Actually my intentions were to do this session as well as another with a natural background. I wanted to do both to see which I liked best. I ran out of wife-allocated time with the first set and didn't have time to find a piece of bark for a second session.
I didn't want to interfer with this guy's night time habits ... I released him after the shoot ... that was around 1:30am.
You bring up a good point ...
Still I like the way the blue compliments the overall brown color of the wings ... and I'm glad I tried a non natural background for complementary color scheme of this asthetic creature.
I'm curious what others might be thinking along these line ... let's take a poll.
Cast a vote for natual background or this studio background with by email: richard@jam.rr.com
Use a subject of: "background preference" and I'll report the results.
OK, I've got to ask. Why didn't you shoot this Polyphemus moth on a natural backgroud? They lay eggs on a variety of trees: Oak, hickory, basswood, elm, maple, birches, chestnut, sycamore, wild roses, and beech. You could very easily take a small tree branch, place it inside so you still have control of the moth, and shoot it on a natural background. Polyphemus moths are part of the Giant Silkworm moth family, by the way, and are one of the largest moths in North America.
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