Preview!

[Nonda Surratt]

They're backkkk, almost, just saw one:D From last year, hopefully will do better with them this year. I think these guys are so cute want to just smooch them!

Out of town company so hit and miss on commenting.

30D, 300f2.8@f3.5, ISO 400 , 1/800, manual

[Lance Peters]

Nonda - what is it???? Cant say I have ever seen anything like it???

Looking forward to more :)

[Nonda Surratt]

Lance, the non-techie is Clearwing Moth we have two around here and this is the Snowberrry quite small about 1-1/2". The other is larger and more colorful and is often called the humming bird moth since they are about the same size. I absolutely adore them.
Don calls them flying shrimp

[Lance Peters]

A moth the size of a hummingbird - my god, are you living in Jurrasic Park :) LOL

[carole wiley]

Great wing and body position, a little contrast boost maybe? Can't wait to see more!

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Nonda:
WOW! What a great photo of the Snowberry Hummngbird Moth . . . was so intrigued with photo I had to Google it, and find out some info on them http://www.birds-n-garden.com/hummingbird_moths.html Thanks for sharing your photo with us . . . Gus

[Gail Spitler]

Nonda
Love the image. Do hope you manage to get some more images of Sphinx moths this year as well. They are fun and surprise everyone who sees them for the first time.
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Love the sharpness, the flower, and the colors, but the improvement with a crop to HORZ (it gets rid of lots of dead blooms and improves the COMP 1000% by better balancing it and by tightening it up) is so great that I am amazed that nobody suggested it above... In addition, all the space at the bottom did zip for the image...

Respectfully posted.

[Nonda Surratt]

Thanks you all.

Artie I love the crop!! Thanks! I was not trilled with the crop I had, but my pea brain couldn't get anywhere with it!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Nonda!
We don't have these in the UK so I was intrigued! I like Artie's crop.

[Bruce Gove]

Hi Nonda,

Nice capture! the larvae of these moths bore into the wood of host plants and are thusly some of our more important economic pests...They sure are purty though!! Odd that nobody saw the horiz except Artie!!!!


Cheers,

Bruce

[Harold Davis]

awesome base image!! love artie's repost. well done on both accounts!!

[Arthur Morris]

Artie I love the crop!! Thanks! I was not trilled with the crop...

You are welcome. Were you trying to sing high notes???

[Nonda Surratt]

A case of happy fingers..

[Julie Kenward]

Nonda I think you might have been like me...when you first saw all that beautiful soft green and purple BG you lost your everlovin' mind about cropping any of it out! Once Artie did the crop, though, I knew it was right and realized its not always about the bokeh...

Beautiful image overall...just better with the tighter crop!

[Katie Rupp]

Nonda, I would have never guessed that this is a moth! And you'll have more chances at them, how lovely. Great capture and even greater enhancement by the master!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Nonda, great image you have here. Excellent background and very sharp. Artie's re post does add pop to a wonderful image you captured.
A big Congrats to you.