Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, the consensus seems to be that I really should do something about the closed eyes, whether it's sunglasses or something else. The guy who does my printing showed me a different way to extract the sunglasses that would give me a cleaner paste onto the middle gal. I'll fool around with it a bit and if I come up with something better than the draft I posted I'll repost it. Thanks all. Regards, Dick On Sep 05, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > Hi Dick, > > It didn't bother me, but seeing this version: the sunglasses don't > bother me either. I'd just rework the reflection, probably size, > and sharpness of them, because now they seem a bit 'placed'. > In such an edit, I'd prefer the 'glasses included' version: it is > true that for a moment, when first looking at it, I noticed her > closed eyes. It didn't bother me, but since the theme of the > picture is 'one boat beatifully driven by a team', it distracts a > bit, since you individualise the crew. > > Just my 2 cents, > Philippe > > > > Op 5-sep-07, om 20:20 heeft Jack Maddox het volgende geschreven: > >> Dick, >> Everyone needs a pair of sunglasses when boating including this girl. >> Jack >> >> Richard Taylor wrote: >>> For Philippe and all you others who might have looked but not >>> commented, the shut eyes of the middle crew where what bothered >>> me so much in this shot. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/inactive/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/ >>> IMGP7263.jpg.html >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/2penwe >>> >>> I'm pleased that it didn't bother those of you that commented, so >>> maybe I'm a perfectionist, but in any case, I let her borrow a >>> pair of sunglasses from her sister: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/inactive/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/ >>> IMGP7263-Edit-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/2rhnva >>> >>> Does this work or should I just deep-six the shot? >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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