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Sphinx

Sphinx

Photography Photography \ Nature | 07/31/08 @913 | Roadrunner | Comments critiques (29) | Views views (633)


Sphinx
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This is from my latest trip to Northern Arizona, a totally different area in terms of climate and landscape to the Sonoran desert at the south and center of the state.

I went looking for toads at a cattle tank, but only found tedpolls. As it started to get dark I saw about half a dozen of these Striped Hawkmoths (also called White-lined Sphinx Moth) hovering like hummingbirds around this flowering bush. What a sight.

This was the best shot I got. I was pretty happy with it, given the short time I could spend there.


Flagstaff, Arizona, 26/7/08 19:51
Pentax K100D
FNumber: 8
Exposure time: 1/125
Exposure bias: -1/3
ISO speed: 200
Focal length: 90mm
Flash fired
 
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Avatar ThruMyEyez

 07/31/08 @920

Nice use of flash to freeze motion. I like the black background.
 
Avatar moserArtist

 07/31/08 @927

Beautiful composition.

Colors are vibrant and sharpness amazingly good! :)

One of your best posts ever on gfx imo!

Congrats master Eyal! ;)
 
Avatar Jacobine

 07/31/08 @956

Totally agree with the golden ones above :)
Great work!
 
Avatar Madanapale

 08/01/08 @008

Another wonderful capture from you!!
Excellent colors!......Great timing!
Good work Eyal!
Carlos
 
Avatar Jafus

 08/01/08 @008

Agree with patrick Eyal:)
excellentéé
 
Avatar Vasco

 08/01/08 @041

One of the best photos I've seen!
 
Avatar ARZILLIER66

 08/01/08 @098

Fantastic capture Eyal!
great timing
cool colors and details +10
 
Avatar digitalJowy

 08/01/08 @253

This is great!
 
Avatar ogu

 08/01/08 @380

Great capture well done !
 
Avatar mamoun

 08/01/08 @553

Excellent +10
 
Avatar everseen

 08/01/08 @654

This is your best shot for me.
 
Avatar cupcake

 08/01/08 @722

Great work
+10
 
Avatar killadore

 08/01/08 @734

very nice shot! beautiful clarity
 
Avatar ceogar

 08/01/08 @831

One of your best works! almost looks like a painting. Love the dark background!
 
Avatar ersen-t

 08/02/08 @516

great sharpness.
the dark background works well.
 
Avatar Wallace

 08/02/08 @726

wow:)

great work with the background as well,
the asymmetrical comp works excellent

+ 10
 
Avatar OXXID

 08/02/08 @751

Excellent capture!!!
 
Avatar twistoflime

 08/06/08 @077

Wow! Eye popping and gorgeous. I'd rather the green stem wasn't chopped, it could even go past the line border, ending at the picture's edge.
 
Avatar Martins

 08/06/08 @672

Excelent capture, bg is perfect, weldone!
 
Avatar danheacock

 08/09/08 @745

Awesome shot Eyal. And I will eventually get to the Arizona photos on here, but it may be a little while! I still have to put all my ones from the trip out here up...but I guess I can always mix things up a little bit.
 
Avatar rifty

 08/20/08 @294

I like this one!!
 
Avatar LiddleLarsen

 08/23/08 @919

Excellent
 
Avatar zaclab

 09/04/08 @144

Awesome capture!
Top mark
 
Avatar MsMichelleLynn

 09/15/08 @333

Amazing capture Eyal. You should be proud of this one. Spectacular!
 
Avatar Jane

 10/02/08 @332

I love moths. Look how cute it is!
Nice capture! How do you manage to capture them still in the air like that? Well, I guess it depends on the camera and its functions... It would never work with my digital camera. lol.
Well done!
 
Avatar curlyhair

 10/05/08 @628

Awesome shot!So sharp
10 by my side!
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 10/21/08 @500

That moth is so striking and against the black bg looks great.
 
Avatar oldskool87

 10/21/08 @906

very nice capture.. well done :)
 
Avatar jawine

 10/22/08 @475

Good shot can imagine it's not easy to get it so sharp and still ^_^
The framing works well too and the black
 
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