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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 38: Love and Hate >> Challenge 38: Eligible > I love the light, why must I be hated?
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03-SEP-2003 Paul Donovan

I love the light, why must I be hated?

I found this moth in our shower on a reflective surface. I normally hate moths and getting this close was certainly not something I love. For some reason I was surprised by his eyes. I'm assuming he's male - surely a female couldn't be so ugly, and my macro lenses won't go close enough to check ;-) I was pleased with the fact that he was reflected, and thought about cropping it to be square but it didn't look so good without that spare space on the left for some reason!

Canon PowerShot S50
1/250s f/8.0 at 21.3mm with Flash Tiffen +10 and +7 close-up lenses CKC Power Adaptor full exif

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sww 10-Sep-2003 05:10
The mirror is an interesting choice for background, but it's hard to keep it from getting overexposed/washed out. Assuming you could move this critter, it might have been nice to see it on a darker background.
Paul Donovan 07-Sep-2003 14:33
Gayle,

Many thanks. This is my second ever challenge entry, and my first bit of feedback so you don't know how much it means to me to get some positive feedback! I love macro, i'm very new to it, and I don't have the best gear for it - but this guy seemed fairly timid and i'm fairly pleased with the result. Thanks again, Paul
ctfchallenge07-Sep-2003 12:18
Oops. forgot my name! Previous comment is from Gayle.
ctfchallenge07-Sep-2003 12:13
Paul, this is a great macro! I am in envy of people who can take these photos, cos I can never get the little critters to sit still for me. Love the reflection, it just increases it's ugliness! Good composition too.