Atlas Moth
Uploaded: September 13, 2007
Canon 28-135 @ 60mm f/5.6 @ 1/15 ISO - 200
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -1, Exposure Time: 1/15, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 200, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 60mm, Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
William Johnson September 13, 2007
This was a real giant of a Moth at a Butterfly Farm. To give some idea of his reletive size, the vertical piece of wood he is on, is only about 1 1/2 inches wide. #737007Barbara Waldoch September 13, 2007
Wow, what a moth! Great shot, Bill! #4784061Raymond Pauly September 13, 2007
Wow from me, too! That's a BIG moth, Bill! Great capture! #4784066Angela Azzinnaro September 13, 2007
WONDERFUL CAPTURE Bill!!! The details & colors are fantastic!!!! #4784074Anna Diederich September 13, 2007
Great shot Bill!! #4784093Ray Clarke September 13, 2007
Great shot , wonderful detail and colours #4784158Husain Akhtar September 13, 2007
Fantastic colours and almost full frame capture! #4784209Jill Odice September 13, 2007
Spectacular image ! Beautiful colors and details! #4784228Dominick M. Dimacale September 13, 2007
Great image and find here Bill...Dominick #4784358Donald K. Cherry September 13, 2007
Beautiful and very colorful capture, Bill! I have something similar today! #4784409Stefania Barbier September 13, 2007
WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW huge! spectacular capture Bill! #4784652Glenn E. Urquhart September 13, 2007
Outstanding capture... Like the texture, color, lighting and contrast... Beautiful Composition, Bill!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4784703Erin Appelbaum September 13, 2007
Fantastic capture, Bill. Love the colors and awesome detail. Peter #4786557William Johnson September 13, 2007
Many thanks to all for your welcome contributions. Bill J. #4786841John Connolly September 13, 2007
What a beautifully colored huge moth Bill! Great macro work here, my friend! I bet it would make a mess on your windscreen of your car if you hit it a high speed! #4787530Dave Winchell September 13, 2007
Great color and textures Bill. Nice image. Dave #4788140William Johnson September 14, 2007
Thank you John and Dave for your kind comments. Bill J. #4788790Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 14, 2007
WooHOO!!!!! Huge is right...these guys have wing spans of at least 6 inches!!!! This is a gorgeous capture, Bill!!!!! ♫ k #4790851William Johnson September 14, 2007
Thank you Very much Kitty. I think this one was over the 6 inch mark, I kept on going back to him over about 3 hours and he never moved at all. Bill J. #4791152Emile Abbott September 14, 2007
Oh my Gosh, Bill I have never seen anything like this. The beauty in this moth is capture exquisitely. Love the details, color, presentation and texture you have presented. Glad he posed for you for 3 hours. I would have filled up a CF card for sure. #4791955Nancy L. Green September 14, 2007
WOW!!! What a fantastic find and opportunity, he is a beauty and you have done a wonderful job capturing him!! <>< #4792564William Johnson September 15, 2007
Thank you very much Emile and Nancy. I didn't stay in the Butterfly house for the full 3 hours though Emile, I just kept popping back, hoping for a better shot to present itself, LOL. Bill J. #4793215Pat Gamwell September 17, 2007
Wowzaaaa! This is an INCREDIBLE shot, Bill! At first, I didn't even think he was real!!! His colors are magnificent! We should be seeing this one again! #4801068William Johnson September 17, 2007
Thank you very much for your delightful comments Pat. Bill J. #4801956Anna Diederich September 17, 2007
Awesome shot Bill!! #4802303William Johnson September 17, 2007
Glad you like it Anna, Thank you. Bill J. #4803446Chris Ebben September 17, 2007
No wonder he is allowed to live at the Butterfly House, he's just as good looking!! Great shot=^..^= #4803818Carol Teal September 17, 2007
Wow, an incredible capture Bill! He does look giant, and he is so beautifully colored. Great detail! #4805460William Johnson September 18, 2007
Thank you Chris and Carol. Bill J. #4805587Jean E. Hildebrant September 18, 2007
I have to say that I hate bugs but you have captured the beauty of this moth. Nicely done, great color! #4807838William Johnson September 19, 2007
Thank you very much Jean, glad you like this one. Bill J. #4810135William Johnson September 23, 2007
Thank you very much Sandra. I never knew moths were this big and colour either. Bill J. #4835157Peggy J. Maguire September 24, 2007
Spectacular Bill!!!!!!! #4837010Daniella Puente September 24, 2007
Impressive, what wonderful it is!! #4837617Mary K. Robison September 29, 2007
What a show-off this "little" one is, Bill! LOL!William Johnson September 30, 2007
Thank you Peggy, Daniella and Mary for you nice comments. Bill J. #4863481Colleen Farrell October 12, 2007
Ooh, it kind of gives me chills to look at it! **Amazing** capture, Bill--I'd be so excited to photograph one of these guys, even though moths sort of give me the willies. Is that his cocoon there on the left? #4918635William Johnson October 14, 2007
Colleen, I believe it was his coccoon to the left. Thank you for your comments.Misty Mountain, thank you for you snippits of information and image of the caterpillar at the early stage in it's life. I found it very interesting.
Bill J. #4923403
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