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I broke out my Mir 1b 37mm, slapped on a 10mm extension tube and snapped these. I was waiting for bugs, got bored and snapped a few of the plants on my porch.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)Nice close-ups.
alfredo
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(60,078 posts)If the lamb isn't good, everything else is suspect.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)alfredo
(60,078 posts)Solly Mack
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(60,078 posts)Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)alfredo
(60,078 posts)Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)alfredo
(60,078 posts)Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)Awful lot of explaining you'd have to do.
alfredo
(60,078 posts)Dating or marrying a Catholic was an offense that could get me disowned. We were Episcopalian, almost Catholic, but close wasn't good enough.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)I came out feet first have been challenging norms ever since.
alfredo
(60,078 posts)I mull over something for a long time before acting, then I do it in short order. When I built kites, I would fly them in my mind. Once I sit down to do it, I dont stop until done. Id fly it once, then give it away. If it didnt fly well, it was recycled.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)made the experience less pleasant. I always needed help.
Mom set aside old sheets for balance/tails and in the Spring out we'd go.
You didn't keep any of the kites you made? Not even one you especially liked?
alfredo
(60,078 posts)I kept my fighting kites because I like looking at them, and id Rather an experienced flyer received them. If you dont know what you are doing, they are no fun.
This is the most famous design. This type of kite was a copy and refinement of the Indian fighting kite. The Dutch traders brought Indian kite to Japan. This and many other Hata kites are red white and blue, just like the Dutch flag.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)get the hankering around March each year.
alfredo
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(90,795 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,754 posts)I am especially taken with the exquisite details on the edges. Such clarity!
alfredo
(60,078 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 7, 2018, 09:20 PM - Edit history (1)
They copied European lenses, in this case, the Zeiss Flektogon.
Correction, it is not a copy of that lens, they used their own formula.
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)I plum forgot I did plant a Sedum last year. I love Sedum very much. Had them all over the place two residences ago. Succulents are sturdy and these that bloom, WOW.
alfredo
(60,078 posts)The Mir is good with extension tubes, because of the creamy bokeh.
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)effect anyway?
alfredo
(60,078 posts)It seems to be well suited for macro.
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)I have faux ones 'tho. My life is more complicated than ever b4.
Nice photos.
alfredo
(60,078 posts)yonder
(9,683 posts)It came with 3 smallish pots of hens and chicks on the front porch. Frost broke one pot several years ago. The other two are doing just fine. Hardy little buggers.