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Citrus Swallowtail

Whenever I leave my studio, at least one beautiful Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) flits through the air and inspires me to go back in a hurry and get my digital camera: then the (photo) hunt is on! They never sit still! Only armed with a simple NIKON Coolpix P90 (…this will change very, very soon!) it’s extremely difficult to catch them as they flutter hectically from blossom to blossom, then lift high up into the warm summer air to disappear for a while – but, of course, they return to their favourite spots! That’s where I’m waiting for them… and the question is: how fast will my autofocus be?! I think they enjoy this game!

Citrus Swallowtail by Bianca Gubalke

It must be the time: they are currently depositing their eggs singly underneath the leaves of the various citrus plants and trees in my garden and only hover for instances over flowers to sip some nectar and off they zoom again!

How gorgeous they are!

Citrus Swallowtail

While you can see the natural colours on the original image of the Citrus Swallowtail above, I could obviously not tame my creative muscle and reworked things a bit in black & white tones using Adobe Photoshop CS6, my favourite online photo editing tool.

Citrus Swallowtail by Bianca Gubalke

 

I’ve always been a Black & White Photography fan and I still believe it’s a good exercise to sometimes only focus on that in order to work on composition and values, fine graphics, light and shadow – and to expand and experiment to find new avenues, new possibilities and something that excites us to research further and explore. Since Digital Photography has become easily available to almost everybody – followed by all sorts of practical and handy mobile devices today – iphones, smartphones, ipads and the like – , everybody with a passion for photography has a fantastic tool at their fingertips to develop into an enjoyable hobby, meaningful work for family and friends, or a fulfilling profession.

Bianca Gubalke Showcase 2012

We are living in incredible times – just open eyes and see! With camera or without it … first we’ve got to see it !

 

 

 


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