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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Gulf Fritillary, Another Lens
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:15:47 -0500
References: <107B67DD8FCA4E6885AC49FF82984D5F@jimnichols> <50620FD3.7080901@hemenway.com>

Thanks, Jim.  That was the only underside view he gave me.  He was too busy 
maneuvering in the wind.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another Gulf Fritillary, Another Lens


> Very nice Jim, I like the 1/4 view the most.
>
> On 9/25/12 4:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I spotted a Gulf Fritillary, with a slightly tattered right wing, on the 
>> bush this morning, and decided to try a different approach.  I mounted my 
>> Leica Telyt 250/4 with 2X extender on the E-510, and placed it on the 
>> monopod.  The b/fly seemed to take pleasure in keeping foliage in my 
>> sight path, but I got a few clear shots.  A gusty breeze increased the 
>> challenge of a sharp image.
>>
>> Top view:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fritillary+696.jpg.html
>>
>> Quarter view:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fritillary+699.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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