[Leica] [OM] IMG: Today's Catch now Rose of Sharon

[Jim Nichols]

That's a very good description, Tina.  Rose of Sharon is also known as 
"Althea".

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/20/2017 8:37 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> I have both hibiscus and Rose of Sharon.  The flowers look similar but the
> plants are very different.  The Rose of Sharon is a bush about 10 feet
> tall.  The hibiscus is a much smaller plant with much larger flowers.
> That's just in South Carolina, though.  I'm sure they are related.  And in
> South Carolina, Sharon is always pronounced with a long a - Shayron.  I
> think it's from the Bible.
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> Tina
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> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 1:13 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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>> Never mind, I looked it up—it is just a common name for hibiscus in the
>> English-speaking countries.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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>>> On 20 Jul 2017, at 07:10, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>>> You certainly nailed the focus in all three shots. I have no idea of how
>> you access this focusing method in the menu of the Fuji.
>>> BTW—why is the Rose of Sharon called that? Who was this Sharon?
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>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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>>>> On 19 Jul 2017, at 19:35, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>>>> Yesterday, Steve Barbour reminded us on the LUG of his practice of
>> using a B&W viewfinder with red focus-assist, to improve his manual
>> focusing.  I tried it this morning.  While it looks a little weird in the
>> finder, I did improve my hit rate.  Here are three examples.
>>>> White Cabbage Butterfly (I think this is the most commonly used name)
>> on Buddleia.
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170719-DSCF3275.JPG.html
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>>>> Silver-Spotted Skipper.
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>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170719-DSCF3287.JPG.html
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>>>> And a Rose of Sharon bloom with a passing visitor.
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>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170719-DSCF3297.JPG.html
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>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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>>>> --
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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