Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]erminds me of the stuff that tried to take one of our gardenias down?thought it was a mold but it was an animal! ric > On Sep 16, 2017, at 4:31 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Thanks, Ric. Do you recognize the little guy? > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 9/16/2017 3:29 PM, RicCarter wrote: >> nice pair >> >> ric >> >> >>> On Sep 16, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Tired of lugging the 250mm, I slipped an 11mm extension tube on the 135 >>> this afternoon and walked outside. There was not a butterfly to be >>> seen, but the Buddleia was covered with large bees. Handicapped by a >>> lens-to-subject distance of 2-3 ft., I snapped a few bee photos. >>> >>> I also noted what appeared to be tiny balls of white lint floating >>> around. When I saw one settle on a leaf, I looked closer, and it >>> appeared to have wings. This puzzled me, so I snapped a few shots, >>> hoping to get something useful. The total size seemed to be about 2mm. >>> >>> Bee by extension tube: >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170916-DSCF5141.JPG.html >>> >>> Possibly a Woolly Aphid, though not sure: >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170916-DSCF5143.JPG.html >>> >>> 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