Your opinion? Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar

[Paul Iddon]

Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillars are huge! This one reached a good four inches or more! But what a lovely beast!

1/160sec, ISO 160, f/11. &)D & Venus 2:1 lens

Enjoy.

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Paul.

 

[Helix_2648]

Hi Paul Iddon. I expected such pictures as I read your introduction and I was right! The focus is perfect as well as the sharpness. I'm personally not a friend of frames but it's a matter of taste. I would like to see some more space to the left for the first pictures from the caterpillar but apart from that your pictures are outstandig!

 

[Paul Iddon]

Thank you Helix for taking the time to reply.

I'm probably going to keep a little annoyed with frames - I use this as my way of distinguishing my images - I spent several hours perfecting the Photoshop action that adds the frame in seconds as I process each image.

I put the sharpness down to the manual lens I use - the LAOWA Venus 2:1 lens. It is amazingly sharp and gives wonderful clarity if the focus is where it should be and at a bargain price too. Being a manual only lens though, it takes A LOT of practice to get the best from it.

Thanks again for your generous comment.

Paul.

 

[ZAMIR PENA]

Beautiful series, well done Paul Iddon I love the details, colors and lighting you did a amazing job, bravo

 

[Chavezshutter]

Paul Iddon. Never seen anything like it, fascinating...Great photos, third is my favourite, well done!

 

[Greg]

Hi Paul Iddon ! Very good pictures ! This thing look funny do you shoot it at home ?

 

[Paul Iddon]

Thank you everyone.

Greg, this was photographed in my garden, yes. Only the 3rd one I have ever seen there.

Paul.

 

[Yohanna_D]

the shots are stunning with these close ups!!!! wow! congrats!

 

[Paul Iddon]

Thank you