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20-JUL-2005

7/20/05 - Moth Wing Macro

Closeup of a Polyphemus Moth wing (giant silkworm moth family). These are two of the eyespots on this very large moth (about 4-5 inches). It was a bit shop worn & had seen better days. Shenandoah National Park - compliments of a park ranger & my wife who told me where to find it.
You're looking at about a 1 inch segment of the wing - just about life size.

Nikon D70 ,105 Nikkor (1:1) plus 1.4x TC
1/200s f/7.1 at 105.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Steven Jusczyk21-Jul-2005 07:20
Gorgeous!
Guest 21-Jul-2005 06:15
wow...cool texture!
Brian McAllister21-Jul-2005 06:00
Excellent macro. Nicely done.
Jeffery Stahlman21-Jul-2005 01:17
very nicely done
Rene Hales21-Jul-2005 00:23
Wow! From the thumbnail in PaD Meta, it looked like wood. Great detail. I would probably end up using it as a background in some collage image.--Rene