humming bird moth..... by Patricia Kay

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22-JUL-2006	Patricia Kay

humming bird moth.....

A difficult one to capture...they move so fast...
I found this folder of butterflies i shot in the garden way back in 2006...
With my little Canon powershot A300 with just 3.6 mega pixels...
The next six images are from summer 2006...
It was the best butterfly year ever...
Enjoy your Sunday and thankyou for all your kind words and votes...

Canon PowerShot A300
1/400s f/5.6 at 5.0mm hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	22-Jul-2006 17:10:46
Make	Canon
Model	PowerShot A300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	5 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias	-1.00
White Balance
Metering Mode	center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		06-Sep-2010 17:09
Very nice capture.Vote Paolo

Carol Rollins		31-Aug-2010 13:39
Great capture, Patricia! They really are hard to catch. Great shot. ~

PauloCGama		30-Aug-2010 15:40
Stunning capture!!

Hernan E. Enriquez		25-Aug-2010 12:10
Fantastic shot Patricia and a great find, have never seen one1

Graeme		23-Aug-2010 10:01
These moths are huge! A great shot of this one Patricia>BV

Simon Chandler		23-Aug-2010 04:24
Beautiful capture. A sunny scene. v

Valene		23-Aug-2010 02:12
Gorgeous capture Patricia! V

Hank Vander Velde		23-Aug-2010 01:00
Very nice image and capture Patriciakay. I've never even seen one of these yet.

bill friedlander		23-Aug-2010 00:57
Super capture of this colorful moth. Lovely light and details. Must have been quite exciting to get this shot. V

Marcia Colelli		23-Aug-2010 00:10
Wonderful capture of the Hummingbird moth. Mine are not quite the same as yours. Love the wing colors V

slhoornstra		22-Aug-2010 22:34
I have never seen this moth, so I thank you for bringing it to us in such a beautiful composition! V

Guest		22-Aug-2010 22:19
Lovely image!

Johnny JAG		22-Aug-2010 19:38
Well caught.

Michal Leszczynski		22-Aug-2010 19:29
Beautiful close-up photo. BV.

Mar�a Cano		22-Aug-2010 16:41
Great capture Carol .. -V-

Ken Chambers ARPS		22-Aug-2010 16:25
Some years ago during the Heat Wave in the UK. We had a Humming Bird Moth, visit our hanging baskets very day. Never seen one before or since.... Great shot Patricia ... voted

Bill Warren		22-Aug-2010 16:13
A busy scene of color and contrast.

Ken Duckert		22-Aug-2010 14:42
I've never seen one of the these and this is only the second photo I've seen. What a marvelous hummingbird and what a great shot you got of its wings and coloration. Bravo!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		22-Aug-2010 14:27
Beautiful close-up, nice colors and compo!! Ton

Walter Otto Koenig		22-Aug-2010 14:18
Fascinating. Great capture Patricia. I've never seen one before. "V"

Jim Coffman		22-Aug-2010 12:28
Beautiful capture,Patricia! I have only seen two of these this year. V

Pierre		22-Aug-2010 12:00
Une espèce tout à fait spectaculaire que je n'ai pas réussi à photographier encore! V

Guest		22-Aug-2010 11:14
Lovely close up Patricia.. enjoy your Sunday too! V

CM Kwan		22-Aug-2010 10:18
This is a very nice close-up, Pat! V

Colin Storey		22-Aug-2010 10:16
Wonderful image, well worth finding and posting. v

Jaime Gonz�lez		22-Aug-2010 09:29
Yesterday we had one flying into my home and my wife did not know where to hide herself from the hummingbird moth... :-) Congratulations on your capture, because you are right, they move too fast. -V-

Gerard Koehl		22-Aug-2010 09:17
Très belle prise. V

Guest		22-Aug-2010 08:58
Beauitful Pat, have a great Sunday too.

Stephanie		22-Aug-2010 08:57
What a great shot Patricia! We have hummingbird moths here too ~ they are fascinating to watch! V

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