[Leica] My First Rhodo!

[Wayne Torry]

Jim,
Thank you! Thank You!
Those are the only blooms I have seen so far. From Roaring Gap to West
Jefferson and back again.
Then I find these practically in my back yard. I’m going back in the
morning with the Macro Gear!



On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 7:10 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Wayne, those are beautiful.  That looks like the original Mountain
> Rhododendron.  They can be spectacular!  My wife planted a few of those
> years ago, and they have not survived like the white ones.  But, as
> yours demonstrate, they are worthwhile beauties if they make it.
>
> On 5/6/20 5:35 PM, Wayne Torry via LUG wrote:
> > I grabbed the Sony A7II and 28-70 lens and went out in a light drizzle in
> > search of my first rhododendrons. In a few minutes I turned the corner by
> > the house and ran into this lovely example.
> > 2 overall photos of my First Rhodo bush.
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/North+Carolina/WMT+May+6-Horiz+Group.jpg.html
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/North+Carolina/WMT+May+6-Vert+Group.jpg.html
> > And the finale:
> > <
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/North+Carolina/WMT+May+6-Single+Close-Up.jpg.html
> > Thanks for looking. Comments & critiques always appreciated.
> > Wayne
> >
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> Jim Nichols
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