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Spotted one of those strange looking Hummingbird Hawk Moths in the garden earlier - it didn't hang around long so I didn't get time to review my camera settings, instinctively I though 1/500 second would have frozen the wings - but clearly not (I missed the focus too )

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Uploaded07/08/2026 - 14:34

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/500

Aperturef/8

LensHD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

ISO1600

Focal Length450mm

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Date Taken	07/08/2026 - 11:08
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/500
Aperture	f/8
ISO	1600
Focal Length	450mm
Lens	HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

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1163 posts
6 years

Posted 07/08/2026 - 15:25 Link

Lucky in all ways, we get them each summer and had one this week but they are so fast. Reading up somewhere it said 70 wing beats per second. Well taken, my plan is to hopefully get another chance.

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Slap in the middle of England

Posted 11/08/2026 - 00:38 Link

I sat on a balcony in Austria with them zipping about the hanging baskets before my eyes just a month ago. Well done for simply capturing a decent shot of the blighter !

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