Flashback for the last summer

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• honza (4051)
• [2006-02-09 10:25]

Beautiful shot Gert. Excellent composition, sharpness and very nice colors. I like the blurred BG too.

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• raimonc (172)
• [2006-02-09 10:35]

I can't believe this insect lives in Sweden..even it's rare :) Excellent shot!

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-02-09 10:44]
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Hi Gert,

Well done on this rare catch for Sweden. Excellent colors and tones.
Noise around tongue and antenae. ;)I noticed a black line on the leaf which follows the contour of the tongue, shadow? or post pro oops?

Mike

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-02-09 11:11]

Sharp, clear, detailed, well done

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• samos (39)
• [2006-02-09 11:23]

Hej Gert you are a master you are a maestro with your photos work Gert I like the way you shot the nature this photo is so wonterful excellent colours sharpness nice POV wonterful macro very good jop Gert thanks my friend for this so wonterful view regards Stavros

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• Demetrio (825)
• [2006-02-09 11:38]
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Hi Gert, for a minute there I was wondering what country you where in till i read all the notes. Very nice to have such subjects here to take pictures of Well done. The details are very good and to see something like that hoovering above a flower is a photo opportunity and you have captures it well here.

Good work.

Demetrio

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• PhilippeVerdon (678)
• [2006-02-09 12:17]

very beautiful picture ! good job

congrats ;) !

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-02-09 12:32]

Hello Gert!
Excellent in flight macro.Details are crisp clear
and razorsharp.I liked POV,lighting,motion effect
on wings and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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• wishnugaruda (14355)
• [2006-02-09 12:36]

Hi Gert,
such a flashback is wonderful to overcome the cold days. This insect is so interesting, staying in the air while drinking.
I only had the chance for a shot 1 time this year, but only with bad quality. In Italy I saw them so often in the evening, but never had a camera with me ;-( Perhaps I have more luck this summer. Thanks and bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• peter_stoeckl (9381)
• [2006-02-09 12:45]

Hi Gert,
magnificent close up of this quickly moving little hawkmoth. Not even a shutter speed of 1/800sec could freeze the motion of wings - but this is fine: You have managed to show both the markings of the wings and their quick humming motion. Outstanding! Details, colours, POV, composition: grade 1A - nothing more to say. Another great shot from your factory! Thank you, and best regards,
Peter

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• carper (8410)
• [2006-02-09 13:36]

I have seen this insect on the Island La Palma,
I have try to get it on the photo, but I think he is still laughing. I had no luck at all, well Gert you did it. fantastic freesing photo, good pov and a fantastic dof, very good job,
gr. jaap

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-02-09 13:54]

Hi Gert,
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, Enjoy the rest of the week.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-02-09 13:58]

Hi Gert,
I love your flasback to summer. Spot on exposure with beautiful colors. Detail is very sharp. Looks great to me!
Scott

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• wuta (2072)
• [2006-02-09 13:58]

Hallo Gert , weer prachtig gedaan ,heel duidelijk mooie kleuren ,goeie compositie wij hebben het ook geprobeerd maar dat is niet zo goed gelukt de groeten Teunie .

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• thistle (9266)
• [2006-02-09 14:06]

Lovely shot Gert!
Great details and lighting. I like the framing and POV too. My only nit is the noise in BG.
Anyway, very well done on this one!

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• phlr (2804)
• [2006-02-09 14:11]

Just GREAT!
Fantastic photo on flying of this specie!
Perfect on details!
Excellent POV and BG!
Very good DOF!
Keep on going and TFS!

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-02-09 14:39]

Great shot Gert. Sharp details, nice colors, good POV & DOF. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• chiliu (6448)
• [2006-02-09 14:56]

Hi Gert,
What a superb shot!
Incredible timing and very sharp detail,
excellent composition and very nice colours.
Thanks for sharing!

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• lvdbremer (123)
• [2006-02-09 15:55]

Hee Gert, beautifull picture, very sharp and great POV! I saw one in Italy once, and at first sight I indeed thought it was a hummingbird. thanks a lot for sharing, Loes

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• red45 (26975)
• [2006-02-09 18:07]

Well Gert...and you hid this picture in archive for six months??? I don't know what to say ;-) This is dream shot my friend! Perfect timing, moment, pose and blurred wing which adds dynamic to scene. Just great!

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2006-02-09 18:55]

Thank you Gert,

I can almost hear the crickets chirping, the sound of a distant lawnmower cutting a lawn, and POP *#...is that the wind howling outside my window and beating the snow into the glass?
:-(

It was a nice moment that you captured, both in the moth and my head...

Excellent composition and details.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful flashback with us!

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• osse (7755)
• [2006-02-09 19:36]

You have done it again.I dont know how you can get all this great pictures :) .this one is wondreful to and hove you find them.Excellent shot!
TFS them whid us.
osse
PS.
I lived in Gävle 64-75 never so this wonderful animals ther :)

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• Luc (14719)
• [2006-02-09 23:03]

You are right, Gert. We are not the only one to dig in our archives.
I have seen similar insects last summer: see this one.
They are fascinated insects. The first time I saw one, I tought it was a small hummingbird.

Well seen and well done MOF&B.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-02-10 3:28]

Excellent details and sharpness, perfect composition and great colours. Fantastic work! Well done, Gert. Thank you.

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• Janice (17794)
• [2006-02-10 4:24]

Hey, I posted one from Spring tonight Gert!
This is excellent showing the moth(?) in full flight sucking up the nectar. Amazing layer of patterns on his body - nice and sharp. Well shown, tfs,
Janice
10.25pm, +25C and raining. Hurrah for the gardens!

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• ALIRIZA (780)
• [2006-02-10 5:39]

Hi Gert!
Wonderful macro.It's very close and well detailed.I liked POV,colors,lighting and composition also.Thanks, have a nice days.
ALIRIZA

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• marhowie (35311)
• [2006-02-10 7:29]

Very well composed with excellent detail, color, DOF and exposure Gert. Fantastic POV, showing the feeding action very well.
Super capture. Thank You mf.

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-02-10 14:23]

Hi Gert

Very good in-flight shot. Nice lighting with good colours. Crisp, clear sharp details with great POV. Thanks.

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• sandpiper2 (12181)
• [2006-02-10 18:08]

Another great image Gert. Pity about the line that Mike found. Despite that it's not bad at all. the slight wing-blur gives the impression of movement, well done.

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• loot (9407)
• [2006-02-11 19:14]

Hi Gert
What a licker. With a tongue like that I am sure no nectar would escape from it, it should be able to suck the nectar even from the deepest hidden places of any flower.
This is a magnificent macro. It is a perfect mid-air freeze frame of this moth apart from the fast moving wings.
Well done (again) and TFS.
Regards
Loot
PS. I like how you say "it stands in the air". Very apt description.

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• luislourobd (2176)
• [2006-03-03 5:21]

perfect, great capture!!!

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• Christopher_PL (2385)
• [2006-05-28 5:54]

It's really very good shot! I've seen this specie only twice - unfortunatelly I didn't have camera...

Chris