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MichaelJOsborne

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Photographed in Robinson Nature Center, Columbia, Maryland

Photographed in Robinson Nature Center, Columbia, Maryland
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camera

NIKON D7100

settings

settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 640 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 2000/10

location

location

Columbia, Maryland, US

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2019

Views

135

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+14

Awards

Peer Award

+3

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Happy

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Hummingbird moths are so hard to photograph, because they are constantly in motion. You did a fine job, capturing its beauty. And the skipper to the left, added an extra oomph.

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Yes, I agree. They flit from flower to flower, not resting, and disappear before you know you saw one.

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