Name: Litauszki Tibor
Picture title: Volcano eruption
Category: Plants and fungi
Nationality: I am Hungarian, currently working in Germany.
Occupation: Nature photography is my hobby. I am a soft drink technician for a German company.
Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM
EXIF: 2,5 sec / f/5,6 / ISO 800 / 40mm
Accessories: Uniqball tripod , 2 flashes, 1 LED lamp
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Litauszki Tibor | Volcano eruption
Name: Litauszki Tibor
Picture title: Volcano eruption
Category: Plants and fungi
Nationality: I am Hungarian, currently working in Germany.
Occupation: Nature photography is my hobby. I am a soft drink technician for a German company.
Technical information
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Litauszki Tiborsays:
“The photo was taken in Hungary in the fall of 2022. One day, I was walking in the nearby forest with my little son when he noticed these small yellow mushrooms (Yellow Stagshorn) on a decaying log. I immediately thought of coming back here at dusk and trying to photograph them with backlighting. I saw great potential in the scene.
I set up my camera on a tripod and used 2 flashes as a backlight. In the meantime, I illuminated them with an LED lamp to find the focus. It was then that I noticed a Crane fly (Tipulidae) flying towards the light of the lamp. I set the flashes to the second curtain, and thanks to the LED lamp, the flight phase of the mosquito became visible during the long shutter speed.
Luckily for me, I got a picture where the mosquito and the small mushrooms were sharp. To capture the atmosphere of the twilight blue hour, during the in-camera multiple exposures, I turned the camera towards the canopy of the trees and moved it in a circle.”
Litauszki Tibor
Hungary/ Germany
I was born in 1982 in Hungary. I fell in love with nature relatively early, because I loved spending holidays with my grandparents, who live in the village. I bought my first digital camera in 2008. That changed everything, from then on I was out in nature even more and tried to take special pictures. In the meantime, I met my wife, who lives on the other side of the country. This way, I took photos not only near my homeland but also in another landscape. Later, because of my work, we moved to Germany, which is a completely different region. So I can say that I feel at home in three different landscapes. Maybe that’s why I can create special photos because I already know these places very well. A change came into my life in 2018 when our little boy was born. Whereas before, I preferred to take photos at dawn or during the day. This changed because I wanted to spend more time with the family. So I decided to go out to take photos when the little boy had already fallen asleep at night. That’s why I tried night and dusk photography. At first, it was difficult to start, but later I was very impressed, and nowadays I almost only go out into nature in the evening. Sometimes there are exceptions, but then I have my drone and I try to create beautiful ones anyway.