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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Posted by Paul Schröder on September 23, 2006 at 6:05 AM
It's been awhile since I posted or commented. Didn't touch a camera for three months :frown: Anyway finally managed to get a week off to visit my favourite spots. Saw this Hummingbird Hawk-moth and spend a few hours to get a half decent image. Great fun!

1Ds, 180 macro L, 1/1600@f4, iso 200

C&C welcome,

Paul

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Rob Ashton on September 23, 2006 at 9:21 AM
Superb timing and clean BG here Paul.

I'd have liked slightly more DOF but that would have been at the expense of ISO noise probably.

Rob :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on September 23, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Hi Paul
a very nice shot. I would love to see this moth. I don't think it has reached Aberdeen yet!
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by stewart canham on September 23, 2006 at 12:38 PM
Very well done,I have spent sometime trying to get Flying Dragon fly shots this year, and that's pretty hard, and I used to see these moths alot in my old house garden, and I had a lot of fun trying to get a decent image.....
Stewart.......
Posted by Terry on September 23, 2006 at 1:08 PM
Really nice image Paul :toast: love the bg which sets off the subject very well, I personally would have liked all the body to be in focus but very nice anyway.

Terry
Posted by David Kjaer on September 23, 2006 at 1:17 PM
Seen them twice in my garden in the last month but gone by the time I have grabbed the camera. Really nice shot!

David :toast:
Posted by william g watson on September 23, 2006 at 2:14 PM
Paul

As hard as they are to get a good shot of awesome job :)

William
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 23, 2006 at 4:33 PM
Very fine shot Paul :toast:

Well taken!!

Alan
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 24, 2006 at 3:22 AM
Hi Paul,

I have photographed these before and they are hard, so very well done.

Regards Chris
www.c-m-l.com
Posted by Dave Courtenay on September 24, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Beatuiful clean image-The moth is perfectly positioned in the frame :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on September 24, 2006 at 1:04 PM
Not normally much for macro shots, but these one really is a wonderful shot. :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on September 25, 2006 at 4:40 AM
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Posted by Philip Kirkham on September 27, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Great capture Paul, very nicely caught indeed.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast: