Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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• Argus (24747)
• [2008-07-26 8:03]

Bonjour Robi,
Superb in-flight of M. stellatarum feeding on buddleia. Excellent POV and sharpness against a neutral BG and a pleasing composition.
TFS this beauty,
Amicalement et bon weekend,
Ivan

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• vanderschelden (27816)
• [2008-07-26 8:32]

Hello Robi,
I like this distance towards the subject. Often we see close up photos, almost macro images with a shallow depth of field.
I have nothing against the former. But this doesn't look like a lens test especially in terms of the way the colourful moth is photographed.
A nit is the somewhat out of focus flower and as a consequence the increasing the blown highlights.
Greenish OOF BG is well done.
TFS
Annick

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• batu (11374)
• [2008-07-26 8:46]
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Hello Robi,
the hawkmoth you show on your picture is a species of the genus Hemaris,
most probably Hemaris fuciformis.
Very good focus on the flying insect.
Best wishes, Peter

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• GLEM (5741)
• [2008-07-26 8:46]

salut Robi,
alors pas encore en vacances :)
Agréable macro colorée, cet insect est bien saisi dans son vol stationnaire. Le pov est intéressant, tu trouves une diagonale originale avec cette fleur.
bien vu.

gaetan

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• anel (9356)
• [2008-07-26 11:02]

Bonsoir Robi,
Tu as eu de la chance avec ce sphynx fuciforme (Hummelschwärmer), que l'on voit bien plus rarement que le Macroglossum stellatarum chez nous. Bel arrière-plan et des fleurs bien intéressantes.
Amitiés
Anne

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• peter_stoeckl (9377)
• [2008-07-26 11:31]

Hi Robi,
great in-flight capture, well composed, crisp and clear, with a perfectly supporting background. And indeed you have captured something much less common than the vagrant Macroglossum stellatarum: Our native Hemaris fuciformis (Hummelschwärmer) as Peter (batu) already stated.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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• nglen (22516)
• [2008-07-26 11:38]

Hi Robi. I saw one in our garden one hot summer a few years ago but have never seen one since . maybe one day again. . You have captured this one with good detail and natural colours. I like the different coloured stripes in the body. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• ramthakur (26125)
• [2008-07-26 21:49]

I know how tricky it is to capture this Moth because it never sits still and keeps on moving from point to point in a tearing hurry.
That way, you have managed a fairly clear shot of this difficult subject with fairly good details and colours on it.
Ram

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• Alex99 (15449)
• [2008-07-27 0:29]

Hi Robi.
I like this full of lights and summer colours in-flight close-up. Great timing, wonderful lights, crisp sharpness of the plant and fine insect. I also like excellent framing and composition of the shot. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

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• siggi (4592)
• [2008-07-27 1:11]

Hi Robi
Great picture! Wonderful animal, great composition, good colours and sharpness.
You've just caught the right moment .
Greetings
Siggi

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• Silvio2006 (26057)
• [2008-07-27 2:46]

Hi Robi, great capture of this little fast devil, great composition with beautiful flowers, wonderful colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, splendid blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• marhowie (35175)
• [2008-07-27 21:14]

Hi Robi,
Beautiful inflight, nice & sharp with very good detail/DOF.
Great color, the image has a pleasing sunny look to it also.
Well done & Thank You!
Howard

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• clnaef (6692)
• [2008-07-28 22:41]

Bonjour,
Joli réflexe, belle présentation.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• EOSF1 (23113)
• [2008-07-29 7:48]

Bonjour Robi, c'est une superbe capture de cet insecte, c'est bien piqué et la composition est efficace, bravo et merci!

Mario