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Subject: [Leica] why phones have cameras in them
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:13:42 -0500
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Nicely done, Brian.  I'm sure it will mean a lot after the shock has passed.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Reid" <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: <LUG at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 5:59 PM
Subject: [Leica] why phones have cameras in them


> 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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