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by Tom Lusk

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 20, 2012427 views13 comments
Spotted Knapweed.

Nikon D300; 300mm;f 7.1@ 1/1600th; ISO 400; HH; approx. 50% crop.

All comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 20, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Awesome shot! I usually only see these at dusk! Those wings are incredible and that eye is something else! Nice lighting & background as well.
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 20, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Definitely a winner here! :toast: the colors and the stop action are amazing. :wavey:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 21, 2012 at 1:54 AM
Fantastic detail Tom ..and exposure bang on....well done

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 21, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Great job. This really shows off the moth and flower with great clarity and dof. To bad Spotted Knapweed is such a noxious weed.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on December 21, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Beautiful details, composition and colors. Really a nice picture.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 21, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Wow, Tom, this is about as good as it gets. Excellent comp, detail, and isolation from the bg in this stop action capture. Two thumbs up. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Hutchinson on December 23, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Tom, a stunning shot, had 5 of these in my back garden back in what little summer we had, unfortunately it was at dusk and was to dark, they sure dont get any better than your shot.

:toast: :toast:

Ian
Registered on September 8, 2012, 9 Posts, 38 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 24, 2012 at 2:07 AM
Tom:
This is fabulous. Probably one of the best HBM i have seen. It is also unusual in that the forelegs are touching the flower. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on December 26, 2012 at 8:32 AM
Outstanding image! Best I have seen of this moth group. thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 26, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Hi Tom :wavey: This is a great capture!! love everything about it :jump: especially the overall composition :toast:
Albert DArmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Steeve Marcoux on December 31, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Hi Tom,
great shot and good timing. Not an easy species to photograph!

Steeve
Registered on November 23, 2012, 15 Posts, 76 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on January 3, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Super image, I know these buggers are hard to catch...well done!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 9, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Great capture!
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments