Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have made me very curious! Philippe Op 4-sep-07, om 22:08 heeft Richard Taylor het volgende geschreven: > Hi Philippe. Long time no chat. Trust you've been well. Glad you > like the shots but there's something in that first one that really > bothers me and I'm waiting to see if others notice it. It one of > those things that once you pick up on it you, or at least I, can't > stop looking at it. If others don't see it, all to the good, and > I'm going to stop thinking about it. After a few others have > commented I'll identify it. Thanks for commenting. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Sep 04, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> Hi Dick, >> Such beautiful boats! I agree about the first one, but what are >> you bothered about? The white hull or the shore in the background? >> Thanks for showing, >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Op 4-sep-07, om 20:00 heeft Richard Taylor het volgende geschreven: >> >>> Well, total left knee replacement, for starters, along with more >>> physical therapy than I like to think about in retrospect, a >>> whole bunch of house repairs, and an update to my Will (something >>> not for the faint of heart, I've discovered - it's one thing to >>> write a Will when you're 30 and quite another when you're 67). >>> I finally got back on my usual summer sailing schedule a couple >>> of months ago. >>> >>> Also, picked up a K10D and a couple of lenses in January, and >>> recently a D40x, and a couple of lenses, and have been putting >>> them to use pretty regularly but am only now finding time to >>> post. I plan on putting some up every few days over the next >>> month or so. >>> >>> My M8 purchase is still on hold. >>> >>> Here are a couple of shots from a recent International S-Class >>> race a few weeks ago in Buzzards Bay (that's Cape Cod >>> Massachusetts, for those not in the area). The first is a head- >>> on shot that I think would be perfect if not for one thing and >>> I'd like to know if you think that thing ruins it. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/inactive/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/ >>> IMGP7263.jpg.html >>> >>> Here's a alternate taken literally a second later; more splash >>> but less powerful, I think. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/inactive/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/ >>> IMGP7264.jpg.html >>> >>> Finally, this is what these beautiful boats look like full >>> length. They were sailing off Penzance Point, a gated enclave >>> at the far west of Woods Hole. You can get an idea of the real >>> estate values in the area by taking a look a the "Summer cottage" >>> behind the boat. It was a perfect sailing day, sunny for the >>> most part and a nice stable Southwesterly at 10-15 knots. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/inactive/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/ >>> IMGP7233.jpg.html >>> >>> All taken with the Pentax K10D and a manual-focus 200 mm Pentax-M >>> lens, image stabilization off due to the rolling of the boat, >>> f5.6 at 1/2000th approximately, ISO 400. >>> >>> Comments encouraged, indeed. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> Boston MA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >