chrisspeller69
Firefly Dance
i. After dark fireflies create 'cold light' through a chemical reaction in an organ in their abdomen. Flash rates vary between species and with temperature. This behavioural phenomena is thought to have both sexual attracting and defensive functions. I was holidaying in rural Italy when lucky enough to witness a firefly display several evenings in a row. Capturing these intermittently visible moving targets in a photograph was a new challenge for me requiring experimentation principally with exposure & ISO. Location: Sibillini National Park, Le Marche, Italy. ii. Technical: Nikon D700, Sigma 12-24mm lens @ 19mm, 20sec at f/6.3, ISO 1250, table. iii. Processing: exposure, noise reduction, colour luminance
Firefly Dance
i. After dark fireflies create 'cold light' through a chemical reaction in an organ in their abdomen. Flash rates vary between species and with temperature. This behavioural phenomena is thought to have both sexual attracting and defensive functions. I was holidaying in rural Italy when lucky enough to witness a firefly display several evenings in a row. Capturing these intermittently visible moving targets in a photograph was a new challenge for me requiring experimentation principally with exposure & ISO. Location: Sibillini National Park, Le Marche, Italy. ii. Technical: Nikon D700, Sigma 12-24mm lens @ 19mm, 20sec at f/6.3, ISO 1250, table. iii. Processing: exposure, noise reduction, colour luminance