Artist Spotlight: Dan J. Huske

Dan J. Huske
Photography

Working in Nature

Wolf Road Prairie is an ideal place to photograph butterflies. The season begins in mid-July and peaks around the Labor Day weekend with the Monarch migration. Most butterflies like bright sunsine and warm temperatures to be active. I have discovered the best time to photograph is from noon to 3 PM, and I return to Wolf Road Prairie frequently to add to my extensive butterfly slide collection.

My equipment of choice is a Canon F-1 with motor winder, a Canon FD 100 mm macro F/4 lens, Quantum instruments for flash lighting and Kodak E-100 film. I use an exposure setting of 1/90 sec. @ F32 and image magnification of 0.5 x or 48 mm x 72 mm.

The colorations and markings of butterflies have always fascinated me. I find it well worth the many hours, patience and respect required to capture their fragility, grace and beauty on film.

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