Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Our race committee boat has an alternate life as a work boat and tug so there's no spit and polish, but we do pride ourselves on running races professionally. We often use drop marks to set the course. Here the weather mark comes up after the race. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/IMGP7180.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/2tcudb Stuffing signal flags back into their folder. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/IMGP7168.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/37lv3w The Committee on the run home. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/IMGP7249.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/2qf8sz Consulting the rule book. The we had seen a really nasty foul between a couple of boats at the start and were looking for the rule that allows the Committee to protest the miscreants. We found it. Both boats were DSQ. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/IMGP7171.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/2r5w6p Motoring home into the sun. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/IMGP7177.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/3cmtgf All K10D, 10-20mm Sigma zoom at 10mm or close to it, ISO 400, f6 or so at about 1/1500th. BTW, I'm about out of the summer's sailing shots. My next posting will probably be the last of them until next year. Then it's back to land-based photography unless I get some good stuff next weekend. Comments always welcome. Regards, Dick