Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP 70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens

This is an image of my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP 70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on my Pentax K20D camera. I originally purchased this lens and two other Tamron Adaptall-2 lenses along with two Tamron Adaptall-2 mounts, a Vivitar KA 17-28mm lens, and my used K20D camera body on an order from KEH, which arrived in mid-September, 2010. I did some testing of this lens, but seemed to favor the other Tamron Adaptall-2 70-210mm lens on the order, the Model 19AH. I was looking for a lens that would provide me with quality close-up images up to half life-size at the sensor good for flowers, large insects, and frogs, which this lens will do, and with a good working distance. I decided this past Spring to give this lens another look and have enjoyed the results so much that I tend to grab this lens first for this type of imaging. This lens provides me with clear and sharp images and cost me all of $29 US. I imaged my camera and lens in rural upstate Columbia County, New York, USA. For this image, I used my Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Camera and Canon EF-S AF 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens, hand held, manually focused, Focal Length 45mm, ISO 400, f10, 1/100 sec., with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-production, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing. When I previewed this image before uploading, I noticed an error with this set-up, clearly visible in the image. Does anyone else see it?

We were exploring several preserves and conservation areas today in search the Karner Blue Butterfly, which is on the US Federal Endangered Species List. We started out at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, where Karner Blue Butterfly Walks were given throughout the day with none of these butterflies observed. We then drove north to the area of Wilton, New York. There are about a dozen separate conservation areas or preserves within Wilon, New York, USA. There were predictions posted online of an expected hatch of the Karner Blues this week at the Old Gick Farm section. We explored part of that area without any Karner Blue sightings. I did observe a lot of other insect activity there and came back with 105 images of various kinds of insects from that section. We then drove over to the Camp Saratoga section where my friend, Barbara (mudder_bbc), came upon a small cloud of newly hatched Karner Blues along the trail and this image is of a few of them. We estimated there were 40+ butterflies in this location. Most were in one little area along the trail and some were flying nearby and landing on flowers and other vegetation. I took many images there and came back with 152 images from the Camp Saratoga section. I have many to choose from. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f22, 1/125 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

I encountered and imaged this Dogbane Beetle on a Daisy flower in the parking lot of the Neilmann Preserve in Wilton, New York, USA. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f22, 1/180 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

I imaged this storefront sign in the Midtown Mall along US 20 East/NY 22 North in New Lebanon, New York, USA. What are they trying to say? For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f22, 1/180 sec, with available ambient light. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

This storefront business sign seems perplexing to me. Just the name of the business has the potential to insult a future client. How could this be good for business? I imaged this storefront sign in the Tilden Flea Market along US 20 West/NY 22 South in New Lebanon, New York, USA. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f22, 1/250 sec, with available ambient light. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

This appears to be the palest Primrose Moth I have ever seen. We have been regularly checking the Evening Primrose plant for moths and this is our first one on this plant. This is our first plant on the property in several years. Typically, these moths have pink coloring on the wings. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 200, f22, 1/180 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing. This is a half life-size (1:2), at the sensor, close-up.

This butterfly gave me many chances for a good digital capture. I imaged this one at the lower end of Sutherland Pond in Ooms Conservation Area, part of the Columbia Land Conservancy, in Chatham, New York, USA. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f16, 1/180 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

I believe this is a juvenile Gray Tree Frog. The frog's body is about an inch long. I had gone out the front door to retrieve something from my car, after dark, in the rain, and when I started to re-enter the front door, I noticed something attached to the aluminum siding, which was this frog. I ran inside to grab my camera and take several images, this one being one of them. I imaged this Tree Frog on the side of the house in rural upstate Columbia County, New York, USA. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 200, f22, 1/180 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

Every day, in recent days, I would venture out into the front yard with my camera to image the insects on the flowering lilies: the grasshoppers, the butterlies, and the adult katydids. Every night I would hear the chorouses and conversations of Katy Did, Katy Didn't. On July 27, 2013, I recorded this image of this adult katydid not realizing that this would be the last katydid I would see in the yard. I no longer hear the voices of the katydids at night. In past times I have seen and heard the katydids from July through October, and only after severe frosts would the katydid's voice become silenced. Has something odd happened here in this little corner of southern Columbia County, New York, USA? Or, is this phenomenon occurring elsewhere. Is this the precursor of worse times to come? Or, is this just a temporary condition in this little place in the world? I welcome any and all feedback. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 52A SP70-210mm f3.5-4 CF Tele Macro Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax KA Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 200mm, ISO 400, f22, 1/180 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a full resolution Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post-processing, adjusting, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.