Usually we are used to seeing butterflies on a warm and sunny day, they fly around in some of their world. But there are days when it is almost impossible to see any of them, usually this are periods during

From the time I became interested in photography as well as butterflies I noticed one very interesting thing. In nature everything happens in some kind of cycles, for example: one type of butterfly is

My daily search for photography mostly comes down to butterflies, but many times I find what I'm not looking for. Even today I used to visit well known places, occasionally taking some pictures when I

Every day and almost everywhere I see a butterfly called Small heath (Lat. Coenonympha pamphilus). This butterfly attracts my attention, its beautiful orange color is impossible not to notice. I have been

Sometimes I feel like I'm a sniperist! You may be wondering why as a sniperist?! You know, sneaking up to my target, it involves crawling, walking four-footed (later you feel very good that your knees

Very often I go on a photo hunt hoping to see and photograph something spectacular, and often my wishes come true in different ways. What I call spectacular for many other people is something insignificant

Some time ago, as usual, I photographed butterflies, at that time mother and little girl were passing by. The little girl stopped and told me: what are you photographing these butterflies, you better find

Changes are good and even necessary from time to time. I speak in photographic terms, for days I only photograph butterflies, do not take these words of mine as an complaint but as my personal need for

Sometimes it seems to me that the day is not long enough, no matter how hard I try to do everything I have planned, but I'm simply not able to fulfill my own plan! Very often I go to the same places at

After a long gloomy and rainy day around 3 pm the sun showed up in the sky. I barely waited for that moment, I grabbed my camera and went looking for butterflies. Usually after rain and the first rays

From the first day I became interested in photography, it became an essential part of my everyday life. I jokingly call myself a photographic junky! :) Yes, I admit, I'm addicted to photography and have

As you may have noticed, I'm crazy about butterflies, I love those little amazing creatures! Every day I go to nearby meadows where I know I can find them in large numbers. I photograph them all, all kinds

I like to think that my daily trips to the so-called photo hunt are a kind of adventure, a personal journey in knowing myself and the world in which I live. Behind these trips there are traces, ie. records

Today I tested an old Russian manual lens: Helios 44M-4 58mm f2. In addition to the mentioned lens, I also used an extension tube, in various combinations of one ring, two or all three together. I also

Today, after a long time I saw this butterfly, I believe it is the Queen of Spain fritillary (Lat. Isoria lathonia) from the family of Nymphalidae. Last time I saw it on spring this year. I noticed it

Are you used to making decisions in a split of second?! Dealing with animal photography ie. macro photography, I have to make decisions in a split second every day. Butterflies are not always the best

These days, all the meadows and the whole nature is full of all kinds of wild flowers. You can see flowers in almost every possible color, the presence of flowers indicates that there is plenty of food

In the morning I was in my daily photo hunt, around 4pm I was thinking of another going to photo hunt again, but frankly, I didn't have will to do it as the weather started to change. You know, it was

One of the most exciting things about photography is that no matter how many photos you make in your life, you won't be able to find two identical ones! Of course it is possible to make a bunch of very

Near the place where I live is a large field of clover. Clover flowers are simple, but they attract many insects. These days when clover bloom is at its peak, thousands of butterflies can be seen there,