Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Butterflies and us! Lovely. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:44 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > I mounted the Ross London No. 6 Symmetrical Lens, circa 1890, on the Fuji > X-E1 and a tripod, and went for a walk in the back yard. I came upon a very > cooperative (for a while) Gulf Fritillary that allowed me to grab a few > shots. > > Resting on a branch: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary > +on+Branch.tif.html > > On a small bush: > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulf+Fritillary > +on+Bush.tif.html > > Then I moved on to the Sedum plants and found a lot of small insects. A > Pennsylvania Leatherwing, or Soldier Beetle, was sharing space with the > first Gray Hairstreak butterfly that I have ever seen: > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sedum+with+ > Soldier+Beetle+and+Gray+Hairstreak.tif.html > > To appreciate what this old lens can do, please view the last two images > LARGE. > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >