Thank you. I can definitely see that now with the first one. However the second is quite a different overall shape and has the extra dart mark next to the oval. Having looked at the books further I was wondering if it might be a Garden Dart?
Apologies, I was guilty of not looking closely enough at the second one. I've lightened the image and added it back under your original and, as you say, there's now a clear dart marking which rules out Square-spot Rustic. I think it can only be Garden Dart, as you suggest, and that's quite a good record these days because the moth is not common at all now in our area. I'm sure Martin will confirm (or correct us!).
No problem. On several occasions I have tried lightening images using 'Fill light' on Picassa but when I post the image on the blog it reverts to it's original darker form.
I used Photoshop in this particular case. I'm certainly not a computer expert but I would have thought that if you modify an image and then save it again to wherever you keep your pictures (using a slightly different file name so that you don't over-write the original - I just give them a suffix 'a'), then you should be able to select that file to upload. Maybe it is not always as simple as that!
Hi Andy,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is the obvious, I'm afraid (another two or three weeks and you'll be fed up with this moth!). Have a look at Square-spot Rustic.
Thank you. I can definitely see that now with the first one. However the second is quite a different overall shape and has the extra dart mark next to the oval. Having looked at the books further I was wondering if it might be a Garden Dart?
DeleteHi Andy,
ReplyDeleteApologies, I was guilty of not looking closely enough at the second one. I've lightened the image and added it back under your original and, as you say, there's now a clear dart marking which rules out Square-spot Rustic. I think it can only be Garden Dart, as you suggest, and that's quite a good record these days because the moth is not common at all now in our area. I'm sure Martin will confirm (or correct us!).
No problem. On several occasions I have tried lightening images using 'Fill light' on Picassa but when I post the image on the blog it reverts to it's original darker form.
ReplyDeleteI used Photoshop in this particular case. I'm certainly not a computer expert but I would have thought that if you modify an image and then save it again to wherever you keep your pictures (using a slightly different file name so that you don't over-write the original - I just give them a suffix 'a'), then you should be able to select that file to upload. Maybe it is not always as simple as that!
ReplyDeleteYes its a Garden Dart. I'm not in favour of alteration of photos it could be misleading.
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