Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My preferred are the first and the third one, Saludos cordiales, Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Richard S. Taylor Enviado el: martes, 15 de agosto de 2006 17:59 Para: lug@leica-users.org Asunto: [Leica] LATE-AUGUST POTPOURRI Late-July and early-August were cruel in New England this year. We suffered almost four weeks of continuous high heat and unbearable humidity. It made us all a bit cranky. Late last week, though, New England came through with the kind of weather that makes us all mystified at why anyone would live anywhere else. The temperature settled into the high-70s, the humidity stayed low and the air was clear as crystal. In a month or so, these conditions will come with a sharp bite in the air that signals the beginning of Fall, but there was none of that last week. We had five beautiful, languid summer days in a row and couldn't believe our luck. These were taken in the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord MA last Friday. http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/R0010734_web http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/R0010738_web http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/great_meadows_pano_5_web The wind was honking on Vineyard Sound and the chop running 3-4 feet on Sunday. I went sailing with friends on their 23 footer: http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/R0010763_web http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/R0010792_web Power boaters like to pound through heavy chop. This guy hit a wave at about 20 knots and just about buried himself in water. http://gallery.leica-users.org/SAILING/R0010811_crop2_web This is a tight (about 50%) crop from the original 28mm equivalent image and there's some image motion here despite it having been shot at about 1/750th. All Ricoh GR Digital. Program Mode. SNAP focus. The more I use this camera, the more I'm convinced it is the proper digital analog of the earliest Leicas. With its small size, small sensor, and excellent optics, it's the kind of digital camera Leica should have produced first. -- Regards, Dick _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information