Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, If I should choose I'll probably keep this one, IMHO is more interesting this one than show the narrow channel. Saludos Lluis El 05/08/2009, a las 21:53, Richard Taylor escribi?: > Well, the value of judging in these contests has always been suspect > to me. It seems to lead to conformity, IMHO. But that said, I > cropped out the rocks. The result is here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4199_crop.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/l3ltkf > > The cropped version certainly emphasizes the anticipated crash, but > to my mind loses the piece of information that they are both in a > very narrow channel. > > It'd be interesting to hear what others think. Thanks. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Aug 05, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Philip Price wrote: > >> Hi Dick, I belong to a photographic society here, ( UK ) and we >> have monthly competitions which are always keenly contested, our >> regular club membership is 70 /80 members. I regularly enter >> prints, with it must be said varying degrees of success ! Over the >> years I have learnt to anticipate what the judge will like or not >> like, believe me some of them can be pretty ferocious with their >> comments ! I do love the drama in your shot but I know the judge in >> a competition would probaly comment on those rocks. >> >> As an amateur though I listen, and then go out and do the same >> thing again, after all its for my pleasure not some judge who is >> definitely not on my Christmas card list !!! >> >> Happy snapping Phil. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:29:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #14 - Why Powerboaters Hate Sailors >> >> Well, that's interesting. I had thought that the rocks and distant >> shore added to the drama by emphasizing the narrowness of the >> channel in which all this drama was occurring. >> >> Thanks for commenting. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> On Aug 05, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Philip Price wrote: >> >>> Lots of drama, and movement in the shot, just a pity about the >>> rocks in the bottom right forground. >>> Regards >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 6:56:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #14 - Why Powerboaters Hate Sailors >>> >>> ACK >>> >>> NICE >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Aug 3, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> We almost never race through Woods Hole Passage on the Weekends. >>>> The powerboat traffic is just too thick and the current usually >>>> too strong.. Three Sundays ago, though, the wind was too strong >>>> to race in the Bay or the Sound. So, since the current in the >>>> Hole was nearly slack at race time and the boat traffic was >>>> nearly nil, we did, only to run into an entirely different >>>> obstacle: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4199.jpg.html >>>> or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/klkd3w >>>> >>>> Ever practical, we just raced around them. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4230.jpg.html >>>> or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/mycc4q >>>> >>>> D300, etc. >>>> >>>> C&C fervently desired. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Dick >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es