AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
FIVE-SPOT BURNET MOTHS MATING
Burnet moths fly during the daytime, relying on their bold colouration to warn predators they are toxic. To photograph this mating pair I positioned my camera so that the sensor was parallel to the plane of both moths, ensured there was no distracting vegetation in the background and stopped down to f/11 for sufficient depth of field. There was a little breeze blowing so a high ISO and shutter speed were needed to avoid motion blur.
F/11, 1/640 second, ISO 1600
Accepted: Smethwick 2021
