Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) photograph

Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) photographed at the Biodiversity Day event at Manch Estate. (© 2008 Calvin Jones)

I’d just been listening to wildlife photographer Mike Brown giving a talk about how taking a different view can often make a very striking image of a relatively common subject — something I always try to do in my own photography. I think in this image I’ve managed to do that.

Here’s a more conventional view of the same animal — beautiful… no matter which way you look at it.