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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Finally! Some Butterflies
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 23:14:29 -0500
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The lifespan of an adult is about ten days in nature.? Gotta live life 
to the fullest.................

I suspect? most of the damage to this one was from being grabbed by birds.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/25/2018 11:00 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> The last one is oddly touching?amazing that he can fly with wings so 
> damaged.
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>> On 20 Jul 2018, at 21:53, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> Now, three weeks into July, the real butterflies show up.  First, was an 
>> Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180720-DSCF8390.JPG.html
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>> At the same time, what I think to be a Black Swallowtail, appeared.  From 
>> reference photos, it could be a Spicebush.  Hard, for me, to distinguish.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180720-DSCF8396.JPG.html
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>> When these showed up unexpectedly, I unscrewed the close-up lens I was 
>> using and shot with the 55mm f/1.8 Takumar, then cropped.
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>> I added the close-up lens once more, and this battered Common Buckeye 
>> appeared.  From his appearance, he must have played in the days of Woody 
>> Hayes at Ohio State.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180720-DSCF8449.JPG.html
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>> All of these were shot using my monopod for support.  That was much 
>> better than simply hand-held.
>>
>> Moose, you've showed me another option!
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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