Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Taylor wrote: > Sonny, Philippe - Thanks for your comments. Those red boats really > bothered me, too and I tried all kinds of stuff in PS and LR to make > them less visible, all to no avail. Also, I didn't just crop the red > boats out because I wanted to show context and felt even a minimum > crop on the original post, one that just skimmed the bow of the red > dink, was a nice shot of the boat, but boring. > > So, here are three alternates. I'd like to hear your opinion of them. > > So three variations. Here's the original post minimally cropped. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5475_crop.jpg.html > > > or > http://tinyurl.com/mm67nb > Why not if you keep more water below so as to keep the portrait more balance - I see there's a fraction left to include > Here's an alternate shot I also really liked, uncropped. Here I felt > that the red boat really was an eyesore, though. I also felt the > shot wasn't as good a picture of the boat as was the first post. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480.jpg.html > > > or > http://tinyurl.com/knossx This, for me is the picture - the red of the hemmothing is balanced by the tiles of the mansion - an overall excellent compostion , more atmospheric though, and less focussed on the boat , which was not your primary goal I think ... > > Finally, here's the alternate cropped so as to just clip the bow of > the dinghy again. Looking at it now, I'm thinking maybe this is the > best one after all though it does feel a bit cramped to me. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480_crop.jpg.html > > > or > http://tinyurl.com/ma4mfz > Yes, but as in 1, leave her some more water to stay afloat, looks too shallow and dangerous as is ;-) Thanks Dick - a fine series and boat in any case. Bien cordialement Philippe > What to you think? > > As to why they have an inflatable: this boat is in charter service > and I suspect often sails with total neophytes on board. Inflatables > are extremely stable and much easier for boating newbies to deal with > than traditional dinks. Also, red is a highly desirable color for > safety that's probably why it was chosen, thinking again of the > newbies and maybe insurance costs, too. > > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Sep 04, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Philippe Amard >> <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: >> Marvellous ship ! the dinghies look so ridiculous with their >> postures and >> colours .. >> >> Yes, I agree, I always wonder why someone with a beautiful yacht >> like that >> will ruin the effect by tugging along a red inflated hemorrhoid >> reliever >> behind instead of a proper dink. It certainly spoils the picture, >> and those >> things cannot be rowed. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >