Comment from Radstyle
Wonderful shot. The clarity, composition and colors are great. You have achieved a very good DOF with your subject in perfect focus and the background nicely blurred to compliment the beautiful colors.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thanks a lot

Comment from crbinromeme
How big is it? Is it like the luna moth? It has very nice colors. Clear enough to see all the details in it. good job

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

very big; many thanks

Comment from susanlen
I am not surprised it is the second largest moth or butterfly in the world. It looks huge and although I love it in the photograph, I doubt I would want to see one go flying past me! The colours on the wings are lovely and the pattern is incredible. The head part of the body reminds me of a furry spider (Ugh!). Perfectly framed, a very good shot.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thank you

Comment from DavidP
Oh my goodness! What a colorful moth with beautiful wing patterns. It does look like it's a big guy. Obviously I've never seen one of these before. Your photos around the world are like opening a giant issue of National Geographic with endless pages of photos. Great submit and a beautiful photo.
David

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thanks so much David

Comment from WendyG
Wow Fred! I have never seen one of these, what a gorgeous moth/butterfly, love the pattern on it and the colors. You captured it with excellent sharp focus, exposure and framing. My drop down won't let me give you anything higher than a five, but this is deffinately a six for me!

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thanks so much again

Comment from gidavidson
Looks like a large one to me. Kind of unique and different almost resembles a painting. Good frame, focus and exposure for all to enjoy.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

many thanks George

Comment from onyanita
such an unusual looking moth Fred. It has lovely colours and wing patterns. The background makes a good contrast. Nice detail and good framing and techs. Awesome shot.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

many thanks Sonja

Comment from Always-smile
Lovely shot of this moth.. His wings look like a specially designed and colored painting.. Your capture is superb, use of lighting is wonderful.. It deserves 6 stars but the system of this site doesn't allow me..

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thanks so much, glad you liked it

Comment from basho
this is awesome. has it just come out of the chrysalis? in the rite moment again, congrats. :)

-the best

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

thanks a lot again

Comment from TealPhotos
What a beautiful creature. You have caught the colours and details very well this is an excellent macro love the shallow dof. Di

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2012

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reply by the author on 02-Sep-2012

many thanks Lady Di