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steplim
31-Jan-2008, 10:09 AM
Hello

I have taken below closeup shot of a Moth. Comments and Critics please.:)

http://steplim.smugmug.com/photos/230821640-M.jpg

hkmoths
31-Jan-2008, 02:42 PM
i.d. = Asota heliconia (Noctuidae, Aganainae)

if you've not done moths much, it usually helps to frame the whole insect if you're wanting an identification.

This looks a little underexposed - I guess you used a small aperture (large f stop) to get the depth of field (which might mean you have camera shake problems with long exposure times). Otherwise, not at all bad!

cheers,

Roger.

steplim
31-Jan-2008, 03:40 PM
Thanks hkmoths for your ID and comments.:)

This was a tricky shot as the moth was actually overhead. Inorder to counter the risk of overexposure of the sky, I have to use full flash instead of fill flash where I normally do. This was shot on tripod at f/16, 1/6s, ISO400. :grin2:

Snowywolf
13-Feb-2008, 12:23 AM
to tag on to this thread, i've shot this moth when i was in north eastern Thailand last dec.

it looks similar to the one that steplim has posted.

please kindly help and see if you can ID it?

thanks a million, Rogar.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa160/Snowywe/Travels/Thailand%20Mission%20Trip%202007/IMGP0031.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa160/Snowywe/Travels/Thailand%20Mission%20Trip%202007/IMGP0038.jpg