Me and My Shadow

This moth wasn't nearly as spectacular as the one I shared yesterday, and the photo would almost certainly  have lacked interest but for some lucky lighting. I wish I knew what made him position himself so perfectly facing into his shadow.

It's been quite a while since I took this photo and I can't remember what I was actually shooting that evening, but I was using my extension tubes and had the camera on a tripod, so everything was set up perfectly when I spotted this moth on the wall. He was really tiny - much, much smaller than he appears in this picture.

I wish I'd seen him with his wings spread out, but no doubt if I'd tried to get him to move he'd have flown away.

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Linking up to ShadowShotSunday and Camera-Critters.