Imperial Moth
Guys, meet Jerry Armstrong. Jerry, meet the rest of the InsectPOD readership. All of you, meet one big freakin’ moth.
Jerry reveals the secret of this amazing photo:
Rich Jakiel and I were taking images of insects that were clinging to my patio glass door. A very large Imperial moth flew up and settled onto the glass. From inside, I was able to take this ultra close-up with a macro lens attached to a Nikon D40. The trick was using a manual setting to get the best depth of field. The photo was taken from Winston, GA on July 27, 2008.
Wow, Jerry. Just… I mean… wow.
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
Aaron said,
August 13, 2008 @ 8:35 am
Let me just add, wow. That is an incredible picture.
JFargo said,
August 13, 2008 @ 9:57 am
Fantastic picture, Jerry, and welcome!
JTan said,
August 13, 2008 @ 10:44 am
Oh man…look at the detail in there! 0_0
On an unrelated note, it seems like the Jeremiah’s and Jerry’s are taking over insectpod…
=D
ziyda said,
August 13, 2008 @ 11:29 am
Great “portrait”!
wright said,
August 13, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Absolutely gorgeous! Almost the insect equivalent of a sheepdog; so hairy you wonder how the poor thing can see…