National Moth Week: Cool Pics Wrap-Up

Okay, this is it for the moth photo posts (for a while, anyway). I usually do a Single Image Sundays post right about now, but I’m supersizing it for you with a bonus slideshow of  select photos I’ve taken & shared in support of National Moth Week, which ends today. Here’s my favorite image with a link to the whole set on Flickr:

“Catch Me If You Can”

What do you think? Have you ever participated in a group photo project, or nature documentation? Ever experimented with macro photography? Let us hear from you in the comments!

Related articles

• National Moth Week: Mmm… Sugar Water! [VIDEO] (rsmithing.com)
• Mad About Moths – National Moth Week! (newswatch.nationalgeographic.com)
• Country diary: Woodnewton, Northamptonshire: Why moths don’t deserve their demon status (guardian.co.uk)
• it’s national moth week! (rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.com)
• Rock Bridge Memorial State Park to hold event for National Moth Week(columbiamissourian.com)
• National Moth Week July 23-29, 2012 (membracid.wordpress.com)

National Moth Week

Since I’ve discovered iphoneography, I’ve also been discovering more beauty in our everyday surroundings. And after purchasing a Photojojo macro lens for my iPhone, I’ve also developed a fascination with and appreciation for moths. I never took much notice of moths until getting a close up view for some macro insect photography, inspired by what I’d been seeing at Instagram. I had no idea moths were so butterfly-like, hairy to the point of fuzziness, and often with large, deep eyes. I used Hipstamatic to get this photo of one on my front door. If you’re interested, definitely check out NationalMothWeek.org for more info.

What do you think? Ever discovered an interest in something after getting a closer look? Have you ever seen a particularly interesting moth? What are your favorite insects? Let us hear from you in the comments!

Related articles

• Mark Your Calendars: National Moth Week (Bug Girl’s Blog)
• Moth Drama: Transforming The Ordinary into Art (rsmithing.com)
• Mad About Moths: National Moth Week (National Geographic)
• Moths in the Night (waiyukkennedy.wordpress.com)
• National Moth Week (The Dragonfly Woman)
• Single Image Sundays: Moth At The Door (rsmithing.com)
• Nature: Beautiful Moths Are In Abundance (Houston Chronicle)
• Moths All Night (NC Museum of Natural Sciences)
• the other lepidopterans (rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.com)
• National Moth Week July 2012 (scientificamerican.com)
• The Moth (jrants2012.wordpress.com)
• National Moth Week July 23-29, 2012 (membracid.wordpress.com)