Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Taylor wrote: > I should have addressed that last comment to Philippe. Sorry. > Too late, I'm furious :-D phx > For Lawrence I would would add to his comments on inflatables only > that most of the ones I'm familiar with are never deflated. It's > much easier on the fabric to leave them blown up. I car top mine > back and forth to the Cape fully inflated and it hangs upside down in > the garage that way all winter. > > And, let you think his comment about mice is mere fantasy, I have a > friend who lost his boat to mice only a few years ago. The boat > literally looked like swiss cheese when he pulled it from his garage > that Spring. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Sep 06, 2009, at 2:29 AM, Philippe Amard wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >