HIGHLY COMMENDED CATEGORY OTHER ANIMALS
Litauszki Tibor | A Graceful Flight

Name: Litauszki Tibor
Picture title: A graceful flight
Category: Other Animals
Nationality: I was born in Hungary, I currently live in Germany
Occupation: Nature photography is my hobby, usually after work when I have time I go out into nature and try to photograph interesting moments of nature’s wonders.

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS R 5
Lens: Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Macro
EXIF: 0,3 sec , f/16 , 15mm , ISO 1600
Accessories: Canon Speedlite 430 EXII Flash

Litauszki Tibor says:

An Antlion flies in the summer night over the Hungarian steppe. At the end of July, as evening falls, they begin their mating flight in masses. I wanted to capture this moment. To show the dynamics of their movement, I chose a long exposure time of zero point three seconds. I followed the antlion with a LED lamp, manually adjusting the focus on the lens. The flash flashed on the second curtain.

Thanks to the long exposure time and the LED lamp, the flapping of the wings can be seen. And finally, the flash froze the antlion. I spent a total of 10 evenings with them, taking over 10,000 pictures. But maybe only 10 turned out well. This is one of my favorites.