[Leica] IMG: Rubicon Trail

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Thanks Jim. I can't tell with this #**$!! glarey VISTA POS laptop....
(wishing I could afford a Powerbook....)

 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2008 9:39:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Rubicon Trail

Bob,

Very nice photos, but a little dark on my monitor.  Looks like a beautiful 
place.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa@yahoo.com>
To: "Leica Enthusiasts Group" <leica@freelists.org>; "Leica Users Group" 
<lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Rubicon Trail


> I'm spending a couple of weeks with my family up at Lake Tahoe, CA. 
> Yesterday we went for a walk on the Rubicon Trail. This isn't the one made 
> famous by off road enthusiasts, but a 4 - 5 mile trail along the west 
> shore of the lake from D L Bliss State Park to Emerald Bay, then up to the 
> road. We parked a car at either end as the walk would double if we didn't.
>
> I found it to be one of the most beautiful walks at the Lake I've ever 
> taken. And there were clouds which, in my opinion, really enhanced the 
> images. I debated carrying the 40lb larger format gear (a new Canon outfit 
> to replace my Hassy's :-( ), but opted for the Leica outfit. Glad I did as 
> I'm not a decathalete like many on this list (Doug!). All images were 
> taken with a 21mm except the stream (50mm) and the last image at the top 
> of Emerald Bay (35mm).
>
> I'm working on my daughter's uncalibrated laptop here, so I'm not sure if 
> I got the contrast and brightness/exposures right on. A couple I'll end up 
> printing when I get home, and will work my calibrated setup of course.
>
> Used Lightroom 2 for the first time. Just blown away by many of the new 
> features. The local dodge/burn and graduated filter tool are simply 
> wonderful. On many of the images where the sky looked blown, I used the 
> graduated filter tool and they appeared like magic!! Now the only filter 
> I'll carry is my polarizer and a ND filter for when I need to slow things 
> down.
>
> Hope you enjoy. C&C always looked forward to and appreciated,
>
> http://www.raflexions.com/Rubicon
>
> Bob
>
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
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