On Christmas Eve 2018, while returning home along the highway outside Rome, I notice that a mesmerizing performance is taking place in the sky. Thousands and thousands of starlings are flying together, creating fascinating shapes at sunset. I take advantage of the nearest rest area and, with my Nikon D300s, I start shooting. I mount READ MORE
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A whiter shade of pale
On a bright winter morning two swans catch my attention. They swim lazily in a temporary marsh, created by the copious rains of the previous days. I approach them from the only possible direction, with the sun in my face. The light is very interesting, abundant and bright, the sun not too high in the READ MORE
Lunar eclipse of the century
Between July 27 and 28, 2018, the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurred. For the occasion, I planned to go up to high altitude, about 1,800 meters above sea level, on Mount Terminillo. The Moon was at apogee, the farthest point from Earth while Mars was at perigee, the closest point to READ MORE
The Plains of Castelluccio
In central Italy, within the Monti Sibillini natural park are the Castelluccio Plains. A series of three plateaus about 1,300 meters above sea level, they are famous for their typical lentils and for a natural event that attracts hundreds of photographers and tourists every year: the flowering. READ MORE
Treja’s valley park
In November 2018 I have the privilege to be part of the first nature photography workshop organized by the international nature photographer Marco Antonini. The workshop is held in the Valle del Treja regional park. The park covers an area of about 600 hectares and is crossed by the Treja River that flows over a READ MORE
My first book is for sale!
Floral digressions By Raffaele Pantaleoni During the quarantine lock-down I’ve found the time to create something that stayed on my wishlist for too long. My first photo-book is for sale! It’s a personal journey into the world of flowers. Follow the link for a sneak peek. Enjoy! READ MORE
Sea lillies
For some years now I have the opportunity to spend a week in August on the seafront of Sabaudia, in the Circeo Natural Park territory. Precisely on the coast near the coastal lake of Caprolace and the Pantani dell’Inferno (Hell swamps) natural reserve, which, despite its name, it is an important wetland recognized by the READ MORE
Flowers of the undergrowth
Just behind the place where I live, I have found a little corner of paradise where cyclamens, liver and at least three species of wild orchids can be found in early spring. READ MORE
Milky way reviewed by Frans Lanting
In March 2019 I’ve sent this picture, along with almost other 1000 from all over the world, to a webminar held by Frans Lanting. https://www.creativelive.com/class/the-art-of-photographing-birds-frans-lanting#student-work My picture has been selected by Lanting himself for the students critique at the end of the webminar. Last year I had the privilege to meet and talk to Frans READ MORE
Meeting Frans Lanting
The shots of the most famous photographers always arouse interest, curiosity and wonder. Those of the National Geographic nature photographers have always had a special appeal to me. Yet there is someone who stands out in the elite of nature photography and to me Frans Lanting has always been an absolute and unattainable reference. Dutch READ MORE