Hi PROXIMO here . I live in Italy, in a city in Tuscany called Pietrasanta ( in the Versilia area ), which is within a step from the seaside;just about fifty miles from Florence. I'm a designer in marble works and I'm very passioned about astronomical photography ,reading and music. I approached photography late, around when I was 25. I started directly from astro photography . I began with an old olympus OM-1, 'till when, one fine day, I came across in a Nikon FM2 SLR camera...It was love at first using! I really got good time ,in those days, with it and my telescope. My firs experiences in the astronomical photography was not so good ,and those first results really frustrated me! I spent four years under the night sky before reaching decent results. Those first experiences led me to a new approach to the photography ,technical and expressive, and led me to the knowledge ,step by step, of the "tradictional photography. Recently I turn from the analogic photography to the digital ( which I distrusted till that moment )...I have to tell you the truth..I found it very funny and this new rush led me to a new inpirations. Now ,for the astrophoto, I generally use a MEADE Schmidt Cassegrain 8" reflector telescope (F2000mm f/10 ,that I use to reduce to f/6.3),one F 800mm refractor ,and a russian made F 1000mm catadioptric that I use also as guide instrument.
Comments (15)
danob
Lovely and crisp and nice DOF Bravo
auntietk
Wow - nice, sharp shot! Gorgeous work.
MarciaGomes
FANTTICA FOTO,ADOREI.+++++++++5
Richardphotos
stunning quality macro and very beautiful butterfly
mps
Lovely shot.
MaydaMason
ottima messa fuoco! e come genere di sicuro insolito per te!
PR0XIM0
@: MaydaMason Decisamente insolito, ho fatto questo scatto al volo,senza cavalletto naltro,giusto per provare il potere risolutivo dell EF 200mm f/2.8 serie L. Me lo sono comprato esclusivamente per astrofoto...il colmo che mi si rotto il motore del telescopio,quindi per un pdovrutilizzarlo su soggetti "terrestri"
alhak
wonderful
mark.spooner
A beautiful macro!
Svarg
Great shot! Superb detail!
ACS-001
This is so good I think it gave me a stroke. I'll have plenty of time to appreciate the fine details and wonderful composition while waiting for the ambulance.
TwoPynts
Outstanding macro, what's not to love here?!? ;']
Joko-Style
wonderful!
jcastel
I nearly missed that one! I know how difficult it could be to shot a butterfly. Great macro.
RobyHermida
wonderful .............