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
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Walt Gilbert 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://w
On 8/15/2012 12:26 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Walt Gilbert 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 thin
It's a flying crawdad. They are rare but delicious.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
> On 8/15/2012 12:26 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
>>
>>> So, I took the K20D with the Promaster 70-300 out this morning to work on
>>> m
Ha! There is a definite crawdad-like look about it, isn't there?
-- Walt
On 8/15/2012 12:39 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
It's a flying crawdad. They are rare but delicious.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
On 8/15/2012 12:26 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012
Liking you less Walt. Put that rig away!
(I'm impressed)
On Aug 15, 2012, at 10:20 , Walt Gilbert 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 hummin
Thank you, Joseph!
Now that I don't have to be afraid of getting stung, I may try getting
up-close & personal and shooting it with one of my 50mm primes if it
keeps coming around. It's a cool-looking critter, ain't it?
-- Walt
On 8/15/2012 2:51 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Liking you less W
Well, it's a heck of a photo for starters.
cheers,
frank
"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." --
Christopher Hitchens
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From: Walt Gilbert
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/7789
Hummicum Mothicae
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: Walt Gilbert
>
>
>> 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. T
t
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Subject: PESO: What the HELL is this?
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 humming
This appears to be the one:
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/snowberry_clearwing_hummingbird_moths.html
/Hemaris diffinis/, according to that page. And it looks to be a pretty
good match for the one in the photo.
-- Walt
On 8/15/2012 9:39 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Hummicum Mothicae
On Wed,
on 2012-08-15 20:50 Walt Gilbert wrote
This appears to be the one:
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/snowberry_clearwing_hummingbird_moths.html
/Hemaris diffinis/, according to that page. And it looks to be a pretty good
match for the one in the photo.
cool shot, and no doubt about that identific
On 8/15/2012 11:02 PM, steve harley wrote:
on 2012-08-15 20:50 Walt Gilbert wrote
This appears to be the one:
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/snowberry_clearwing_hummingbird_moths.html
/Hemaris diffinis/, according to that page. And it looks to be a
pretty good
match for the one in the photo.
on 2012-08-15 22:05 Walt Gilbert wrote
That's a great-looking moth. Have you tried getting photos of them? I bet
they'd make a pretty striking photo in good light.
i haven't photographed them yet; they are elusive and and i see them most often
at dusk, but i've got a ring flash now that might
https://www.google.com/search?q=hummingbird+moth&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
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