Bumblebee Moth - Take Two

I made another try at the bumblebee moths today. The lighting is not the best, but the moths, bees, and butterflies show up after the flowerbed is in direct sunlight which gives lots of dark shadows. Be sure to click for the larger versions as a lot of detail is lost in the smaller pictures.


The even faster shutterspeed on the second photo stopped the wing action, but it was also very underexposed. It took a lot of "photoshopping" to get it to look this good. Lots more practice ahead. I prefer to do as little digital darkroom work as possible. I am also hoping for an overcast day with fewer dark shadows.


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