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Emperor moth

by Fabio Giarrizzo

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 25, 2012232 views9 comments
A shot of an european Saturnidae (a female of Saturnia pavonia, bred specimen), taken on late afternoon light- Cropped for composition, noise reduction, selective sharpening.
Nikon d300s Sigma 180mm; ISO 250; F9; 1/500; -0,33 EV; tripod
Any comment is welcome, Fabio

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 25, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Excellent color pallette and the detail rocks. Nice job
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Outstanding moth image Fabio, it's a beautiful specimen.
The perch & BG really add to this presentation nicely too.
Excellent sharpening for the web, looks flawless to me :smile:
Well done! :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on March 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Superb, Fabio. I like the excellent view of the patterns on the moth's wings set against the nice BG. Top notch image :toast:
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 26, 2012 at 1:43 AM
Fabio ....fantastic detail.. and fine set of colors ..well done ..

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on March 26, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Lovely Fabio,the saturniidae is the group of moths i'm also interested in.Great details sweet BG. :toast:
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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 26, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Wonderful shot and colours!

D&L
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 26, 2012 at 9:49 PM
Nice detail & colors in this. I particularly like the diagonal comp that you chose for the moth. Nice work!
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 31, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Spectacular picture! The details in the moth are exquisite and the color matching with the background make the image sing.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 31, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Hi Fabio :wavey: An amazing capture of color. detail and light! Brilliant work :toast:
Albert Darmo
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