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Casa della farfalla - Calimera
Casa della farfalla - Calimera
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Location
This was shot in the "MESOCOSMO" in Calimera - Lecce - Italy, a large green house with thousands of butterflies. A place to visit alone or - better yet - with your familyTime
This was around midday, the Mesocosmo closes quite early as the butterflies need to rest as the sun sets. In the indoor environment the light is coming through large windows and, as such, is quite diffused.Lighting
Here we have just ambient light, being around noon the light was plentiful, and in the "greenhouse" it was rather diffused.Equipment
I took this picture with a Panasonic Gx80 with a Canon 100mm macro lens adapted to it, handheld. There was plenty of light, and the in body stabilization worked quite well.Inspiration
In the Mesocosmo they've re-created the natural environment for butterflies, and there are thousands of them flying around. They are not scared much by humans, and they let you get close (as long as you "blend" into the environment, meaning you don't disturb them)Editing
There's not much post-processing in this pictures, just some basic curves and that's it.In my camera bag
That depends on what I'm planning to portrait, in this case I knew I was going to need a macro lens and that was the lens I had with me, along with a Panasonic-Leica 12-60 for any occasion. When I'm out-and-about it's usual the Panasonic Gx80 with the 12-60, the panasonic 20mm f/1.7 (my favorite focal length) and maybe the olympus 40-150 non-pro so to have some choice. Often I just go out with the Gx80 and the 20mm, by limiting your kit, you are actually freeing yourself artistically, as you need to search for the shot you want and you end up moving closer, trying new angles, and this can enhance your experience and, in the end, your photographyFeedback
A tripod would be helpful in many occasions like this and/or if your taking pictures in the wild some flash would help. But there's no rule that must be followed blindly: experiment with what you have, try new angles and have fun. It's all this is about, really.
