Cool moth

[BigAl-SA]

This guy was sitting on the window sill, in a really awkward position. I tried to turn him side on, and he flew on to the stove - side on. He was very co-operative - didn't move once while I tried out many different variations of angles, FEC, shutter speed and F-stop. I took over a hundred shots of him.

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alan

[kallousa]

What a hairy guy.

Good shots. The second needs more light as his colours are somehow dark.

Regards

[Bald Eagle]

very great shots, I love moths as well, this one is great. well done.:D

[sw2001]

Nice close-ups. Looks like somebody sheared it's back.

[BlanceEMT]

very cool... i see those those around quite a bit. too bad the DOF couldnt be a tad deeper

[dancinec]

Nice shots BigAl, moths come in a variety of very strange shapes and sizes. I put a black light out the other night and they came in droves. Some looking just like this one.

[Leorooster]

Very nice shots. A lot of detail. Was this guy dieing?

[BigAl-SA]

Thanks guys, your comments are appreciated!

Leo: When I started cooking I moved him off the stove, and he was very much alive. He first stood upright with his wings in a delta, then flew off and as soon as he landed he went into a posture similar to those above.

Dennis: What's a black light? Sounds like something that could be useful.

SW: What was interesting is if viewed from directly above, the gold patches on his wings look black.

[RockOne]

You've capatured quite a lot of detail there, right down to the scales on the wing. Great stuff.

[BigAl-SA]

You've capatured quite a lot of detail there, right down to the scales on the wing. Great stuff.
Thanks Steve, as I said he(?) was a really willing subject :)