Some slow motion footage of a butterfly filmed at the banks of Bued
River, Northern Philippines.
Shooting info – filmed in natural habitat on August 31, 2018, Sony RX10
Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, 600 mm (equiv.),
manual exposure, various settings, one clip at 4K/30p, another at 1080/120p, the rest 1080/240p.
Music – “Montauk Point” by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
(royalty-free).
Some FHD footage of the swollen Bued River at Camp I, Rosario, La Union,
Philippines, filmed on August 12, 2018 at around 3:00 pm to 4:00 PM. The flooding was caused by heavy moonsoon rains.
Shooting info - Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B
tripod, various settings, manual exposure in available light.
Note - the video was titled "A Moth's Amazing Proboscis" but it turned
out that the subject is actually a butterfly species. Hence, the title
is now corrected.
Some close up FHD footage of a Philippine Swift (Caltoris philippina)
sipping nectar out of tiny flowers, using its very long proboscis. With
its flexibility, light weight, suction/pumping system and fine
controlability - all run by a "primitive brain" - this proboscis is an
impressive example of nature's outstanding engineering. I recommend
watching it in FHD (1080p) to see the fine details.
Filmed in natural habitat at Bued River, La Union, Northern Philippines
on August 10, 2018.
Shooting info – Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B
tripod, 600 mm (equiv.), various settings, manual exposure in available
light.
Music - "Starry" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com (RF).
The RX10
MIV seems to me an ideal butterfly-catching rig. Its quick PD AF in continuous mode and close focusing ability have made it
easier for me to capture these critters as they flit from flower to flower.
Bursts of 24 fps feel almost like cheating - the ideal wing/antennae/proboscis
position may be selected quickly from numerous frames taken a split second
apart.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 5,
2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1000 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45
+ Manfrotto 455B tripod, near full frame resized to 800 x 533.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 5,
2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1250 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45
+ Manfrotto 455B tripod, near full frame resized to 800 x 533.
