Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
Afternoon walkabout. A bunny running away, a daisy wildflower, and a white moth.
David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Afternoon walkabout. A bunny running away, a daisy wildflower, and a white moth.
Color vision test. Can you identify the subject of the photograph?
For the answer see 29-July-2007.
Hummingbird Moth (also known as the White-lined Sphinx Moth, Hyles lineata). It is as large as a real hummingbird. Extracting nectar from a Nettle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs Camera and 70-200 mm lens with a 1.7x Teleconverter. (ISO 100, 340 mm, f/4.8, 1/1000 sec).
Butterfly on a Yellow Wildflower at the Caribou Ranch Open Space in Boulder County, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/13, 1/640 sec). Raw image reprocessed in 2015 using Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.
As I was going out to try to do some night sky photography, this large brown moth flew into the house. After getting the camera on the deck going, I took the opportunity to use one of my macro lenses that was along on both of my previous trips, but never used. I also used a SB-910 flash that was along and not used — at least the batteries were still charged. This was all done hand-held while sitting on a ladder to get close. Auto-focus with the D4 even with low light and at f/29 was good.