Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry to see your season end, Dick. I have enjoyed your images very much. 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: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:06 AM Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - Putting the Boat Away > The end of the season came a bit early this year for us. We sailed > "Bewitched" across Buzzards Bay to it's winter home in Acoot Cove last > Saturday. The temperature was in the sixties (F) with light and variable > north to northeast breezes and often no wind at all. > > When we did have wind we paid close attention to the sails to keep the > boat moving. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5969.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ybqe7lg > > We sailed through a racing fleet as we neared the north side of the Bay. > They were barely moving in the light northerlies. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5973.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/yaek8ml > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5978.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ybrc7nf > > > After motoring up the narrow channel into the boatyard, we tied up next > to another Stone Horse awaiting winter haulout and checked out her > rigging. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5998.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ybelqad > > Back in Woods Hole, some of our members were stripping their runabouts of > gear in anticipation of haulout. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_6037.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/y9s8wms > > After a long season of shooting with only my big zooms on the D300, for a > change I decided to use only my 28 mm Nikkor on this trip. Naturally, > given the perverse nature of all things mechanical and electrical, the > auto diaphragm mechanism failed and I didn't notice it until I was back > on shore. So, these shots were all rescues in Lightroom from files that > were 2-3 stops overexposed. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >