Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 5, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Well, the consensus seems to be that I really should do something > about the closed eyes, whether it's sunglasses or something else. put a white cane in her hand... > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information