Attacus Atlas

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2007-07-04 2:28]

Hi Harry,
you are sooooo lucky.
It's a big wish for me to see such a mighty and noble moth some day with my own eyes.
Fantastic insect, must be amazing to see this big one. You captured it with excellent sharpness and brilliant colours, I like it very much. Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• star74 (2474)
• [2007-07-04 2:38]

Hello Harry,
Amazing macro shot,
Perfect colors,details,background
Congrats

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• joey (24909)
• [2007-07-04 2:48]

Hi Harry,
this is a dream shot for every wildlife photographer.
You've taken it extremely well.
Beautiful colours and composition.
Well done,
Joe

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• mikou (6093)
• [2007-07-04 2:54]

Hi Harry.
Amazing moth and excellent capture here.Sharp details and reproductions textures and drawing on his wings are precise.Colors are really fabulous.Beautiful combination with attractive plant and black BG.Well composed picture.My compliments and thank you for sharing.
Best greetings Milos.

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• radz (436)
• [2007-07-04 3:19]

Wow what a macro shot!!Fantastic details and flowers same colour,excellent capture!!

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• pankajbajpai (16627)
• [2007-07-04 3:42]

hi hary,
you have captured a fine specimen of atlas moth, the moth looks great, i would love to see this moth some day, the shot is full of vivid colours, the dark bg adds to the look of the shot, well composed shot, sharp imgage with good details,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Kaszek (1451)
• [2007-07-04 3:56]

Hi Harry,
Beautiful shot. Colours are brilliant here. Dark BG is OK. I like this.
Perfect composition and very useful note.
TFS
Kaszek

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• pirate (7474)
• [2007-07-04 4:32]
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Hi Harry
Great image, the combination of the moth and the flower is just perfect with a black BG. Well done! The main subject is in the center and in this case this is working very well, so perfect compo too.
Colours are brilliant as well as sharpness.
But I think you should abandon the theory that light does not get time to come back in to the lens, given that the speed of light is 299 792 458 m / s so almost 75.000 km in a 1/250 second. Probably your BG was a bit closer ;-)
Tfs
Tom

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• koruklu (323)
• [2007-07-04 6:24]

Like a silk carpet, nice shot, TFS.

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-07-04 6:24]

Hello Harry
What a wonderful shot of this Atlas Moth,
Perfect details,DOF and BG,
Fantastic colors and POV,Superb shot,friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-07-04 7:22]

Hello Harry,
The colors are sublime, the black BG perfect to showcase this beauty.
The plant the atlas is on adds to the overall composition very nicely..
Excellent work.
Howard
PS - 4000 in two weeks..is that all ;}

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-07-04 7:50]

Hi Harry,
I'm amazed to see such a beautiful moth... Colors and the patterns are simply stunning. Composition, focus, lighting and the details are great. Bravo and TFS
Selen

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• smitha (4409)
• [2007-07-04 9:50]

Hello Harry,
Fantastic mavcro shot, Harry. This is the first time I am seeing Atlas moth sitting on a colourful flower. Very good sharpness,details and brilliant colours.I liked the background too. And thanks a lot for the notes too. It is very useful to me as I have been trying to get adark background using flash and high shutter time.As soon as I masteer the art, i'll show it to you.:)
Regards, Smitha.

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• romuszka (2263)
• [2007-07-05 3:43]

Witaj Harry!
Fantastic set of colours. Super macro. I in miniaturce did not notice parachute spinnaker even. Good dazzle painting :). I thank of spacious description about survey.
I congratulate, I greet and admire - Roma

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• jcoowanitwong (13754)
• [2007-07-05 6:15]

Hi Harry,
Perfect shot on this gorgeous moth. Sharp focus and nicely composed. Very attractive and well seen image. Congratulations,
JC

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• JORAPAVI (4643)
• [2007-07-05 7:21]

Hola Harry,
Una imagen de gran belleza en su conjunto, excelente definición y bellos colores bien contrastados con el fondo, TFS, Saludos
José Ramón

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• Mana (18598)
• [2007-07-05 7:41]

Hi Harry,
Outstanding shot with brilliant colours and immaculate sharpness. Excellent POV and DOF here with superb use of flash lighting. The patterns and textures on its wings are fabulous as is the flower. The dark BG highlights the subjects well. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• deblink (1258)
• [2007-07-05 16:11]

Wow Harry,
This is an excellent image of this superb looking Moth. For a first macro image you have shown us you have set your own standard pretty high. The quality is fabulous, such wonderful detail. The Moth and the flower look wonderful against the black background. I will be looking forward to more of you macro shots.
Cheers,
Debbie

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• Ken52 (4195)
• [2007-07-05 17:28]
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Hello Harry,
It is an interesting and very colorful image. Looks almost like a painting with such vivid colors against black background. Very fine details. It would be interesting to see the flower cloned out and nothing but moth against black background. The note was very helpful explanation of using flash with macro. (I will trade you a green anole for an attacus atlas moth).
Best Wishes!
Ken

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• angybone (7684)
• [2007-07-05 18:18]

Amazing colors - wow! The reds and oranges and greens...beautiful!!!!
:)
Great shot - artistically composed. Good stuff!

