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Old 15-03-2013, 09:56 AM
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Moth having a bad hair day…

Hello,

When trimming a tree in the back garden we found this interesting looking moth dozing on a leaf. The insect seemed quite content to have its photo taken so I unleashed the power of the Canon MPE-65 at around x2.5 to x3 and managed to grab a stack of 20 frames so that the insect was in focus throughout the frame.

The frames were stacked with Helicon Focus which assembles all the “in-focus” slices together to generate the final image.

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Old 15-03-2013, 09:59 AM
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Fantastic shots, Dennis!
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Old 15-03-2013, 03:41 PM
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Wow!
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Old 15-03-2013, 04:19 PM
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This thing looks like a carwash roller. Great macro as usual Dennis. Top stuff.
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Old 15-03-2013, 05:53 PM
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That's an unusual specimen! Haven't seen one like that in my garden. Nicely captured!

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Old 15-03-2013, 06:06 PM
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Beautiful shots Dennis.

If it was white/grey it'd be a perfect specimen of a Julius Sumner Miller moth.

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Old 16-03-2013, 01:26 AM
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Excellent captures and so interesting! The macro world is so alien to us giants!
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Old 16-03-2013, 03:40 AM
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Wow i didn't think little creatures had so many hairs, excellent stuff.

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Old 16-03-2013, 10:29 AM
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Looks like a Hercules or Atlas moth. Beautiful.

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Old 16-03-2013, 06:12 PM
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Sweet shots! Suprised this sheep dog looking moth can see at all with all those hairs.
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Old 21-03-2013, 10:10 AM
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Lots of great detail, nice one
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