Thanks, but I don't think I've in any way outdone your E-3 shots. I was
blessed here with soft light and wet foliage.
I'd be happy to show you a female cone if I had the slightest idea how
to tell them apart. In general, I can't tell pines from spruce or fir
except for a few specific trees (like the very obvious blue spruce).
Maybe if I showed the whole tree you could tell or maybe I can look it
up on line so I know what to take a picture of.
You can see the row of trees in this shot.
<http://www.chucknorcutt.com/2712%20Columbia%20Drive/img_5541e.htm>
They run along the back fence line. I suspect they're almost as old as
the house (1958) and are not in particularly good health... lots of dead
lower branches. You can judge from the height of the 4' fence how tall
the trees are.
I'll try some googling on female cones.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/12/2013 7:20 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
>>
>> I posted a few photos the other day from the yard where blossoms were not
>> yet open. Well, time has moved on and spring has done sprung.
>>
>> I was actually going to title this "Macro without a macro" because I was
>> very impressed with the m.Zuiko 14-150 as a macro lens when set to 150mm.
>> I don't shoot much macro and hadn't tried this lens up close but... it can
>> get pretty close for a 150mm lens even without tubes (which I don't have
>> yet). Check 'em out. Shot around the yard after an overnight rain.
>>
>> A dozen shots here: <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5260>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Were it not for that I'm not one who gives up easily; and if I did what then
> would I do with myself ... ?
>
> Those shots with the OM-D have amazing detail and colour.
>
> I thought I did OK with the E-3 a couple of weeks ago - until these.
>
> BTW, the baby pine cones are certainly baby cones - male pollen cones; but
> on a pine they are not, It's either a spruce or a fir. I'd be interested to
> see
> what the female cones look like...
>
> Brian Swale
>
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