Hummingbird Moth

salden · Post by **salden** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:41 pm

These guys are hard to get. They are always on the move.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:59 pm

These things are so neat Sue, I have been wanting to photograph one for a long time now. They used to scare me until I found out what they were here on this site. I used to think they were a big overgrown bee or wasp of somekind. A really neat shot Sue, thanks!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:57 am

They are so hard to take photos of. The last time I saw one, I must have took about 20 shots of the little fellow and none came out good enough to keep. they are always moving..Very nice capture Sue

nephiliim · Post by **nephiliim** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:56 pm

Indeed a great capture there sue. Hard to get, they sometimes are even jumpier than dragons when you approach them.
I like the caption here to, frozen but still dynamic because of the faded wings
What shutterspeed did you use?
Good job

All the best,

Tom

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:17 pm

I've wanted to photograph these for awhile, but have never pulled it off. The tail reminds me of shrimp! :-)