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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - The Powerboats Picnic
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:23:01 -0400
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Thanks for commenting, Jim.

Regards,

Dick



On Sep 10, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Hi Dick,
>
> The newcomer looks like a late arrival at the family picnic, no  
> place to park.  Great use of a wide format.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at 
> comcast.net 
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:20 PM
> Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - The Powerboats Picnic
>
>
>> For years I've watched small powerboats scamper hither and yon on  
>> the Cape and wondered what the attraction was of all that  
>> purposeless  bustle on the water.  Water is for slowing sailing  
>> across,  obviously.  :-)
>>
>> Well, it turns out they were all going somewhere.  We found this  
>> nest  of the nasty little vipers* on the long sand spit at the  
>> entrance to  Waquoit Bay on Cape Cod a few weeks ago when we sailed  
>> in for a brief  look around a few weeks ago.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5389.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/q6e94s
>>
>> The shore was crowded with sunbathers, picnickers, and folks just   
>> sitting around chatting.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5376.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/qb2f8p
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5380.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/r89wnk
>>
>> This was a really gray day; the day before hurricane Bill blew by  
>> the Cape.  I've brought the contrast up considerably, but none of  
>> them  have the snap I really like to see in Summer photos.
>>
>> D300, etc.
>>
>> C&C always welcome.
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> *That's sailor talk, of course. :-)     Opinions may vary.
>>
>>
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