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//© Andrew Fusek Peters-Painted Lady in the Garden-CUPOTY03-Butterflies-2nd// //CREDIT// © Andrew Fusek Peters | cupoty.com 2nd Place: Butterflies & Dragonflies //NAME// Andrew Fusek Peters //TITLE// Painted Lady in the Garden Nationality British Occupation Photographer / Author Further information: Website: www.andrewfusekpeters.com, Instagram: andrewfusekpeters, Facebook: Andrew Fusek Peters photography, Twitter: 2peters Andrew: ‘I had just had my cancer diagnosis in the autumn of 2019. I was waiting for surgery and could not go far so spent a lot of time in our garden. It was a wonderful late summer and lots of butterflies came to nectar on my wife’s flowers, including Verbena bonariensis. I had just started shooting with the Olympus camera system and began to wonder if it might be possible to photograph butterflies in flight. Sports action sequences were my inspiration. If I got a set of shots at 60 frames per second, with the butterfly taking off in the plane of focus, set at the first shot, I thought they might make up an action sequence, a sort of time lapse in a single frame to show motion but also movement through a fraction of a second. This was my first decent sequence, with four good Raw files from the moment the painted lady took off until it left the frame. The photos were layer masked in Photoshop to produce this composite. The result inspired me to really develop my butterfly in flight shots but this was the beginning point, a close up wonder revealing the painted lady in all its aerial glory.’ Technical details: Olympus E-M1 Mk II, Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm F2.8 PRO, ISO 500, 1/5000sec at f/2.8 Post processing: Four Raw files layer masked in Photoshop to produce composite, basic adjustments — Nachdem Andrew Fusek Peters im Herbst 2019 die Diagnose Krebs erhielt, verbrachte er viel Zeit im Garten und wartete auf seine Operation. Es war ein wunderschöner Spätsommer und viele Schmetterlinge besuchten auf der Suche nach Nektar die Pflanzen in seinem Garten. Beim Beobachten der Schmetterlinge fragte sich der britische Fotograf, ob es möglich wäre, die flatternden Falter im Flug zu fotografieren. Und es klappte! Mit der Aufnahme eines Schmetterlings, dessen Flug wie in einer Art Zeitraffer in nur einem Bild zu sehen ist, machte Andrew Fusek Peters den zweiten Platz in der Kategorie "Schmetterlinge und Libellen".
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//© Pal Hermansen-Insect diversity-CUPOTY03-Insects-1st// //CREDIT// © Pål Hermansen | cupoty.com Insects and Overall Winner of Close-up Photographer of the Year 03 //NAME// Pål Hermansen //TITLE// Insect Diversity Nationality: Norwegian Occupation: Photographer / Author / Dentist Further information: Website: www.palhermansen.com Pål: ‘In the autumn of 2020, I discovered that one of the lamps on my house in Norway had a defect and had acted as a light trap for insects. I emptied the lamp and spread the contents onto a large light-table I had left over from my slide days. I used a weak flashlight to light the details from above. I wanted to express the chaos and diversity of this discovery, but also to find some kind of composition. To me, it’s a visual reminder of the important and extreme diversity of animals around us that we take for granted.’ Technical details: Hasselblad H3D 39, Hasselblad 120mm f/4 macro, ISO 50, 8secs at f/25 Accessories: Tripod, light-table and flashlight Post processing: Basic adjustments in Photoshop

//© Barry Webb-Holly Parachutes-CUPOTY03-Plants-1st// //CREDIT// © Barry Webb | cupoty.com Winner: Plants & Fungi //NAME// Barry Webb //TITLE// Holly Parachute Nationality British Occupation Gardener / Photographer Further information: Website: www.barrywebbimages.co.uk, Instagram: barrywebbimages Barry: ‘Last December, while cutting the hedge in my garden, I spotted what I thought were slime moulds, growing on this dead holly leaf. On closer inspection, I noticed amazing spikes coming out of the cap of these small, rare, Holly Parachute fungi, Marasmius hudsonii. I took the holly leaf into my greenhouse, out of the wind, and then spent some time carefully arranging moss behind, to create a pleasant background. I deliberately chose a composition using the pointed edges of the holly leaf as a frame and to echo the spikes of the little fungi. This is a 42 shot focus stack, combined in Zerene Stacker.’ Technical details: Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 1/10sec at f/4 Accessories: Gitzo Explorer tripod and cable release Post processing: Zerene Stacker and basic adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop

