Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/3/2016 10:28 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > It really is pretty, with striking colours. > Cheers > jayanand > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >