Tomato Hornworm - Manduca sexta
This is the Tomato Hornworm, caterpillar of the Carolina Sphinx Moth.
This is the Tomato Hornworm, caterpillar of the Carolina Sphinx Moth.
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darlenenicholson
November 17, 2015
Really nice Marco's in your collection! Love your bugs. I do believe that is a Tobacco Horn worm (red horn on full length view). We see quite a few of them in Maryland enjoying our tomatoes.
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V1mage
April 28, 2016
That's just an awesome capture, Mike. And it makes me imagine our world if this thing was 50 times bigger.
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Location
I took this photo out on my backyard deck - I had some Tomato plants in planters there and noticed this wee critter on there so, with macro photography being one of the disciplines that I practice, I decided he'd be a great addition to my portfolio.Time
This photo was taken mid afternoon while I was tending to my Tomato plants - I noticed the caterpillar on one of my plants and decided to photograph him before transplanting him on to a different plant in my yard, away from my Tomatoes.Lighting
I used a cheap ring flash set to constantly on in order to get enough light to capture this image. My deck is an enclosed shady area which has an opening that faces North and East so in the early morning, I get bright sunlight there but in the afternoon, when the sun is overhead, it is quite shaded so an artificial light source was necessary.Equipment
This was taken using my old Canon Eos Rebel T5i and Sigma 150mm f2.8 Macro lens. The shot was taken hand held (without a tripod) using a cheap ring flash set to be on constantly.Inspiration
Being a nature and wildlife fine art photographer is what I live for, so any opportunity to photograph one of nature's natural beauties presents itself, I need no more inspiration that that.Editing
I used minimal post processing on this image - I used Adobe Lightroom to adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation to correct for minor exposure issues.In my camera bag
Back when this photo was taken, I had a Canon Eos Rebel T5i but now I have a Canon Eos 7D MkII. As for lenses, I have mostly Sigma lenses including a 150-500mm f5-6.3 Super Telephoto which I use for wildlife, a 150mm f2.8 Macro (which was used for this image), and a 17-50mm f2.8 that I use for landscape photography. The only other lens I currently own that is not a Sigma, is a Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 which I use for landscapes and night sky photography.Feedback
Advice? I would just say be patient and keep your eyes open... and try to get out early in the morning or early evening because that is when insects and other invertebrates are most active.
