[meteorite-list] Bernd's Collection & Lepidopterist

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 9 05:05:10 2006
Message-ID: <C0353DC7.294AA%mlblood_at_cox.net>

GREAT photos....
        Thanks, Michael



on 3/8/06 2:22 PM, MexicoDoug_at_aol.com at MexicoDoug@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@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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