I normally don't photograph moths. I have my hands full photographing butterflies, but this was rather unique. I spend a few hours photographing butterflies and on my way to the parking lot I spotted what appeared to be a large hornet. As I got closer, I realized it was a hummingbird moth.
Fortunately, i had my Nikon D700 with the 70-180mm zoom macro/telephoto lens with my SB-800 set to TTL. I quickly shifted my shutter speed to 1/2000th of a second at f5.6. Then I watched his flight pattern as I approached. Then I started shooting. I probably shot 20 or 30 shots; three came out nice.
Hummingbird moth
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