Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I always thought that they are red. I agree, these appear to be black ants, steve > On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:46 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Why what, Steve? My comment about the color reliability? > > My only reliable color in the image was the brown leaf. As I worked > through Lightroom Developer, I could easily portray the ant as dark red or > black, depending on how I adjusted the slider. I used the leaf as a > guide, and, doing so, the ants look black, which is what my eye tells me. > But, in truth, they could also be very dark red. > > That's how I see it. :-) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 1/16/2017 12:38 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrotExamining the feedback from my ant posting, I decided I needed better >>> ant photos, but did not want to get too up close and personal with >>> them. I first tried a closeup AF lens, but didn't like the results. I >>> then pulled out my Pentax 135 MF lens and got results that I could >>> enlarge. While colors are unreliable in the sun, and the objects are >>> small, the shapes and sizes convince me that these are, indeed, fire >>> ants. >> >> why? >> >> >>> There is a U-Tube video online that shows what happens when one sticks a >>> shovel into a fire ant mound. These behave exactly the same to much >>> smaller intrusions. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ants+on+a+Leaf.jpg.html >>> >>> I appreciate all comments. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> -- >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus >>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ >>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information