Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Hi Luis, > > I like to use the Summitar. The photos look more real to me. No > digital look. For this photo I just cropped it very little. Nothing > else done to it. No macro attachments. But that gives me an idea. I > should try the DR Summicron on the M8. yes you should Len... either put the lens cassette into a rigid mount, or have DAG crop the DR mount, as a number of us have done... Steve > > > Best Regards, > Len > > > On Oct 1, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >> Hi Len, >> >> Nice to see the picture with the Summitar, with Macro attachments? >> >> Saludos cordiales >> LLuis >> >> >> El 01/10/2008, a las 3:00, Leonard Taupier escribi?: >> >>> After three days of on and off rain I found these mushrooms >>> surrounding my small Spruce tree in my back yard. It was strange >>> that they were no where else in the yard. >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/AmanitaMuscaria.jpg.html >>> > >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/AmanitaMuscaria_2.jpg.html >>> > >>> >>> One of the mushrooms behind the tree was about 10" in diameter. >>> Before I could take it's picture it fell over and broke. >>> >>> I identified the mushroom as a Amanita Muscaria var. formosa. >>> These mushrooms are found throughout the USA. On the west coast >>> the cap color is more red where on the east coast they are more >>> orange or yellow. If anyone can identify it as a different type >>> please correct me. >>> >>> This mushroom is listed as poisonous but has been used as a >>> hallucinogen if prepared properly and in small quantities but can >>> also cause a person to go into a coma after becoming sick. >>> >>> Thanks for looking. >>> Len >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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