//© Juan Ahumada-Dancing in the Dark-CUPOTY03-Animals-1st// //CREDIT// © Juan J. González Ahumada | cupoty.com Winner: Animals //NAME// Juan J. González Ahumada //TITLE// Dancing in the Dark Nationality Spanish Occupation Official Further information: Website: www.jjgahumada.com, Instagram: jjgahumada Juan: ‘This opilione (harvestman or daddy long legs) moves along a dry branch in a small hollow created by a landslip on the hillside of Sierra Blanca, Andalusia. These creatures are blind and use their front legs to guide themselves in the dark. With little space to move, I managed to light the subject from behind and used a 20 second exposure to capture the movement of its long legs.’ Technical details: Canon EOS 6D, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, ISO 160, 20sec at f/6.3 Accessories: Tripod and flashlight Post processing: Minor cropping in Lightroom

//© Andrew Fusek Peters-Painted Lady in the Garden-CUPOTY03-Butterflies-2nd// //CREDIT// © Andrew Fusek Peters | cupoty.com 2nd Place: Butterflies & Dragonflies //NAME// Andrew Fusek Peters //TITLE// Painted Lady in the Garden Nationality British Occupation Photographer / Author Further information: Website: www.andrewfusekpeters.com, Instagram: andrewfusekpeters, Facebook: Andrew Fusek Peters photography, Twitter: 2peters Andrew: ‘I had just had my cancer diagnosis in the autumn of 2019. I was waiting for surgery and could not go far so spent a lot of time in our garden. It was a wonderful late summer and lots of butterflies came to nectar on my wife’s flowers, including Verbena bonariensis. I had just started shooting with the Olympus camera system and began to wonder if it might be possible to photograph butterflies in flight. Sports action sequences were my inspiration. If I got a set of shots at 60 frames per second, with the butterfly taking off in the plane of focus, set at the first shot, I thought they might make up an action sequence, a sort of time lapse in a single frame to show motion but also movement through a fraction of a second. This was my first decent sequence, with four good Raw files from the moment the painted lady took off until it left the frame. The photos were layer masked in Photoshop to produce this composite. The result inspired me to really develop my butterfly in flight shots but this was the beginning point, a close up wonder revealing the painted lady in all its aerial glory.’ Technical details: Olympus E-M1 Mk II, Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm F2.8 PRO, ISO 500, 1/5000sec at f/2.8 Post processing: Four Raw files layer masked in Photoshop to produce composite, basic adjustments

//© Andy Sands-Lachnum niveum-CUPOTY03-Plants-2nd// //CREDIT// © Andy Sands | cupoty.com 2nd Place Plants & Fungi //NAME// Andy Sands //TITLE// Cup fungi Lachnum niveum Nationality British Occupation Retail Photographic Shop Owner / Photographer Further information: Website: www.andysands.co.uk, Instagram: andysandsphotography Andy: ‘I collected a small piece of rotting wood with several of these tiny cup fungi on and took them back to my studio. They are approx. 0.75mm tall and have tiny hairs that trap moisture, which adds to their beauty. Once collected I used an objective and tube lens assembly with focus rail to shoot multiple images for focus stacking. The depth of focus on the lens is tiny, so vibrations are a major issue with this sort of photography. This image is focus stacked from 127 images.’ Technical details: Olympus OMD E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro, ISO 200, 1/10sec at f/4

//© Svetlana Ivavnenko-Fight-CUPOTY03-Animals-2nd// //CREDIT// © Svetlana Ivavnenko | cupoty.com 2nd Place Animals //NAME// Svetlana Ivavnenko //TITLE// Fight Nationality Russian Occupation Photographer Further information: Instagram: svetlana_ivanenko70, Facebook: SvetlanaiIvanenko Svetlana: ‘During spring these Secret toadhead agamas battle over territory. It is difficult to capture these short and intense conflicts. The temperature in Kalmykia, Russia doesn’t help either, as it often rises above 30°C.’ Technical details: Sony RX10M4, ISO 400, 1\6400sec at f/6.3, ISO 160, 20sec at f/6.3 Accessories: None Post processing: Photoshop

