Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luis, I like to use the Summitar. The photos look more real to me. No digital look. For this photo I just cropped it very little. Nothing else done to it. No macro attachments. But that gives me an idea. I should try the DR Summicron on the M8. Best Regards, Len On Oct 1, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Len, > > Nice to see the picture with the Summitar, with Macro attachments? > > Saludos cordiales > LLuis > > > El 01/10/2008, a las 3:00, Leonard Taupier escribi?: > >> After three days of on and off rain I found these mushrooms >> surrounding my small Spruce tree in my back yard. It was strange >> that they were no where else in the yard. >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ >> AmanitaMuscaria.jpg.html> >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ >> AmanitaMuscaria_2.jpg.html> >> >> One of the mushrooms behind the tree was about 10" in diameter. >> Before I could take it's picture it fell over and broke. >> >> I identified the mushroom as a Amanita Muscaria var. formosa. >> These mushrooms are found throughout the USA. On the west coast >> the cap color is more red where on the east coast they are more >> orange or yellow. If anyone can identify it as a different type >> please correct me. >> >> This mushroom is listed as poisonous but has been used as a >> hallucinogen if prepared properly and in small quantities but can >> also cause a person to go into a coma after becoming sick. >> >> Thanks for looking. >> Len >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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