Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shots of spider lillies. I have some that lie invisibly below a front-yard flowerbed all year and then seem to spring up and bloom almost overnight. Never have seen any butterflies around them, however. Do you suppose the appearance of the blooms from above might keep the insects from lighting on top? > [Original Message] > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: LUG at Leica-Users.org <lug at leica-users.org> > Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Date: 9/28/2009 1:41:34 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Nature's Peculiarities > > I'm sure you are all tired of seeing spider lilies, but I took one more image this morning to illustrate something I have observed for the past week. The migrating yellow butterflies always pass over the spideys and a few will stop. When they do, they invariably light on the underside of the bloom, making photos very difficult to obtain. For this one, I got out the longest lens that I have, an old 200mm Takumar, and waited until I had a view of the insect. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Spidey+with+Butterfly.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information