Luna Moth

I simply stopped and looked across a patch of woods and spotted this off colored object in the distance. It's been a while since I've seen one. I forgot that they only fly in the dark, so I started about five feet away and would take a few shots,inch forward to shoot more. I was using 105mm macro and got about 10 inches from the moth. It never moved.

It was 102 degrees heat index and the moth had a "shady" spot. Yes, I needed to get out and shoot something, even though it was 2:30pm and very hot. Sometimes you just have to grab the camera and get out rain or shine.

Full screen (no crop)

And here is one from ten inches away and I did crop this for framing purposes. I loved his face and antennas. Kinda scary up close. Very hairy.

at 102 heat index I wouldn't be trying to move much either. Cool find, you have been finding a lot of neat stuff lately.

Sounds like a fun little adventure Mike. I would love to get a chance to photograph one of these for an extended period of time. Thanks for sharing.