Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram: I was about to make a smart-ass post about you poor souls up there in Fungus Corners, but have to admit that as I write this, and even though it was 94 degrees here in the Boston area a week ago... it is now snowing with "flakes," really "clumps" the size of grapes! As my parents used to say, it must be those atomic bomb tests. Nice shots of the flowers, very nice shots. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com - ---------- Aram Langhans wrote: > > Well, we haven't caught up with Atlanta yet, but there are a few things in > bloom. Experimenting with the Velvia I came up with these shots. While we > have warmed up a bit and it has been a while since some snow, the wind has > been terrible. In the last three weeks I think there has only been three > days when the wind was calm enough to take some flower shots. At times it > has been so windy we have lost a few shakes from the room. Flowers get > pretty beat up after a few days of wind. > > So, here are some of the precious few moments captured on film. > > The almond tree is finally in bloom and the bees are busy > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=722025 > > The bleeding hearts are starting to bloom. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=722027 > > The phlox is looking quite nice. It is also easier to photograph in some > wind. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=722029 > > A few pansies are peaking around the front yard. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=722039 > > I cheated on this one. It was actually taken a few weekends ago in Seattle > (the Western Northwest) > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=722034 > > Comments are welcome both off or on list. > > This message is made of 100% recycled electrons. No new atoms were > destroyed in making it. > > Aram Langhans > Science Teacher, Naches High School > 101 W. 5th. St / P. O. Box 159 > Naches, WA 98937 > > "Science Rules" > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html