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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Late Friday Flower
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:02:40 -0500
References: <388E3E23B77A4C74A2769489E43ABAD1@jimnichols> <BLU146-W32AAD8164170EB6801E611C6940@phx.gbl>

Hi Gary,

It gets its name from both the color and the cluster-like shape of the 
bloom.  In truth, it is a little more purple than my photo indicates. 
Thanks for looking.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Dalton" <grdalton at hotmail.com>
To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Late Friday Flower


>
> I like the shot, Jim...
>
> I wonder: Is it a grape hyacinth due to the color or the cluster and shape 
> of the blossoms. Or all of the above?
>
> I don't know if they appear artificial as much as nature's perfection...
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:59:38 -0500
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Late Friday Flower
>>
>> I discovered this squirrel-aided volunteer today in the back yard.  It is 
>> a Grape Hyacinth (muscari) which has survived this long because I have 
>> been too lazy to get the mowers out of Winter hibernation.  The color of 
>> the blooms has not been enhanced.  On its own, it looks almost 
>> artificial, but, after two tries, is as close to real as I can get it.
>>
>> Leitz Elmarit-R 2.8/28 on Oly E-510, ISO 200, RAW, processed in Elements 
>> 6.0
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Grape+Hyacinth.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] IMG: Late Friday Flower)
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