Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, Very nice photos, but a little dark on my monitor. Looks like a beautiful place. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa@yahoo.com> To: "Leica Enthusiasts Group" <leica@freelists.org>; "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Rubicon Trail > I'm spending a couple of weeks with my family up at Lake Tahoe, CA. > Yesterday we went for a walk on the Rubicon Trail. This isn't the one made > famous by off road enthusiasts, but a 4 - 5 mile trail along the west > shore of the lake from D L Bliss State Park to Emerald Bay, then up to the > road. We parked a car at either end as the walk would double if we didn't. > > I found it to be one of the most beautiful walks at the Lake I've ever > taken. And there were clouds which, in my opinion, really enhanced the > images. I debated carrying the 40lb larger format gear (a new Canon outfit > to replace my Hassy's :-( ), but opted for the Leica outfit. Glad I did as > I'm not a decathalete like many on this list (Doug!). All images were > taken with a 21mm except the stream (50mm) and the last image at the top > of Emerald Bay (35mm). > > I'm working on my daughter's uncalibrated laptop here, so I'm not sure if > I got the contrast and brightness/exposures right on. A couple I'll end up > printing when I get home, and will work my calibrated setup of course. > > Used Lightroom 2 for the first time. Just blown away by many of the new > features. The local dodge/burn and graduated filter tool are simply > wonderful. On many of the images where the sky looked blown, I used the > graduated filter tool and they appeared like magic!! Now the only filter > I'll carry is my polarizer and a ND filter for when I need to slow things > down. > > Hope you enjoy. C&C always looked forward to and appreciated, > > http://www.raflexions.com/Rubicon > > Bob > > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >