[meteorite-list] Bernd's Collection & Lepidopterist

[Michael L Blood]

GREAT photos....
        Thanks, Michael



on 3/8/06 2:22 PM, MexicoDoug at aol.com at MexicoDoug at aol.com wrote:

> Hola Michael,
> 
> Believe it or not !! I was interested in Lepidopterans long before the
> digital revolution.  I still haven't migrated from the robust capabilities of
> the 
> film camera and lens configurations, film stillnhas this nice depth and
> familiarity.    So, the tens of thousands of positive transparencies in my
> collection 
> are slowly fading away and not for general consumption, except an ocassional
> one that wins a photo contest, or gets published.  I guess I could get a
> scanner, I wanted an excellent one for a long time, but budget, budget,
> budget.  It 
> is a lot of work that I have no desire to do.  I do have a great set of
> bellows and slide duplicating setup with special slide duplicating (negative)
> film.  
> I bought 10 rolls 10 years ago and still have 8 of them unused and long
> expired.  So that is why I don't bother...  Ocassionally I'll put a slide into
> my 
> 10 year old $50 scanner with awful results.
> 
> So here is what I can scrape together aftermuch effort for anyone interested
> in what an eccentric amateur Lepidopterist does in his spare time.  A link to
> a page prepared especially for (1) first, and foremost Pauline and Bernd, and
> friends (like fellow comedians Martin and Michael).
> 
> Enjoy and be offended if you wish, it's the latest web page to get the inside
> scoop on Lepidopterists.  Bernd is quite generous, I'm still an amateur's
> amateur.  Vladimir Nabokov was a true amateur and immortalized Lepidopterists
> in 
> his spoof on butterfly life cycles disguised as the acclaimed ocassionally
> disturbing novel, Lolita.  All of the true amateurs of his generation are in
> the 
> book, but I didn't make it.  Time is ripe to write a book on meteorite folk,
> though, so watch out guys (and gals).
> 
> Pauline and Bernd (Happy Anniversary)
> and Lepidopterist's page (copyrighted, please, no reproduction priviledges
> granted except to the Leps):
> 
> http://www.diogenite.com/lepidopterist.html
> 
> Sorry for the terrible resolutions.
> 
> Didgeridoo!
> Doug
> 
> Michael B. writes:
> 
> << OK,
>        All kidding aside - sound VERY interesting. Do you have a photo
> web site where we can see the photos you have taken? (If not, please
> contact me and I will turn you onto a free photo hosting site that
> is VERY easy to use).
>        WHERE DO WE GO TO SEE THESE BEAUTIES?
>        Best wishes, Michael
> 
> 
> on 3/7/06 11:30 AM, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de at bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
> wrote:
> 
>> Doug wrote:
>> 
>> "believe it or not, I am a Lepidopterist, well at least an amateur for many
>> years!"
>> 
>> Believe it or not, this is a modest understatement. Doug even found and
>> photographed
>> close-up a beautiful "LadyPau" butterfly for my Pauline!
>> 
>> Believe it or not, tomorrow will mark the thirty-eighth year of this lovely
>> winged creature
>> in my collection !
>> 
>> Lepidopterologically,
>> 
>> Bernd :-) >>


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