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Subject: [Leica] IMG: look at all the dancing creatures in my back yard
From: skalte at icloud.com (Susan Ryan)
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:33:29 -0600
References: <DzxX1r00G07g8Sg01zxZkb@mac.com> <55ECDA7F.1000509@cox.net>

Love the CCR reference. 

Sue

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> On Sep 6, 2015, at 6:29 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Very nice, I especially like 51.  The cat looks pissed.
> 
> Ken
> 
>> On 9/6/2015 6:57 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>> Okay, they aren?t dancing and some aren?t creatures.
>> 
>> I wanted to finally get a few snaps of hummingbirds so I put the Leitz 
>> 180mm f4.0 R lens with 2X APO telex tender on my Fuji X-T1 (for the added 
>> crop factor) and sat myself down to wait. And made images to keep myself 
>> occupied.
>> 
>> I like the very dark background in this shot even though it?s only in 
>> moderate shade:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-BwjSXRF/A>
>> 
>> The subtle color in this zinnia was nicely rendered:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-DWnH3nh/A>
>> 
>> And this butterfly at the moment of lift-off:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-sczmFXt/A>
>> 
>> It?s a bit difficult to get bird photos when one?s cat is lurking nearby, 
>> however. Thanks Mikey!
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-8ZtZ3BQ/A>
>> 
>> But eventually one did drop by:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-b2rMGFB/A>
>> 
>> and was head-deep into one of the flowers:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-n28Rd8p/A>
>> 
>> before departing:
>> 
>> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Other/Fuji-First-Light/i-4xf9w7H/A>
>> 
>> Not in Doug?s league, a bit soft, but workable and fun to have the camera 
>> at hand. All shot on a tripod.
>> 
>> Comments/suggestions welcome.
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
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