[Leica] IMG: Tulip Poplar Bloom

[Jim Nichols]

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
>>
>>
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