Atlas Moth

© William Johnson

Atlas Moth

Uploaded: September 13, 2007

Description

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

Comments

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. #737007

Barbara Waldoch September 13, 2007

Wow, what a moth! Great shot, Bill! #4784061

Raymond Pauly September 13, 2007

Wow from me, too! That's a BIG moth, Bill! Great capture! #4784066

Angela Azzinnaro September 13, 2007

WONDERFUL CAPTURE Bill!!! The details & colors are fantastic!!!! #4784074

Anna Diederich September 13, 2007

Great shot Bill!! #4784093

Ray Clarke September 13, 2007

Great shot , wonderful detail and colours #4784158

Husain Akhtar September 13, 2007

Fantastic colours and almost full frame capture! #4784209

Jill Odice level-classic September 13, 2007

Spectacular image ! Beautiful colors and details! #4784228

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict September 13, 2007

Great image and find here Bill...Dominick #4784358

Donald K. Cherry September 13, 2007

Beautiful and very colorful capture, Bill! I have something similar today! #4784409

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 13, 2007

WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW huge! spectacular capture Bill! #4784652

Glenn E. Urquhart September 13, 2007

Outstanding capture... Like the texture, color, lighting and contrast... Beautiful Composition, Bill!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4784703

Erin Appelbaum September 13, 2007

Fantastic capture, Bill. Love the colors and awesome detail. Peter #4786557

William Johnson September 13, 2007

Many thanks to all for your welcome contributions. Bill J. #4786841

John 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! #4787530

Dave Winchell September 13, 2007

Great color and textures Bill. Nice image. Dave #4788140

William Johnson September 14, 2007

Thank you John and Dave for your kind comments. Bill J. #4788790

Kitty 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 #4790851

William 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. #4791152

Emile Abbott level-deluxe 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. #4791955

Nancy L. Green level-classic September 14, 2007

WOW!!! What a fantastic find and opportunity, he is a beauty and you have done a wonderful job capturing him!! <>< #4792564

William 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. #4793215

Pat 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! #4801068

William Johnson September 17, 2007

Thank you very much for your delightful comments Pat. Bill J. #4801956

Anna Diederich September 17, 2007

Awesome shot Bill!! #4802303

William Johnson September 17, 2007

Glad you like it Anna, Thank you. Bill J. #4803446

Chris Ebben September 17, 2007

No wonder he is allowed to live at the Butterfly House, he's just as good looking!! Great shot=^..^= #4803818

Carol Teal September 17, 2007

Wow, an incredible capture Bill! He does look giant, and he is so beautifully colored. Great detail! #4805460

William Johnson September 18, 2007

Thank you Chris and Carol. Bill J. #4805587

Jean 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! #4807838

William Johnson September 19, 2007

Thank you very much Jean, glad you like this one. Bill J. #4810135

September 23, 2007

Beautiful color and clarity! wonderful capture of this moth I never knew they were so pretty. #4833123

William Johnson September 23, 2007

Thank you very much Sandra. I never knew moths were this big and colour either. Bill J. #4835157

Peggy J. Maguire September 24, 2007

Spectacular Bill!!!!!!! #4837010

Daniella Puente September 24, 2007

Impressive, what wonderful it is!! #4837617

Mary K. Robison September 29, 2007

What a show-off this "little" one is, Bill! LOL!
Gorgeous colors and patterns here ~ excellent capture of its impressive display! #4862020

William Johnson September 30, 2007

Thank you Peggy, Daniella and Mary for you nice comments. Bill J. #4863481

October 07, 2007

Atlas moth,they make wonderful subjects to photograph,nice capture Bill #4893711

Colleen 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? #4918635

October 13, 2007

this is what they look like as a caterpillar,before they spin their cocoon.




#4921831

William 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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