Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks good to me. Jim 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 >