Another Moth

I finally finished the job of moving my bonsai blog to its new domain last night, but in the process I've been neglecting this one. Although I suffer terribly from writer's block, I'd be lying if I said that the problem was entirely a lack of inspiration. I can be terribly lazy too.

But even when I'm struggling for ideas, old photos are in plentiful supply, so I figured I might as well share another moth. This one wasn't quite as spectacular as the Big Brown Moth that I shared back in May, and if memory serves me correctly it was a lot smaller, but I like the way this photo came out too.

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Linking up to Monday Macro 2, Black and White View and Nature Notes.

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.

The Big Brown Moth

I'm not often lucky enough to find moths or butterflies that are prepared to keep still for long enough for me to get decent photos, and it seemed that things would be no different when I first came across this moth, perched high up on a wall of my greenhouse. There was just no way that I could get close enough to get the shot I wanted and reluctantly I was forced to give up on what I was sure would be a one-off opportunity.

Second chances rarely happen, but this time I was lucky. Two days later I found him on the garage wall at just the right height for me to get the shot I wanted without having to do any uncomfortable contortions.

It was only later, when looking at the photo, that I noticed how much his wings resemble a curled-up leaf.

It's nearly two years since I took this photo and I've never seen another moth quite like him. Perhaps I never will.

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Linking up to Saturday's Critters.