17 August 2019

Dropkicking Moth, August 17, 2019

Moths at Keith Cascade Springs in the Black Hills National Forest, August 2019. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

I have a nice, cleanly focused and arranged photo of these moths on the thistle, complete with a spider below them. But let’s talk about this shot, which is obviously a failure because of all the blur. But wait, is that moth kicking the other off the flower? What kind of moth combat is this? It’s whimsical in a violent sort of way. I’m not a fan of the stem in the background that cuts through the frame. Put that on the list of things to remove in post, along with the little bit of thistle poking up from the bottom of the frame.