Category

Macro

Location

Martin Down Nature Reserve, Hampshire

Gear

Nikon Z9 & 105mm f2.8

Description

I have a fascination with roosting butterflies, so during the summer months when conditions are right, I will get up at unearthly times to get in place for sunrise. The trick is to find willing volunteers, which have positioned themselves to take advantage of the warming, rising sun. This Brown Argus was just perfect - it had climbed high enough that I could get it silhouetted against the sun. Lens aperture was wide open to make the sun as huge as possible, and the butterfly pin-sharp.

Photographer

Richard Sheldrake

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