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Subject: [Leica] Nobska Light
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Tue Oct 4 18:33:59 2005
References: <p06230913bf678f24e814@131.142.12.152> <9b678e0510031909j6c448736p976b6facf19f4828@mail.gmail.com> <p06230915bf683572369a@131.142.12.152>

Richard,
I don't know about narrow boats in the abstract Light House image, but
clouds would definately help the image. But I do like the crop better, you
don't know what the object is and your mind makes up stories.
 0.02
 Don
don.dory@gmail.com

 On 10/4/05, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Don - I tried it that way at your suggestion and it is interesting in
> that crop, vis.:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_18_0080_alt_crop_web
>
> I think I still like it better showing the Sound and islands beyond,
> though.
>
> Some of GeeBee's ominous clouds would certainly spice up the shot.
> Maybe I could work in a narrow-boat, and some ducks in among the
> billows, too. ;-)
>
>
> >Richard,
> >I think that the third one will work better as a pure abstract. Crop out
> the
> >sea leaving the lighthouse detail and the sky, this will leave a fairly
> >strong abstract image. Of course, if you could import some GeeBee ominous
> >clouds then it would be even better.
> > 0.02
> > Don
> >don.dory@gmail.com
> >
> > On 10/3/05, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Here are three from last weekend. M7/Fuji Press 400 converted to B&W
> >> in PS/CS. Commercial 2K x 3K scans. Nobska Light is set on a bluff
> >> over looking Vineyard Sound on the south side of Cape Cod,
> >> Massachusetts.
> >>
> >> First Nobska light itself (35 f2 ASPH):
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_9_0071_web
> >>
> >> Vineyard Sound from the light (Current 50 Elmarit):
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_5_0067_web
> >>
> >> Vineyard Sound again (Current 50 Elmarit). The high-key effect was
> >> done in PS/CS from a normally exposed negative.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/03_18_0080_web
> >>
> >> Comments encouraged on all, of course, but I'm particularly
> >> interested in hearing whether or not the last photo works. Many
> >> thanks.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Dick
> >> Boston MA
> >>
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> Regards,
>
> Dick
> Boston MA
>
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