Snapshots: Julian W.

Name: Julian W.
Type of photographer: Professional
Equipment: Sony Alpha 100, Hasselblad Xpan-II, Nikon D2X, F5 and F100

Graceful glider While working on a colugo awareness project, my buddies and I spotted this animal foraging in a tree during one of our field trips.

As we did not believe in "forcing" animals to do things just to get a good shot (in this case, getting the colugo to glide), we sat around and waited for the coveted moment. I found myself a prime position, one I hoped would include the subject's flight path. I was lying on my back with the camera squashed against my face, in rapt anticipation.

It was probably the longest 15 minutes of my life as I had to struggle with holding the camera in an awkward position and fight against cramps and camera shakes simultaneously. However, it was all worthwhile as the result speaks for itself.

Of course, without my buddies' help choreographing the lights, I would not have had enough light to catch this amazing glide in the dead of night.
Equipment: Nikon F100 with 105mm F2.8 Micro; SB-26 Flash and a couple of searchlights; shot on Fujichrome Provia 100F