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Hummingbird Moth

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 3, 2017171 views4 comments

I was out at the Botanical Gardens yesterday shooting and finally got a few decent shots of a Hummingbird Moth. They are so little and so fast, as well as skittish, so I have never been satisfied with any shots before. Shot with Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 100 L lens, with KX-800 twin flash with DIY diffuser, handheld. Settings f13, 1/180, ISO 400. Cropped to 50%. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 4, 2017 at 10:46 AM

These little ones are both fun to see and hard to shoot. This take looks good with the nicely colored flowers and the green background. I could see cropping this view to 4x5 to eliminate that stalk coming in from the left, although admittedly this is alread a large crop.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 4, 2017 at 11:41 PM

Shirley, This is a very challenging subject. Good focus and sharpness in the hummingbird moth, nice floral setting. Well done!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 5, 2017 at 12:37 PM

Hi Shirley crying

Agree with Yuns comment .... excellent work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 6, 2017 at 9:54 PM

This is a really cool moth Shirley. It is mimicking a bumblebee with those clear wings. Same family as the sphinx moths/tomato horn worms. I wonder if you could apply a blur to the stem Mark has pointed out to make it stand out less if the crop is too big to go any smaller.

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