Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is wierd, because spideys do most of their reproduction via bulbs rather than seedsa, methinks . . . On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Hi Al, > > My wife says the butterflies are smart enough to find best access to the > nectar, which must be from the bottom. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Crouch" <al.crouch at earthlink.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 2:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Nature's Peculiarities > > > 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 >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA