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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Rhododendron Time
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 12:03:24 -0500
References: <AED8F284583F4E4AAD136C88733DA4DB@jimnichols> <w2zc7c8cf881005050957lbf74ec8k5120e192d0ced070@mail.gmail.com>

Pasvorn,

Thanks for the kind words.  The first one is very close to the wild 
rhododendrons that grow in the mountains of East Tennessee.  We originally 
had two.  Now, one has died, and this one is struggling to survive.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pasvorn Boonmark" <pasvorn at boonmark.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Rhododendron Time


> Jim,
>
> The color on the first one is awesome.  My wife has a couple of them in 
> red,
> and white.
> This is the first time I see a rhododendron in this colors.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> -Pasvorn
>
> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Today, the rhododendrons are in bloom.  The first shows the last remnant 
>> of
>> a wild plant that is struggling to survive.  It is underneath overhanging
>> holly branches, so lighting was a challenge.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Rhododendron.jpg.html
>>
>> The second is a domesticated white rhododendron.  We use a hedge of these
>> along a busy street, to help muffle traffic noise.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White+Rhododendron.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques are welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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