Six Spot Burnet

• shutterbug

  Participant

  July 7, 2011 at 9:48 pm

  Not a macro just a close up..ish shot of a Six Spot Burnet moth on a little
  seaside wild flower. Not particularly sharp either, I dont know why I bothered really :lol:

  
  miki g

  Participant

  July 7, 2011 at 10:03 pm

  Hi Jenny.
  It might not be ultra sharp, but it’s a very nice find. Great colours
  Dessie

  Participant

  July 7, 2011 at 10:06 pm

  nice
  bigalguitarpicker

  Participant

  July 7, 2011 at 11:02 pm

  Don’t go putting yourself down! The butterfly (is it a butterfly or a moth?) looks sharp enough, and I’ve never seen one of those before, so I think it’s good!
  connie

  Participant

  July 8, 2011 at 8:11 am

  Sometimes Jenny we dont have to have everything pin sharp for it to be a nice shot. This looks good and the colours are bang on. This was the first moth I photographed and spent about an hour doing a dance with them trying to capture one.
  shutterbug

  Participant

  July 8, 2011 at 8:19 am

  :lol: :lol: Thanks guys, feeling a bit apathetic I suppose, the beach is full of them
  in late June and July, and they are daytime moths, though pretty enough for a butterfly,
  they are very flighty but this one must have found an untapped supply of nectar as he
  stayed there for quite a while, so no excuses for not being sharp….well maybe it was
  windy :wink:

  Thanks again!
  Dayglo

  Participant

  July 12, 2011 at 8:14 am

  Six spot Burnets are beautiful arent they?

  For those of you living in Louth- Clogherhead is a great spot for them.
  If you want to find them- just look for the Ragwort flower- they quite like the Ragwort flower.

  A good time to photograph them is after a shower of rain- makes them a bit more sluggish.
  :)
  shutterbug

  Participant

  July 12, 2011 at 3:25 pm

  Thanks Dayglo :)