The+Moth



I decided to take pictures of a moth (Hyalophora Cecropia) that a friend found in his wood pile last year. As my husband is a science teacher, I thought I'd use the moth to develop an assignment for his class. I took all of the pictures above and below with a Samsung Digimax D53. The camara is a 5.0 mega pixel and has a 3x optical zoom. I took this picture inside and in automatic mode. The camera was easy to use once I read the directions about 20 times. I used the Digimax Master 1.0 Photo Editor that came with the camera. It was fairly easy to resize the photos. I did get frustrated a few times while trying to learn to use the macro (close-up) function.

This is a close up picture of Cecropia. Look at how big it is compared to my thumb! I loved how the flowers stood out in the background; however, I need to work on focusing the camera on the moth instead of the background. I guess this will be for the photo editing assignment.

This is Cecropia from the view of a cat. Cecropia is sitting in a plant on the sidewalk. I liked how you could see the house in the distance; however, the leaves and the moth are clear. I used the macro option for this shot. (I think anyway!)



This is Cecropia with a vertical point of view. Again, she is sitting in a plant. The picture was taken from the point of view of the cat or other small animal.

The cat is sneaking up on Cecropia.

I really like this picture. My camera has an "effects" button that I used to take the picture in a different color. This is the "negatives" option.

This is the view from an adult's perspective. I am standing above the moth with the camera in the automatic mode.

This picture was taken using the "effects" button in the color "blue". You can also use the colors red, white, and green.

Back into the box. "Good-bye".