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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:59:19 -0500
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Hi Douglas,

Like many other European visitors this summer, the butterflies chose the 
Western Hemisphere.

I purposely added a little blurring to the selfie, which was shot at 
f/1.4, to give me half a chance of a decent image.  The older I get, the 
less photogenic I become.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/8/2016 5:07 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Jim you must have a lot of butterflies in that garden of yours. I 
> haven't seen many here in the last week, but then again it's been 
> windy so they may be grounded.
>
> On your selfie, it's lacking a tiny bit of sharpness, but it does 
> capture a smile :-)
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie
>
>
>> While experimenting with a new lens adapter, I came across a Skipper 
>> that was more colorful than the ones I usually see.  These are quite 
>> tiny little creatures, with big eyes.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Colorful+Skipper.TIFF.html
>>
>> I am always told to smile for selfies, but seldom succeed. Here's a 
>> smile.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Color+Selfie.TIFF.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie)
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Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie)