered in the front nodal point (actually the entrance pupil), you can even pivot the camera and follow a butterfly or bird.

He also uses high speed flash a lot.

'Stunning photographs. A man with a profound understanding of the natural world.' Iolo Williams.  (here)

And of his equipment and photography in general I would add.

 

wim

[Nick Hatton]

I spent an afternoon photographing butterflies on Arnside Knot in Cumbria UK with Andrew in July, only realised it was him when I saw a blog the following day!

[John Richmond]

I'm also guessing high speed ProCapture, where on a half press of the shutter button the camera buffers up to 25+ shots on a continuous loop (variable by user) and then writes to card once the shutter is fired.  You can also specify the number of shots to record after pressing the shutter.  Makes in flight shots a little easier but still takes patience and practice - I'm still working on my own technique!