[Leica] IMG: Extension Tube Venture

[RicCarter]

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
>>> 
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