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Leave me alone!!

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Posted by David Taylor on September 8, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Leave me alone!!
That is the message this elephant hawkmoth Deilephila elpenor caterpillar sends to would-be predators. Caught busy chomping on fuchsia leaves, one of its forage plants,

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F22
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed in Xara Xtreme Pro 5

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Posted by Lee Newman on September 8, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Nice close up of this Caterpillar. There were half a dozen of these on a reserve near me but they were darker in colour than yours, any idea why ? :toast:

Lee
Posted by David Taylor on September 9, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Hi Lee, thanks for commenting. :smile: I suppose there is phenotypical variation in populations, due to habitat etc. This image was taken in fairly bright daylight around 5pm and with the use of diffused ringflash might make it appear lighter than normal. I must admit when I saw it the colouring was fairly light but not having seen one for years I did not notice anything out of the ordinary.


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Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 9, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Sorry David but not one of your better shots. The wasps are much better (aghhhhhhhh) :frown: I have taken quite a few caterpillar shots recently and they are proving extremely difficult regardless of POV or DOF. But hey ho onwards and upwards :biggrin: