Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information