Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don?t give up Jim!!! You?re on the leading edge of our generation which denies growing up! Stick with us, Bro!!!! ric > On Aug 8, 2016, at 7:40 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >>>> 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.< > > Hey Jim, NO! NO! Don't think that way! :-) Jeeeeeessssssssh! You'll scare > all the "elder Honeys off!" :-) > Think positive and 22 years old! And what a smashing good lookin' lad you > were then! When you shoot that ? Elderly good lookin' guy in the mirror? > The > 22 year old will smile back! Oh with a slight bit of elderly fine tuning, > :-) But pleasant "lines of slight aging!" See how easy that is? ;-) > Now put that into what we do with wine? We age it quite simply because it > increases in flavour!!! As one can have happen as we sort of think young, > but being elder gently! > SEE MY FRIEND? IT'S ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE AND AGING GRACFULLY WHILE THINKING > YOUNG AND THE ATTITUDE THAT GOES WITH THOSE THOUGHTS! > cheers, > Dr. ted grant C.M. > :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Jim Nichols > Sent: August-08-16 3:59 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie > > 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> >> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera >> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 9:21 PM >> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information