You'll have a hard time topping that one. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/27/2011 11:50 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I've done better shots of the Skippers, but this one was on the young b'fly
> bush, so I tried to capture a shot. The ones with silver marks are much
> more striking.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver+Spotted+Skipper+on+Red+Clover.jpg.html
>
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> Enjoyed that shot of the skipper. Some seem to be plain Janes but
>> there are some interesting ones too. Bob is right--Monarchs out in
>> force here today too---perhaps fueling up to brave Irene.
>> In fact it was b'flies out to wazoo in our back garden. I had planed
>> to just check out my just arrived CV 90/3.5 on the 4T for a few minutes
>> but after a few macro shots on tripod
>> couldn't resist chasing the critters. The sun came out for 30min or
>> so. Shot out a roll of Ektar. Monarchs were not cooperating but
>> there were also Black Swallowtails, Silver-Bordered fritillaries, Great
>> Spangled Fritillaries
>> and one red-spotted purple. The Viv S1 90 macro seems a tad easier to
>> focus quickly by leaning for this job. We'll see if anything is worth
>> keeping.
>>
>> It is now coming down in buckets and
>> tomorrow will definitely not be a B'fly day.
>>
>> Battening down the hatches, Mike
>>
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