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• Matt-Bird (1942)
• [2007-07-05 23:50]

Hi Harry,
WOW the Colours are outstanding against that pitch black BG. Its sharp clear and a very vivid photo.
Best regards
Matt.

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• jrubiocasado (6112)
• [2007-07-06 1:02]

Hi Harry
Impresionante retrato de esta Atlas, una maravilla de foto, donde esta posada, vamos que me gusta todo.
Un saludo

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• Kathleen (232)
• [2007-07-06 4:07]
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Hi Harry.
Stunning colours and goes perfect with a dark background really making both stand out. The moth blends in so perfect to the colour of the flower.
Detail is equisite, beautiful.
Does this fit into our theme 'Our World at Night'? being a moth.
Kathleen
New Zealand.

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2007-07-06 4:25]

Hi Harry

Lovely colours, combined with excellent POV and sharp focus - an excellent shot.

James

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2007-07-06 7:30]

Hi Harry,

A spectacular macro shot of a fantastic looking moth. I have never seen anything with such beautiful patterns on its wings. The details and colors are magnificent. The flower is beautiful in its own right. Beautiful composition and background.

Jane

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2007-07-06 14:05]

Hi Harry, splendid moth with amazing colors, great composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2007-07-07 3:27]

Hello Harry,
Beautiful,colourful macro.I liked POV,details,contrast between dark BG,butterfly and flower a lot.Excellent work..Have a great weekend!
TFS..:-)

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2007-07-07 9:21]

Super macro work, my friend!
Great DOF and sharpness, beautiful colours in this well framed image!
Take care Ana:)

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• Photoslave (1199)
• [2007-07-10 0:29]

Wow Harry!

great shot! incredible colors wonderful to see with the dark BG.

Compliments!!

Giorgio

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• Prop (93)
• [2007-07-11 6:25]

Hi Harry,

Beautiful colors for both the moth and the flower.
The sharpness is spot on, as usual.
Thanks for the macro tip at the end of your note.
Regards,
Damien.

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• AnimalExplorer (1997)
• [2007-07-13 12:27]

I like this shot alot as the moth's body and wing shapes matches that of the bird of paradise plant and flows in the same direction and all with exciting colors. Super capture! :)

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2007-07-13 19:02]

Hi Harry,
Excellent capture of this amazing beautiful butterfly. Coloration, details, sharpness and composition excellent. good notes. thanks for showing
have a nice weekend
Ahmet

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• gelarsen (124)
• [2007-07-15 18:38]

Absolutly marvellous. I love the colors of this masterpiece photo, so well captured with perfect sharpness and lighting.
TFS
Gary

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-07-18 7:04]

Harry hi..
Almost 'Art Deco'....
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• extramundi (13178)
• [2007-07-21 7:11]
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Hello Harry. This is an very lovely picture of an impressing specie. Exposure is spot on, so we can see all the details with beautiful light and colours. Great DOF and focus.
I personaly think it is a bit too colour saturated, but that is only question of personal taste, monitor settings, etc. I dared a fast workshop, hope no to spoil too much this fantastic capture.
Thanks and regards, Felipe.

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• jmp (8415)
• [2007-07-22 0:46]

Hi Harry,
You've got the best from this wonderful butterfly. Black background and flower work together to get a very aestetic result.
José M.
PS. Definitively -as Tom said- light comes back in a few ns asuming that background is at distances of 1 m order. I think that the background is very underexposed because of the greater distance to the flash. But I've not studied this phenomenon carefully. In any case, I see that you certainly know to get a black background!

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• kristies (818)
• [2007-08-09 5:00]

Hi !!

You have an impressive portfolio here ! This one really popped out ! Great colours an very beautiful subject.

TFS Greetz Kristy

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• Christopher_PL (2685)
• [2007-08-12 11:50]

Hi Harry
It's really amazing picture. The moth is very interesting but also the background is great. Thanks

Chris

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-08-14 19:17]

Hello Harry

This is like poster art.What a wonderful composition.The moth is beautiful and is perched on an equally beautiful leaf.It's groovy! Excellent POV and DOF.The focus and details are razor sharp.Stellar!

Rob

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• fyapici (7499)
• [2007-08-19 0:51]

Hi Harry,

Bravo! No more words, successful. With my compliments.

Greetings
Fevzi

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• fragman (43778)
• [2009-07-15 12:53]

great butterfly, TFS Ori