Saturnia pyri

Posted by hvr_oosterzele on Sun May 08, 2005 8:24 am

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Saturnia pyri -- Great Peacock Moth

This is the biggest European moth. This pair was found on a tree in Extremadura (Spain) at the dam at La Tajadilla.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun May 08, 2005 9:25 am

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Cool sot - critical focus is on the tree trunk though rather than the moths.

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by Michael Brown on Sun May 08, 2005 10:51 am

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I agree with EJ, in that it seems that the focus is a tad behind the moths.
Possibly a touch of sharpening with the selective sharpening tool on the two moths in PS could bring it back.
Still, this is excellent!

I think that the yellow/gold coloring on the tree trunk really adds to the overall look to this shot.
Very nice!!

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by hvr_oosterzele on Sun May 08, 2005 12:00 pm

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Actually it is not, but I agree that the sharpening had more effect on the trunk - especially on this small size. I'll see if I can sharpen the moths separately. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

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by D7avid on Sun May 08, 2005 3:13 pm

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I like it especially the position of the moths and the lichen and bark

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by Tom Whelan on Sun May 08, 2005 4:44 pm

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Excellent setting and pairing of these moths. USM may help with the sharpness issues...

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Sun May 08, 2005 7:22 pm

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Awesome. The slightly different body angles looks great.

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by Martin Fowler on Mon May 09, 2005 2:02 am

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Good find. The lichens make for an interesting background too.

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by Herman Blockx on Mon May 09, 2005 3:28 am

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fine shot ! weird that you had to go all the way to Spain to capture them!

; would try to sharpen them differently;

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by Matthew Pugh on Mon May 09, 2005 5:51 am

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A real impressive image and a wonderful composition.

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by Davidw on Mon May 09, 2005 12:34 pm

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That is an awesome shot. Great details on moths and background is just too cool Thanks for sharing.

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by Craig Lipski on Mon May 09, 2005 8:13 pm

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Nice of them to pose in such a pleasing-to-the-eye composition!

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by Wil Hershberger on Wed May 11, 2005 8:18 pm

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Wonderful shot. I love the patterns, colors and detail. Very well done.

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