To Kris, My humble thanks several times over for including the Hodges # in your moth id's. With so many listings coming in from across the state each day, I can literally spend hours each month just cross-referencing id's against the state list. The Hodges # can often reduce those hours to minutes. To all, Thanks for continuing to send in FOY reports. I am checking each against the state database, which continues to grow monthly. I am planning on again posting a revised state list on or about July 1st. My apologies for not posting anything of substance for White County so far. I am currently working through about 300-400 photos taken since mid-February and will start reporting some of those items belatedly as I am able to id them. Unfortunately, my moth id skills don't come close to my skills with the database. When I start posting, they will likely come in a flood. Meanwhile, it's back out to the deck each evening, camera in hand and raccoon nearby ;-) Gratefully, Doug Downs Sparta, White County, TN Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:54:02 +0000 From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation I know what you mean, I wake up sore some mornings from the positions I've put my body through the night before trying to get all of a moth in focus! Ha! I'm going to go out in a few minutes and try the techniques so many people have recommended. My "blind pig" ID technique has helped me find some more moths, I'm up to 87 now! 100, here I come! Here are my latest findings: 81. Green Cutworm Moth Anicla infecta 6-26-10 82. One-lined Sparganothis Moth-3711 Sparganothis unifasciana 6-26-10 83. Sculptured Moth Eumarozia malachitana 6-26-10 84. Acleris subnivana #3517 6-26-10 85. Cresson's Grass-tubeworm-Moth #0347 Acrolophus cressoni 6-25-10 86. Spotted Grass Moth #8404 Rivula propinqualis 6-26-10 87. Obtuse Yellow Moth #9725 Stiriodes obtusa 6-25-10 I'm going to start adding Hodges numbers, I now realize why they are so important! It takes me a while to catch on to these new things! Ha! Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Obrist" <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 8:06:27 PM Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation With some of the contortions I go through to get moth pix, a tripod could be a hazard. LOL My pix are pretty much for ID purposes only. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:05 PM Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation Yeah, having shaky hands at midnight is not a good thing! Do you have a tripod?I got an LED head light a couple of weeks ago, but I just use it so I can focus in areas that my porch light won't reach. I don't like the funky color that the LED bulbs make, it's too blue. Plus, it is really irritating to have moths flying around your face to reach the light when you are trying to focus! :-0 I really want to balance the light on both sides of the moth too, which the straight-on flashes won't do. I thought that Ray Flash attachment would do the trick, but it doesn't. We're never satisfied with what we have, are we? :) Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Obrist" <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:42:56 PM Subject: [tn-moths] Re: flash recommendation Kris, I have a Canon Rebel XT with a Sigma 28-70 lens. I turn the flash off, and use a Coleman headlamp with 33 power light. It has a lower light setting which I use on white moths. I learned this combo from Audrey. Most of the time, I let the camera focus automatically. (I need a good macro moth lens.) If my pix are blurry, it's just my shaky hands at midnight. LOL Jean Obrist ----- Original Message ----- From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 9:46 AM Subject: [tn-moths] flash recommendation I have not been real happy with my macro flash shots on some of my moth photos. I have a Nikon D90 with a 105mm macro lens. I have been using my built-in flash, my hot-shoe flash, and an added RayFlash ring attachment. Some of you have incredibly sharp close-up shots that I would like to get. Do any of you use the dual flash attachments for close-up shots? If so, and you are a Nikon shooter, which one do you use? I've seen different models at different price ranges. Thanks for any advice! Kris Light _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2