Wow!
I missed this one on the first pass...
it's a beaut, Jim.
Rick
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thanks, Bob. Those Monarchs have a long trip ahead of them. They probably
> hate to leave your pines behind.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Clouded Sulphur B'fly
>
>
> > Nice one, Jim. Interesting bokeh, too.
> >
> > On the subject of butterflies, I motorcycled down to Pemaquid Point a
> > couple of days ago, and apparently a monstrously huge flock of monarchs
> > are getting ready for their annual road trip. Two or three tall pines
> were
> > absolutely covered with them. Naturally, I didn't have my camera with me,
> > at least not one that would have got me close enough. Come to think of
> it,
> > I don't have anything that will get me close enough. Where's Moose with
> > that OM-D when I need him? <g>
> >
> > --Bob
> >
> >
> > On Sep 20, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >
> >> The yellow Clouded Sulphur butterflies have been around the spider
> lilies
> >> this week, but they are difficult to approach. I decided to try to grab
> >> an image of one in flight. It was not until I processed the image that
> I
> >> realized he was flying with his tongue fully extended. This is about a
> >> 10% crop of the 4/3 image.
> >>
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clouded+Sulphur+B_fly+in+Flight.jpg.html
> >>
> >> Olympus E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 60mm Macro, ISO 200, 1/4000 at f/2.8,
> >> RAW
> >>
> >> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> >
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