Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]a classy machine! ric On Jul 19, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > The is a boat you've seen before, but usually from a distance or in a very > tight crop. I have been trying to get a good close shot of her underway > for at least two years. > > COMET is a modern aluminum jet-drive version of the 1920s commuter boats > Wall Street scions once used to get from their summer homes in Oyster Bay, > Long Island, to their offices downtown when it was simply too hot to stay > in the City anymore. She'll do 30 knots. > > I caught a glimpse of her distinctive bow out of the corner of by eye no > more that 70 or 80 feet away yesterday afternoon as we were finishing up a > long afternoon of sailing and were just rounding Nobska Point on our way > home. I thought I had taken my last picture of the day. > > So, Ted Grant, are you listening??? It was, "Oh, jeez.... look at that, > camera out of the sink (that's the only safe place to leave it), power on, > up to eye, zoom back, half press for focus and six quick shots before she > was gone. It all took about 15 seconds. > > I got at least three good ones out of the set, I think, but here's the > best one. I left it pretty big so you can get a close look at the boat if > you want. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_7876.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/32vy74z > > D300, 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, f5.6@ 1/5000, ISO 400. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information