Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Hi Dick, for what its worth I think this is now a much stronger picture > > Regards > Phil > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8:53:05 PM > Subject: [Leica] recrop: [WAS Re: BOATING PAD #14 - Why Powerboaters Hate > Sailors] > > Well, the value of judging in these contests has always been suspect to > me.? > It seems to lead to conformity, IMHO.? But that said, I cropped out the > rocks.? The result is here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4199_crop. > jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/l3ltkf > > The cropped version certainly emphasizes the anticipated crash, but to my > mind > loses the piece of information that they are both in a very narrow channel. > > It'd be interesting to hear what others think.? Thanks. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Aug 05, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Philip Price wrote: > >> Hi Dick, I belong to a photographic society here, ( UK ) and we have >> monthly >> competitions which are always keenly contested, our regular club >> membership >> is 70 /80 members. I regularly enter prints, with it must be said varying >> degrees of success ! Over the years I have learnt to anticipate what the >> judge will like or not like, believe me some of them can be pretty >> ferocious >> with their comments ! I do love the drama in your shot but I know the >> judge >> in a competition would probaly comment on those rocks. >> >> As an amateur though I listen, and then go out and do the same thing >> again, >> after all its for my pleasure not some judge who is definitely not on my >> Christmas card list !!! >> >> Happy snapping Phil. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:29:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #14 - Why Powerboaters Hate Sailors >> >> Well, that's interesting.? I had thought that the rocks and distant shore >> added to the drama by emphasizing the narrowness of the channel in which >> all >> this drama was occurring. >> >> Thanks for commenting. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> On Aug 05, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Philip Price wrote: >> >>> Lots of drama, and movement in the shot, just a pity about the rocks in >>> the >>> bottom right forground. >>> Regards >>> Phil >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 6:56:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #14 - Why Powerboaters Hate Sailors >>> >>> ACK >>> >>> NICE >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Aug 3, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> We almost never race through Woods Hole Passage on the Weekends.? The >>>> powerboat traffic is just too thick and the current usually too >>>> strong..? >>>> Three Sundays ago, though, the wind was too strong to race in the Bay or >>>> the Sound.? So, since the current in the Hole was nearly slack at race >>>> time >>>> and the boat traffic was nearly nil, we did, only to run into an >>>> entirely >>>> different obstacle: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4199.jp >>>> g.html >>>> or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/klkd3w >>>> >>>> Ever practical, we just raced around them. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4230.jp >>>> g.html >>>> or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/mycc4q >>>> >>>> D300, etc. >>>> >>>> C&C fervently desired. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Dick >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > The sailboat on my monitor has a large area of blank white in it. Needs detail there. Try darkening it. Just the boat. Mark William Rabiner