[Leica] [OM] IMG: Ants on a Leaf

[Steve Barbour]

I always thought that they are red.

I agree, these appear to be  black ants, 


steve




> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:46 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> Why what, Steve?  My comment about the color reliability?
> 
> My only reliable color in the image was the brown leaf.  As I worked through Lightroom Developer, I could easily portray the ant as dark red or black, depending on how I adjusted the slider.  I used the leaf as a guide, and, doing so, the ants look black, which is what my eye tells me.  But, in truth, they could also be very dark red.
> 
> That's how I see it. :-)
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 1/16/2017 12:38 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrotExamining the feedback from my ant posting, I decided I needed better
>>> ant photos, but did not want to get too up close and personal with
>>> them.  I first tried a closeup AF lens, but didn't like the results.  I
>>> then pulled out my Pentax 135 MF lens and got results that I could
>>> enlarge.  While colors are unreliable in the sun, and the objects are
>>> small, the shapes and sizes convince me that these are, indeed, fire ants.
>> 
>> why?
>> 
>> 
>>> There is a U-Tube video online that shows what happens when one sticks a
>>> shovel into a fire ant mound.  These behave exactly the same to much
>>> smaller intrusions.
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ants+on+a+Leaf.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> I appreciate all comments.
>>> 
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>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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