[Leica] Friday Flowers - Merry Christmas

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

Thanks Jim.

Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:36 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday Flowers - Merry Christmas

Beautiful images, Aram.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Leica Reflex" <LeicaReflex at 
freelists.org>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 3:32 PM
Subject: [Leica] Friday Flowers - Merry Christmas


> Playing around with the poinsettia and came up with these.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W2011/fl/pointsettia-8893.jpg.html
>
> This is a composite of 6 images
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W2011/fl/pointsettia-8912-Edit.jpg.html
>
> And finally, an experiment.  My father-in-law bought a cheap, Vivitar 2x 
> teleconverter, so I slapped my 100/APO on to it and gave it a try.  I?m 
> impressed.  I was not set to be impressed.  My last experience with a 2x 
> was many years ago with my Rollei SL-35 and got the best converter they 
> made at the time.  Underwhelmed.  So, I really expected crap, but got this 
> instead.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/W2011/fl/pointsettia+2x-8901.jpg.html
> by all means, view full size to be amazed.  For $99, I cannot believe it. 
> Maybe it helps having it backing up such a high quality lens.  I am going 
> to try it out on some of my Nikon zooms to see what happens.
>
> OOPS. and I just noticed I misspelled poinsettia on the file name.  Oh 
> well.  I?m retired.
>
> In the mean time, a Merry Christmas to all and may Santa bring you some 
> great Leica equipment.
>
> Comments and criticism welcome.
>
> Aram
>
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