On a beautiful summer morning, a Small Cabbage White flew around an Ironhard plant. This specimen was very thirsty and sat in the same spot enjoying the nectar for quite a while. This gave me plenty of time to take some photos. Here, I used a vintage Helios lens that gives a dreamy atmospheric background with a large aperture. The sunlight on the wings makes the butterfly even whiter than it already was.
I am Martijn Wit and I like to photograph nature in my neighbourhood, but I also love to capture the city and the night. I love the play of light in combination with the vintage lenses I use. I like doing macro and close-up photography, so I often.. Read more…