Hi Charlie,
With some, I get down to about four or five inches. The Skippers don't
spook easily. Thanks for the kind words.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Flyers and Butterfly
> Nice work Jim. I'm still amazed how close you are able to get to
> those B'flies with that 35mm. It doesn't give much working distance
> but you don't seem to spook them.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Looking for "people pics" at the airport, I found a couple. The first
>> was a group of visiting pilots who had just arrived.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Group+Arival.jpg.html
>>
>> I then wandered down to an open hangar to join a young man who was
>> patiently waiting in a Director's Chair. We chatted a while until he got
>> a call, letting him know that his instructor was tied up and would not be
>> able to make their scheduled flight. He was able to schedule a late
>> afternoon flight.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Waiting.jpg.html
>>
>> Back home, my wife noted some activity around the butterfly bush. Though
>> there were a couple of yellow butterflies flitting about the yard, the
>> Skippers were the only ones evident on the bush. This one was putting
>> his/her tongue to good use.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper+Puts+Tongue+to+Work.html
>>
>> First two with the E-1 and 28mm, last one with E-510 and 35 Macro.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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