Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ahhh Don: If I could live with fire ants, hurricanes and tornados, I'd move to the south again... if only for the beautiful springtime. Am looking forward to seeing your flower pics again this year. We have more snow forecasted for tonight and tomorrow. Presently it's a balmy 36 degrees, was 14 overnight. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Don Dory wrote: > > About a month ago, I suggested using a Summarit on extension tubes as a > macro lens. What the heck, I put my Summarit on a LTM/M and then a M/R > adapter, set the puppy between 1.5 and 2.0, stepped out my front door and > hunted down the wily camellia blossom. > > For SonC, it seems my Camellia has finally forgiven me for taking four feet > off the top. For list members living in parts too cold to grow these > bushes, they are like Holly, you can cut them down to the ground but they > keep coming back, exploding in beautiful single and double blooms in early > spring. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1334352 > > As always, comments cheerfully taken. Criticism cheerfully taken when > accompanied by optical glass offerings :) > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html