Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 12/07/2017 17:45, Jim Nichols wrote: > I decided to get more distance between the camera and subjects, so > fitted the X-T2 with my Takumar 135/3.5, set to 3.5. Here is a > Silver-Spotted Skipper sipping from a Buddleia bloom, at a distance of > about 5 ft. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170712-DSCF2852.JPG.html > > As I started back inside, something on the brick wall caught my eye. > As I looked more closely, I realized it was a pair of flies in a > mating coupling. A ten minute search identified them as Tiger Bee Flies. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170712-DSCF2858.JPG.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > Lens does the trick, Jim, as they look sharp. Mind you, two flies f#%king reminds me of an old joke.... Douglas