[Leica] why phones have cameras in them

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Haunting image, Brian. The slender thread of connection that is life can be 
all too thin. My condolences to your family.

Douglas
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Douglas Barry
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Republic of Ireland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Reid" <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: <LUG at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 11:59 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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