[Leica] IMG: Skipper and Smiling Selfie

[RicCarter]

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
>>> 
>>> 
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