Nice work, Chris.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Discussion Group" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 9:58 AM
Subject: [OM] IMGs: Tuesday Flowers
> Okay, this is my third attempt at getting some decent photos of the
> Ipomopsis multiflora. I went out fully armed with the heavy Manfroto 3001
> tripod with 3130 head and a few other items. It took me over 45 minutes
> lying on sharp rocks with the tripod column inverted to get enough photos
> from a few different angles to satisfy me, and here are two of the better
> ones:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8224411998/in/photostream/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8224412764/in/photostream/
>
> To take the second photo I used a Tamron 28-80mm f/3.5-4.2 with a 2X
> macro-focusing teleconverter and a +1 diopter auxiliary lens. One item
> that did not work out was the right-angle viewer, which is why I ended up
> lying on the ground. Ordinarily it is helpful, but with the tripod column
> inverted it is next to useless. I would really like to find a viewer
> eyepiece with a 45-degree angle for work like this.
>
> Rather than walk along the trail I opted to walk along the streambed
> for four miles as that's where the bulk of floral activity will be found
> this time of year. I came across a broad patch of Colorado Four O'Clock
> (Mirabilis multiflora), and took a few Georgia O'Keefe photos:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8223335559/in/photostream/
>
> I used an antique Vivitar 75-260mm f/4.5 TX series lens plus the
> Vivitar 2X macro-focusing teleconverter to photograph this specimen from a
> distance of eight feet. The flower is 1-1/2 inches across. If anyone
> needs a convincing example of the value of that teleconverter, this will
> probably suffice. Don't leave home without it.
>
> I later came across a side drainage that looked inviting, and way up a
> 50-degree slope of loose shale I came across an exceptional specimen of
> False Paiute Bindweed:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8223334799/in/photostream/
>
> and right next to it was my first sighting of Wild Radish:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8224409618/in/photostream/
>
> Even though I worked myself to the point of exhaustion, it was a very
> profitable adventure. Now I need to do something about that viewer.
>
> Chris
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