Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark - I see what you mean. I see it in the posted jpg but not in the full size image in LR. I wonder if were not seeing a jpg compression effect in this case. Thanks for letting me know in any case. Regards, Dick On Aug 05, 2009, at 8:38 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information