Insects Photo Series
2008 July 10
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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
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This little sucker, called a Sphingidae, was even harder to photograph than the butterflies were. It has such a pretty, furry body that I cropped the only photo I got of it so that the details would be easier to see. Apparently I didn’t even get it quite in focus, but I did try! It darts from flower to flower like a Hummingbird, but it is an insect.
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Those are beautiful. I love the color contrast of the butterfly on the flower, with the purple in the background.
Absolutely beautiful.
Thanks, Kemi! I thought that contrast worked really well, too. I had the camera setting on really vivid to compensate for the cloudy day.
I love the photos and the vibrant colors. I also love that urn, vase thingy. That would look good in my Oasis.
Thanks, Joan. You might not believe this, but my dad said to tell you that it is actually a lamp that he rescued from the dump. He has repurposed it as a garden decoration, lol.
Great job, these are magnificent!
Thank you, Ann!
I’m going to be such a girl right now…
Eeewwwww! That hummingbird insect is NOT as cute as a hummingbird! Grody.
Ok, now that’s out of my system…
Congrats on getting a good butterfly picture! It is so hard to photagraph them and you did a great job. I’m going to give you props too for the grody Sphingidae too. I’m sure it was nearly impossible to capture a pic even though I might wish you hadn’t LOL
How’s your summer going?
LOL, you said grody. Summer is good. I’ll be going up to D.C. tomorrow. There are lots of storms in the afternoons lately, so I hope we don’t get rained on.
Good luck to you! Hope you have a safe and dry trip
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Very nice photos. Very good macro shots. Wow. I’ve got to learn how to use the manual macro function.
Before I figure out how to place a link next to my blog posts, here’s the link to my photos on flickr!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calpy/
Comments welcomed!
You take the most beautiful pictures! I have many pics to share from vacation-but I am not a photographer-so they won’t be as beautiful as yours!
Thank you, Chris. We had a great day with no storms.
Calpy, thank you for sharing the link to your Flickr account. I will check it out soon. I’m glad you didn’t think I was to forward for asking about it.
Mercedes, I am looking forward to reading about your trip and seeing your photos! Thanks for the compliment about mine.
I think your pictures keep getting better and better! And I love the queen anne’s lace pic in the next blog up.
Thank you so much, Kristin! The best photographs are always yet to be taken, as they say.
Wow! Amazing detail and clarity. They’re beautiful Sarah. I’ve never seen a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth before. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Carrie! I see them often on those particular flowers, but they are so difficult to photograph. I was lucky to get that shot.