Huge Hawkmoth

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• red45 (27431)
• [2006-08-17 4:17]
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Bonjour Valerie!

Yes, big and furry guy! Good details and very good pose with visible colorfull patterns on its body. BG pot isn't bad, You and Sony did very nice job :-) And I like your WS - looks very scientific :-)

I was lucky enough and took photos of this fascinating moth inflight some time ago - look there: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Ukraine/photo7546.htm

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• tariuq (363)
• [2006-08-17 5:00]

Hello
it is so nice macro
it look like a fighter plane:)
TFS
Best wishes

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• SunToucher (9396)
• [2006-08-17 6:46]
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Hi Valerie,
Great photo with excellent details. I read that the 350D seems to have a fault. Is this going to be sloved soon? I hope so, because you seem to creat very stunning photos with it.
TFS,
Niek

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-08-17 7:02]

Hello Valerie, excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF perfect details, perfect composed and captured . Nice work, TFS Kyle

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-08-17 7:55]

Hi Valerie,
He is a big one! Good colors and detail from your Sony. Niceand furry too.
Scott

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• osse (7759)
• [2006-08-17 8:10]

Hi Valerie
Well seen and captured. Good colours, sharpnes, details and POV.
Well done

osse

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-08-17 9:30]

Una buena macro Valerie con un atinado foco y POV.
Los colores de la polilla resalta muy bien sobre la superficie donde se encuentra.
Buen encuadre apretado y levemente en diagonal, completan una interesante entrega.
Saludos cordiales... Ricardo

Good macro Valerie with a accurate focus and POV.
The colors of the moth stand out very well on the surface where she is.
Nice framing tight and slightly in diagonal, they complete an interesting post.
Cordial greetings... Ricardo

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• jcoowanitwong (11473)
• [2006-08-17 10:47]

Hi Valerie,
Nice captured on this moth. Sharp and clearly seen picture. For 7 centimerters this is really a giant moth.
JC

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-08-17 14:59]

Great macro Valerie. Excellent composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• liquidsunshine (11492)
• [2006-08-17 16:19]

Hi Valerie,
This is a huge moth.
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. Well composed, good framing and excellent notes.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the week.

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-08-17 18:15]

Bonjour Valerie,
this thing is huge I never knew that tere are such big moth in the Elsass region. Very nice POV, excellent textures and sharp details. Very well done.
Sky

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• pablominto (15578)
• [2006-08-18 1:51]

Hi Valerie,
An interesting insect captured with great skill!
Good point of view and a pleasant composition with good lines...
Macro work well done, with super sharp details and pleasant textures!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• ddg (5061)
• [2006-08-18 5:19]

Valerie, encore une belle macro!! La "texture" des ailes de ce Sphinx est magnifique. Je dois avoir dans ma collection une ou deux macro!! des yeux de l'animal. J'aime bien la teinte rosée de l'abdomen ainsi que le support en tuile, je pense. Félicitations, Didier.

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-08-18 5:20]

Hi Valerie,
unusual insect, good captured, nice colours and the fine sharpness. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

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• lebois (232)
• [2006-08-18 5:31]

Salut Valerie
Great capture of this very interesting moth. You were lucky to get to see the lovely colours on it's abdomen. Sharpness is good despite your other camera being repaired!
Good job :-)
Amicalement
Morag

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• eruyanik (4708)
• [2006-08-18 8:28]
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A great moth you captured Valérie! What a great and interesting colours are together on this moth. Besides it is a great composition with that brick red coloured bg! Frame is well chosen too and so this post is just wonderful :-)

As for the workshop, did you tell him "wait a minute, i get back in a minute with the ruler".

Bravo and TFS!
Ersin

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• Christopher_PL (2385)
• [2006-08-18 9:53]

Hi Valerie

It's really very good shot.
All the details on the picture are great. Thanks

Chris

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• jmp (8407)
• [2006-08-18 11:35]

Hola Valerie,
Una palomilla muy rara para mí. Buenos detalles y una composición atractiva sobre esa superficie artificial.
Un saludo, José M.

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-08-18 22:53]

Hi Valerie

Lovely detail and POV on this large moth.The BG colour is nice too!Excellent DOF and sharpness.TFS

Rob

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• pjvosman (491)
• [2006-08-19 3:18]

This is a very nice species (and picture of it). I never saw it but I would like to. Its camouflage colours are not very efective, when sitting on a flower pot :-). Thanks,
Paul

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• jeanpaul (13939)
• [2006-08-19 21:37]

Bonjour Valerie
Une excellente photo avec ce beau macro de ce papillon trés spécial.Les couleurs sont justes et parfaitements exposées ainsi que les détails.. Félicitations pour la belle composition.

Merci et bravo...JP

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-08-20 18:56]

Hi Valerie,
These Moths are huge! It's a beautiful shot, the clarity and detail are quite amazing, giving us a great view of his (or her :-)) markings. Great exposure and really well composed too, I like the lines of the flower pot and the way you've angled the Moth also. I sometimes feel as if I'm not writing a 'real' critique if I don't offer some kind of advice or see something that can be improved, but there really is nothing I can say here, it's an excellent shot.
Regards,
Adrian

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• Alex99 (15933)
• [2006-08-21 1:07]

Hi Valerie.
Your moth and your picture of this moth are fantastic. Workshop is excellent too.
You managed to reproduction the details of the moth and BG perfectly. Colours, contrast and exposure are impeccable. Superb done and TFS.
Alexei.

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2006-08-21 7:13]

Alors on ne prend pas soin de son 350D ;-) Vous avez quand même fait un cliché intéressant ! Cette espèce est belle et le pot de fleur ne gâche pas la photo à mon humble avis.
Compliments à Valérie et au P71 :-))

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• marhowie (35959)
• [2006-08-23 11:45]

Very good detail, light, color, and DOF in this moth Valerie..I like the alternating red, black, and white stripes I see on the abdomen here..
Well done & TFS!

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• firelord (4293)
• [2006-09-07 8:02]

Beautiful Sphingidae!
Great composition and point of view from above.
Very well done.
Thanks for sharing.
My best regards,

Filipe.

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• wishnugaruda (14971)
• [2006-09-25 11:36]

Hallo Valerie,
dieser Falter ist wundervoll und Du konntest ihn so scharf und eindrucksvoll ablichten.
Ich hatte nicht so viel Glück - mir flogen schon 3 von der gleichen Art vor die Haustüre, alle fast tot und total abgeschuppt, die Härchen fehlten komplett. Das ist ein trauriger Anblick. Um so mehr freue ich mich über Dein super Photo, vielen Dank und lieben Gruß
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• izler (9194)
• [2006-11-27 17:41]

hello Valerie
this is interesting and different hawkmoth for me. it looks like awesome. i like point of view, colours, sharpness, details, colourful background and note in your photo
TFS
regards
izler