Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David That's amazing, and it goes to prove we don't always need tripods. The flower looks just like the prickly pear fruit we had in Arizona. When ripened they're absolutely delicious but don't eat the little stickers. :-) Walt David Young wrote: > At 17/11/2006, you wrote: > >> I love that Prickly Pear and unknown (honey bee?) insect. >> >> Walt > > > > Thanks, Walt, for your kind words. This is one of my favourite > shots, too! > > The "Prickly Pear" is actually a cactus flower, in Costa Rica. The > unknown insect is, indeed, unknown! > > The shot was taken, handheld, with a Canon 20D with 80~200/4 > Vario-Elmar (at 200mm) and an old, SL-era 2x converter. What you see, > is the full frame. :-) > > Cheers! > > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >