Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jim. I'll do the tiny url thing next time around. Regards, Dick On Sep 04, 2007, at 8:58 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > The first one is the best, very dynamic! > > I wish that you would use tinyurl... all your links are broken... > cutting and pasting is a pain in the neck. > > Jim > > Richard Taylor wrote: > >> 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