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Subject: [Leica] IMG: My First Spider Lily of the Year
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:04:09 -0500
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Those are nice ones!

Not all of mine came up this year.  The drought probably had its effect 
on them.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/22/2016 2:04 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> We haven't had too many "hurricane lilies" this year, and I was noticing
> only a few in my yard. Maybe our lack of rain prevents them from
> sprouting.
>
> Here's a shot from the Wells House in 2012:
> http://sonc.com/look/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/L1002041a.jpg
>
> A successful one from 2010 where the background helped:
> http://sonc.com/look/?p=244
>
> Another from the Wells House much older:  http://www.sonc.com/lily.htm
>
> I could build an album of them, because I  shoot them every year!
>
> Sonny
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, George.  As I mentioned to someone earlier, Spideys are hard to
>> photograph successfully because it is usually difficult to separate them
>> from the background.  I agree with you.  I think the separation is better
>> in the single image.  Perhaps it is the difference in FL, but, to me, the
>> 90mm did a better job than the 60 macro.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 9/22/2016 8:10 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>
>>> I much prefer this "one" to the group shot
>>>
>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>>
>>> On Sep 20, 2016, at 11:08 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I spotted my first Spider Lily of the year this morning.
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/My+First+Spidey
>>>> +of+2016.TIFF.html
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>
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