Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/3/2017 12:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Beautiful! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> They are unusual looking, but a part of the life of the tree, called >> variously the Tulip Poplar, Tupelo Poplar or Tupelo Gum, the state tree of >> Tennessee. When the settlers first came to this area, there were forests >> of these large trees which provided timber for many of the early homes. >> >> Here is a shot from 1 year ago, made with the Olympus E-1, with the Kodak >> CCD sensor, and the Leica-R 60 Macro lens. With only 5MP, it still >> provided wonderful colors. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+Bloom.TIFF.html >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 5/2/2017 9:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >>> Unusual looking. Is this normal? >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:56 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> After striking my head while mowing, I trimmed a few lower branches on >>> the >>>> two Tulip Poplars, and noticed that there are blooms in the same area >>>> again >>>> this year. Despite the breeze, I set out to get a decent image. View >>>> LARGE if you like. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170502-DSCF1914.JPG.html >>>> >>>> The ant was a bonus. I didn't see him until I opened it in Lightroom. >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >