Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice pair ric > On Sep 16, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Tired of lugging the 250mm, I slipped an 11mm extension tube on the 135 > this afternoon and walked outside. There was not a butterfly to be seen, > but the Buddleia was covered with large bees. Handicapped by a > lens-to-subject distance of 2-3 ft., I snapped a few bee photos. > > I also noted what appeared to be tiny balls of white lint floating around. > When I saw one settle on a leaf, I looked closer, and it appeared to have > wings. This puzzled me, so I snapped a few shots, hoping to get something > useful. The total size seemed to be about 2mm. > > Bee by extension tube: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170916-DSCF5141.JPG.html > > Possibly a Woolly Aphid, though not sure: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170916-DSCF5143.JPG.html > > 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