Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) moth 1803 (V39) photo

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14-JUN-2004

Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) moth 1803 (V39)

Shot with my 70-200 VR plus Canon 500D closeup lens, using 2 flashes on a Manfrotto macro bracket (see picture @ http://www.pbase.com/image/19220130. )

This lens combo gives surprisingly sharp, saturated macros for a large, complex zoom with a closeup attachment.

Nikon D1x ,Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/22.0 at 170.0mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Cliff		10-Feb-2007 16:25
Outstanding shot, what a great looking moth, it resembles our Hummingbird-Hawk moth.

Stephen C. Gushue		16-Sep-2006 14:45
Very nicely done image. Excellent framing and cropping and nicely balanced. I have seen these in my garden every year except this year. Of course I only started doing macros this year.

Eric Delmar		18-Jun-2006 10:56
Great image, Duncan. You need to be ready when one of these monsters comes along. First time I came upon one in the garden, I had 3 extension tubes on my lens and couldn't even get back far enough to take in the whole of its being. They're huge. Reporting the discovery to my wife, I believe I described it as being a "flying lobster."

Guest		04-Nov-2005 12:36
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