Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, I really liked Last Sail and Light Haze at Dusk. You used your Kodachrome well! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 1:53 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: End of sailing season pics. > The sailing season in the Hudson Valley is just about over. Most boats get > pulled by Columbus Day, or perhaps the week after. We took our boat out > for > an end of season sail last weekend and to give me the opportunity to use > my > next to last roll of Kodachrome film. Here are the resulting pictures. I > had > forgotten how brilliant, almost exaggerated, the color rendition is. I > didn't enhance the color on any of the pictures in the Gallery. "Just the > truth, Mam." Most of the pictures follow Ted's rule and are taken from the > shadow side. Besides, I live on the east bank of the river and the sun > sets > in the west. > > > The Sojourner Truth is a ferrocement replica of a ferry sloop. I doubt > that > the original was bright yellow. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Sojourner+Truth.jpg.html > > > Just a general atmospheric shot. Odd colors in the slight haze. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Light+haze+at+dusk.jpg.html > > > This year is the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the > river and the Half Moon replica visits every town to host a celebration. > This was our turn. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Half+Moon+2.jpg.html > > > If you have a good imagination, it could well be 1609. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Half+Moon+1.jpg.html > > > Our boatyard owner has a private tug that is fitted out like a luxury > yacht. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Emil+Johannsen.jpg.html > > > He wasn't racing. Just showing off his colorful spinnaker. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Spinnaker+run.jpg.html > > > I recruited my family to do the heavy work. Sorry to have to use the > flash. > It's unLUG like. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Family+sail.jpg.html > > > A pretty old turn of the last century yawl. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Old+Yawl+at+sunset.jpg.html > > > We are stretching the day, trying to get home just before dark. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Last+sail.jpg.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >