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Subject: [Leica] why phones have cameras in them
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:08:39 +0200
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Thanks for sharing this very personal and moving moment with us, Brian. 

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA





On Oct 12, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Brian Reid wrote:

> My sister's husband died recently. At sunrise, about two hours before the 
> end, she pointed the camera in her ancient BlackBerry at her dying husband 
> and her grieving son. If she'd run out of the room to get a "real" camera 
> the moment would have been gone.
> 
> Steve died shortly thereafter, and in her grief, my sister forgot about 
> this picture locked away inside her phone. When she remembered it, she 
> sent it to me to be archived. Trust me, I've made sure this precious image 
> will never get lost.
> 
>   http://reid.org/~brian/images/EthanSteve-20100730.jpg
> 
> (I've applied chroma noise removal and slight color balancing to the 
> as-shot image)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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