Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand, It is the bloom on a tree that grows to 80 feet tall, and is the Tennessee State Tree. Most of the time they are too high to see. Here is a shot from last year, different camera, different lens: http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1553+FM_filtered.jpg.html Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/3/2016 9:19 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Jim, > That is an unusual looking flower to my eyes! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:59 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> As Tina pointed out last year, these are usually so high in the tree that >> it is impossible to get a close-up. Today, I noted some petals on the >> ground, and found one low enough that I could get a shot. Wind gusts made >> it a real challenge. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+Bloom.TIFF.html >> >> Olympus E-1 with Leica Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm, ISO 200, RAW >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> >> -- >> 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 >