Well Jim, you inspired me to get off my butt, grab my OM-1n, mount a 100/2.8
Zook with a 12mm tube, and go chase butterflies around our so-well-named
Butterfly bush. (And seeing that it was already almost 90 here, that's real
inspiration. Hell... if you can do it at 80, I should be able to keep up at
79.)
Rick in (too?) Sunny Southern Maryland
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Sharp eyes, Rick. Yes, this Rose of Sharon attracts more insects than any
> other plant in the yard. It makes a good studio for learning how to be
> quick with closeups of insects.
>
> My Nichols line came through Maryland, but I have never learned exactly
> which part. Thomas Nichols took part in the Alabama campaign of the War of
> 1812, and was given a land grant in Mississippi.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Butterfly
>
>
> > Nicely done.
> >
> > Bloom looks like it might be Rose of Sharon?
> >
> > Rick (The other old guy... in Maryland)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Jim Nichols
> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, Bob.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 2:20 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Butterfly
> >>
> >>
> >> > Sweet!
> >> >
> >> > --Bob Whitmire
> >> > www.bobwhitmire.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Jul 17, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Here is another butterfly visitor to my favorite bush. Hand-held,
> >> >> but this one liked to pose for me.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Another+Butterfly.jpg.html
> >> >>
> >> >> Best viewed large.
> >> >
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