I am Ready for my Close-up

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9 Responses to “I am Ready for my Close-up”

  1. Flighty Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 6:19 pm | Reply

    What a superb image! Do you know what it is? xx

  2. nikkipolani Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 6:19 pm | Reply

    WOW.
    However did you manage this fantastic shot?!

  3. fraggle Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 7:08 pm | Reply

    what a brilliant photo!

  4. Karl McCracken Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 7:17 pm | Reply

    Wow – amazing. How did you manage this?

  5. disgruntled Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 7:23 pm | Reply

    Flighty – no, I’m afraid not. I’m not even 100% certain if it’s a moth or a butterfly
    Fraggle – ta
    Karl & Nikki – pure luck – the moth just sat there (it may have been too cold or possibly too dead to move) while I got closer and closer. The hardest part was getting the camera to focus in on it that close…

  6. PaperBoy Says:
    May 18, 2009 at 9:48 pm | Reply

    I was initially wondering if it was the result of some experiment being carried out “in cave” by the other half. Quite a relief to discover you’re taking photos of local fauna.

    A hint given to me some time ago by a lepidopterist – if you catch moths/butterflies and want to photograph them – pop them in a tupperware-type box into the fridge and leave them overnight – take it out in the morning and you’ll have about 10-30 minutes (depending on the ambient temperature) to get your pictures whilst the specimen is still groggy from the cold. It will then generally foxtrot oscar when it warms up.

  7. disgruntled Says:
    May 19, 2009 at 7:34 am | Reply

    Or, indeed, just wait for a Scottish summer…

  8. Simon Says:
    May 19, 2009 at 8:19 am | Reply

    It’s been said – but that is a superb piccy.

    If you’ve not got a fridge you can always skewer them on a safety pin.

    **What?!**

  9. disgruntled Says:
    May 19, 2009 at 4:33 pm | Reply

    you know, I’ve been married to a photographer for long enough that I keep looking at it & thinking it’s not quite pin sharp in focus on the eye…

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