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Gergő Kártyás | Contemplation

Name: Gergo Kartyas
Picture title: Contemplation
Category: Youth
Nationality: Hungary
Occupation: I’m a student in a high school, photography is my hobby.

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens: Canon Ef-s 18-55mm + reverse ring
EXIF: 1/160; ISO400; F/5.6, 55mm
Accessories: None

Gergő Kártyás says:

I took the image in the small village of Döröske, Hungary, in the forest of our backyard. I was watching and taking photos of the birds that were choosing mates and moving to the birdhouses I had made for them, when I heard a slight noise. This was the moment when I saw a cockchafer wandering from one tree to another. I immediately changed my teleobjective into a macro. It was quite a bizarre macro lens: a basic kit with a reverse ring. The light of the spring sunset was beautifully filtered by the trees, so I had softer and less bright light for photographing. As the adjustment of the sharpness with this objective is done by a back and forth movement, taking a sharp photo takes a lot of concentration, care and really good eyes. I took images of the insect for half an hour until the sun went down. In total, I took about 60 photos and only 8 were appreciable, the best moment is shown above.