The wise and the prudent build on high ground. Makes for good photography
as well as keeping dry !
jh
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From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rhododendron Time
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for your concern. We are fine. We had the foresight 43 years ago
> to
> build on high ground.
>
> Nashville has a real mess. The low-lying areas, such as the area where
> the
> Opry Land Hotel is located, and many others, suffered real damage. It
> will
> take a long time for Nashville to get back on its feet.
>
> I have a sump pump in my storage barn, from a long-ago project, and I have
> my Dad's canoe paddle in the attic, but I have no intent of disturbing
> either of them. :-)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rhododendron Time
>
>
>> Jim ............. our local CBC Nova Scotia tv news channel carried
>> footage
>> today of the Grand Old Op'ry [spelling ?] being 24" under water after
>> your
>> State's most recent bad experience with nature.
>>
>> Assure us all that you are still afloat or at least that your sump pump
>> is
>> working and canoe paddles are all tuned up.
>>
>> The flooded landscape was not a pretty picture on the tv screen.
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 1:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rhododendron Time
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, Nathan. I see the combination as an economical way to get
>>> digital
>>> images with Leica glass.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 3:07 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Rhododendron Time
>>>
>>>
>>>> You are really getting the best out of the combination of the Oly and
>>>> the
>>>> Elmarit, Jim!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nathan
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>>
>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 5, 2010, at 1:07 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Today, the rhododendrons are in bloom. The first shows the last
>>>>> remnant
>>>>> of a wild plant that is struggling to survive. It is underneath
>>>>> overhanging holly branches, so lighting was a challenge.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Rhododendron.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The second is a domesticated white rhododendron. We use a hedge of
>>>>> these
>>>>> along a busy street, to help muffle traffic noise.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White+Rhododendron.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Comments and critiques are welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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