Mating moth

[Milan V]

Six-spot burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae

Canon 40D, Canon 100mm macro, ISO 400, 1/60, f11, tripod, flash
PP: no crop, shadows, contrast, colours, sharpness




Best!
Milan

[Steve Maxson]

Great behavior captured, good exposure, comp, and background, plus everything is sharp. Well done, Milan.

[Connie Mier]

Very cool, well captured. Maybe a less tight crop?

[Bob Allen]

What a sexy shot! (sorry, could not resist). Love it, no suggested changes. The bg is stunning. Nice work!

[Julie Kenward]

Perfect angle, perfect DOF, perfect sharpening. Looks pretty perfect to me!

[Roger Williams]

Beautifully captured moths on a great background. I like the angles and the crop.

[Milan V]

Thank you!:)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Milan,
Nice job capturing the mating and with a such nice BG also! Very nicely done!

[Karl Günter Wünsch]

Nice image with good composition and balanced flash useage... Interestingly your moths show the same colour cast of the reflective scales on the wings as mine did:
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...d.php?p=324572
Does anyone know if this is a possible distinction between male and female moth?
regards
Karl Günter

[Vida van der Walt]

Great shot. Love the detail, colours and bg. Good comp too.

[Milan V]

Nice image with good composition and balanced flash useage... Interestingly your moths show the same colour cast of the reflective scales on the wings as mine did:
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...d.php?p=324572
Does anyone know if this is a possible distinction between male and female moth?
regards
Karl Günter

Hi!
Yes, this is the difference between male and female. Male is bigger on the left side and on your photo, male is on the right side.

Best!
Milan