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Friendly Cinnabar Moth
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: David Cortez (Cortez236) (27) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-06-09 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-06-09 8:24 |
| Viewed: 286 |
| Points: 1 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This friendly moth was flying around my sitting room earlier today, so guessing it would be happier outside i managed to tempt it onto my finger.
I nearly always have my camera close by & has luck would have it i still had a 2x close up lens attached-so steadily with one hand-i managed to capture this image.
This daytime flying moth is very toxic to other creatures that may eat it-hence the bright warning colours.
Regards,
David |
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Hi David
A good shot, especially considering you had the moth in one hand and the camera in the other! Good DOF considering how close you are. Slight pity the wing is a little shadowed so some of that vibrant red is not standing out at well as it could. I use Aperture for tweaking my images, and there is a really cool slider to bring up detail on shadowed areas - it can transform certain mediocre shots into ones to be pleased with.
The caterpillars of this moth feed on Ragwort species - as this plant can be a serious threat if grazed by horses and cattle they should be encouraged. They are striped black and yellow, and I once heard a lovely colloquial description of them as 'maggots with rugby shirts on'!
Regards
Vinny
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