working moth

I'm still very new to this. At least I know what to strive for---seeing all these great shots that have been posted. I'm definitely trying to learn from them.
I've cropped this down quite a bit. Is there too much color? ...or a good balance?
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personally, i like it, i might not have cropped it as much, but, the photo is great.

I'm also very new to all this digital photography (and photography in general). I believe the flower is a stokes aster if I'm not mistaken. I have it planted in my back yard and have had several miserable attempts to photograph it. The white center keeps getting blown out. Good luck with your macro photog. Nice sharpness on your moth.

Like the photo, interesting to get the mouthparts extended into the flower. Looks like a skipper to me (butterfly) rather than a moth.

I agree with dancinec. It is a skipper of some sort. It's a good shot (good DOF), but I probably wouldn't have cropped it quite so close.

Nice shot. Love the color. Agree with others that this is a butterfly.

I would have cropped it to a different format - more square than the present format. Excellent shot! I think the vibrancy of the color is great, too.