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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Insects, New Approach
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 15:35:39 -0400
References: <B6A61688DC6445749E7A88911B5464CC@jimnichols>

The Bumble Bee is fantastic!!

Tina

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:

> Someone recently suggested that longer lenses may be easier to use for some
> insect shots, because one does not spook the critter by getting to close.  
> I
> recalled that I have a pristine late model Super-Multi-Coated Takumar
> 135/3.5 which has seen little use.  Realizing that the minimum focusing
> distance of the lens is around 5 feet, I thought this might be a problem.
>  It turned out that the lens is usable, but getting down to 3 feet would be
> an improvement.
>
> Silver Spotted Skipper in a shadowy spot:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper.jpg.html
>
> Bumble Bee climbing out after finishing his chores inside a bloom:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Climbing+Out.jpg.html
>
> Seeing the quality of the images that this lens produces, I will try to
> improve my technique with it.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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