// © Aniket Thopate-Damsel in Dinner-CUPOTY03-Butterflies-3rd// //CREDIT// © Aniket Rangnath Thopate | cupoty.com //HEADLINE// 3rd Place: Butterflies & Dragonflies //NAME// Aniket Rangnath Thopate //TITLE// Damsel in Dinner Nationality Indian Occupation Freelance Photographer Further information: Instagram: aniket_thopate, Facebook: aniket.thopate.7 Aniket: ‘Last year (2020), near my home in Badlapur, India, my friends and I were walking through the pools of water formed by the monsoon and found this dead damselfly floating on the surface. I had never seen this arrangement of its four wings before with the beautiful droplets on them. While shooting this on a 1:1 scale, I saw a movement near its head and spotted the nymph of a water strider, which added a tiny spot of intense colour. I stayed in four feet of water for almost an hour watching the scene and capturing the image. I wonder sometimes, how nature comes up with such beautiful things.’ Technical details: Nikon D750, Nikkor 105mm macro f2.8, ISO 1250, 1/200sec at f/29 Accessories: A big hat to prevent the sky reflecting in the water Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop

//© Petr Bambousek-Ants and Hornet-CUPOTY03-Insects-2nd// //CREDIT// © Petr Bambousek | cupoty.com 2nd Place: Insects //NAME// Petr Bambousek //TITLE// Ants and Hornet Nationality Czech Occupation Freelance wildlife photographer Further information: Website: www.sulasula.com, Instagram: sulasulacom, Facebook: sulasulacom Petr: ‘Liometopum ants live in large colonies on huge trees and feed on many different types of food. In the picture you can see how the group of ants work together in hunting the hornet. I used single diffused flash to light the scene and slightly cropped the image to take the viewer into the heart of the action. This interesting behaviour was discovered during a night walk in the extensive park of Lednice Castle, Czech Republic.’ Technical details: Olympus E-M1 Mk II, Olympus 30mm/3.5 Macro, ISO 200, 1/100sec at f/13 Accessories: Flash, DIY diffuser, handheld

//© Enrico Somogyi-Gobys with Eggs-CUPOTY03-Underwater-3rd// //CREDIT// © Enrico Somogyi | cupoty.com 3rd Place Underwater //NAME// Enrico Somogyi //TITLE// Gobys with Eggs Nationality German Occupation Caterer Further information: Instagram: enricosomogyi, Facebook: enrico.somogyi Enrico: ‘This picture was taken in Anilao, Phillippines in 2017. A pair of gobys are sitting on a whip coral protecting their eggs. For the bubble bokeh I used a manual Meyer Optik Trioplan Lens, which is famous for this effect.’ Technical details: Olympus E-PL6, Meyer Optik Trioplan 50mm, ISO 200, 1/320sec at f/4 Accessories: Archon V10 flashlight, DIY Snoot, structured acyl glass, Inon UCL165 Macro Wetlens Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom

// © Bernhard Schubert-Magic Spores-CUPOTY03-Insects-3rd// //CREDIT// © Bernhard Schubert | cupoty.com 3rd Place: Insects //NAME// Bernhard Schubert //TITLE// Magic Spores Nationality Austrian Occupation Student Further information: Website: www.bernhardschubert.com, Instagram: bernhardschubertphoto, Facebook: bernhardschubertphoto Bernhard: ‘I observed and captured this scene during a night hike in the tropics of Borneo. A bracket fungus releases masses of spores, which causes the refraction of light while a cockroach feeds. I never observed this phenomenon before and I was compelled to capture it in all its beauty.’ Technical details: Canon EOS 5D IV, Tamron 35mm DI VC 1.8, ISO 800 1/200secs at f/16 Accessories: External flash Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom

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