Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Lluis. Regards, Dick On Aug 05, 2009, at 8:16 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information