Poplar Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi. This is one of commonest Hawk-moths in Britain and feeds on polars and willows. This one was caught in a moth trap in the Lower Derwent Valley near York. It was taken out of the trap and placed on the grass stem (Cock’s foot) to photograph. So not the most natural resting place but at least it makes for a nice blurred background. The light was poor early evening and there was a breeze, so ended up with Auto ISO of 2000, a bit high on a 1" sensor but the Prime noise reduction in DXOPhotolab has done a good job with noise although the detail has suffered.
Poplar Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi. This is one of commonest Hawk-moths in Britain and feeds on polars and willows. This one was caught in a moth trap in the Lower Derwent Valley near York. It was taken out of the trap and placed on the grass stem (Cock’s foot) to photograph. So not the most natural resting place but at least it makes for a nice blurred background. The light was poor early evening and there was a breeze, so ended up with Auto ISO of 2000, a bit high on a 1" sensor but the Prime noise reduction in DXOPhotolab has done a good job with noise although the detail has suffered.