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    Hummingbird moth, on milkweed plant,

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    My first comment is wow! Well done the focus is very good indeed I like the colours as presented but you may wish to consider lowering contrast a tad I think this might impart a slightly less intense colouration.
    This is a moth that I get very rarely in my garden and I have never been able to get a shot of one yet, I know it is far from easy and you did marvelously.
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    Hi Janet,
    Very nice catch of a very tough subject. Really like the composition. Angle and pose is terrific.
    Allen

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    I am jealous--I start shaking every time I see one, and naturally have yet to get a decent capture. Great focus on the moth, and the flower. Background is wonderful too. For my taste, less contrast.

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    Not easy for sure! I just photographed my first one just this week...but it was motionless on leaf in the early morning coolness. Good comp an wing position. Just enough Milkweed showing. I do wonder about the ghosting effect found around the flower though (especially the top ).

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    Wow, not a easy image to capture. Nice detail with a bit of that wing movement. Well done

    Tom

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