On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, I took the K20D with the Promaster 70-300 out this morning to work on > my manual focusing skills, and happened to catch this out of the corner of > my eye -- thinking it was a hummingbird. The thing is pretty damned sizable. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7789467090/ > ISO 320, 1/180, f/7.1 I think it's a sphynx moth... they are noted for their resemblance to hummingbirds. One species is even called the "Hummingbird Hawk Moth." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingidae Nice shot of it! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
