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16-Jul-2020 Christine Hanrahan

Busy time at the moth lights!

Appleton, ON

A shot showing how on a good night when things are right, sheets can be full of moths. We had 7 sheets and lights set up spread throughout a large woodland/wetland complex. It was a hot, humid night, no wind, perfect for attracting moths and we saw numerous species. Sometimes, when locations are even better than this one, the sheets will be 3 or 4 times as busy as shown here.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Wong Tsu Shi17-Feb-2021 03:40
Interesting.
Doug Cruden22-Aug-2020 11:16
Good grief! There's loads of them!! Super shot Christine, and thanks for sharing how you do it!!
Don21-Aug-2020 20:11
That would keep you busy (and, knowing you, well-entertained)!
Walter Otto Koenig21-Aug-2020 18:32
Interesting documentary shot. Fascinating to see so many moths.
Kuriacose Joseph21-Aug-2020 14:29
This is impressive.
Graeme21-Aug-2020 11:37
You must see hundreds or even thousands of moths over the seven sheets that you use, Christine. V!!!
Blandine Mangin21-Aug-2020 09:34
very nice ! v
laine21-Aug-2020 06:48
No social distancing in the moth world :)
Dennis Hoyne21-Aug-2020 03:58
Where do you even start photographing this congregation?
Nirvan Hope21-Aug-2020 02:57
So that's how you do it! Amazing. And so many moths.
Don Mottershead21-Aug-2020 01:55
So why do moths go for the lights? I googled and found this article, which says that no one knows for sure. https://www.livescience.com/33156-moths-drawn-artificial-lights.html
John Vass21-Aug-2020 00:26
This is so cool of you to show us what you do! Love what you catch with your camera because it makes me curious about what is here! I pay more attention! BV
Hank Vander Velde20-Aug-2020 22:18
That sure is a lot of moths Christine. Looks like a fun thing to do.
Pierre Martin20-Aug-2020 20:09
wow that's a lot, some treasure to find for sure, great shot!
globalgadabout20-Aug-2020 20:01
you certainly know how to attract a crowd...
joseantonio20-Aug-2020 19:42
nice capture of this busy place.V
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