Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks That is a lone ninja that popped up in a flower bed I had added dirt to, and most likely a bulb. They are really hard, given the gloss of the petals and the color that is so easy to over saturate. I throw away lot of shots when I shoot them. On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net>wrote: > Sonny, > > Your capture is much better than mine. Did you trim away the unwanted > shafts, or do yours grow all alone? > > Thanks for sharing. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:16 AM > Subject: [Leica] Spidy > > > There's a bunch of kinds of Spider Lily, but in these parts, *Lycoris >> radiata *is the main one. I photograph them every year, because they are >> so >> hard to shoot, I never seem to get the perfect shot of them. >> >> I understand they are called the Hurricane Lily in Florida, because they >> bloom at the height of hurricane season. That makes sense, because they >> seem to bloom right after heavy rains. The flowers have no seeds, and >> grow >> from bulbs; they're just here to be pretty. They grow across the South, (I >> see they do pretty well in Tennessee,) and are originally native to >> Japan. >> >> Here's my first try of the fall. http://www.sonc.com/spidy_2008.htm >> >> For a view of them at the Wells-Tauzan house, the oldest house in >> Natchitoches, click here: >> http://www.sonc.com/lily.htm >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA