Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, yeah... I can just see that happening..... Regards, Dick On Sep 08, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Next time you see her out, you should hail her on the two-way and > ask her to > put the sea anchor line on the dink and drag it about three hundred > yards > back until you've got your shot! ;-) > > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net > >wrote: > >> Lawrence - You're right. I wanted to show the boat in it's >> environment. >> Everyone who commented agreed this was the best shot, BTW. >> >> As for the alternate without the red dink, you made an interesting >> comment >> about giving her more water to sail on, so I tried a square crop on >> it this >> morning, again just barely cropping the red dink out and this time >> leaving >> as much water as possible in, and think it looks pretty nice, vis: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480_sq_crop.jpg.html >> or >> http://tinyurl.com/kjlson >> >> Thanks for you comments. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 06, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >> >> Dick writes: >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> - - - - - - - - - >>> >>> >>> There is no really good place to mount a dinghy on deck on a >>> sailboat less >>> than 40 feet long. And Sonny is right. Inflatables row poorly and >>> are >>> blown >>> around the water by the wind. They don't tow well either. A strong >>> wind >>> gust >>> or an errant wave can flip them over. Nor is deflating for storage >>> much of >>> an asset. Most inflatables are blown up in the spring and deflated >>> when >>> the >>> snow falls. I don't think there is an insurance advantage either, >>> at least >>> not for me. BUT inflatables are very kind to the finish on the >>> topsiders >>> of >>> a boat. It is almost impossible to scrape or gouge the paint with an >>> inflatable. If the pretty sailboat is in charter service, the owners >>> certainly want to avoid marring the topsides by inept handling of >>> the >>> dinghy >>> on the part of the charterers. Oh yes, another downside of >>> inflatables is >>> that field mice have a taste for hypalon and PVC and will chew >>> holes in >>> any >>> inflatable that they can get at. This is not covered by insurance >>> either. >>> >>> >>> Larry Z >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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