Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, The last two pictures are the standout images for me in this set. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:26 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Quissett Yacht Club on Buzzards Bay hosted a regatta for S-Class boats > last weekend. Ten boats participated, an excellent turnout considering > that these boats are almost all well over fifty years old. The boat is a > heavily-ballasted, full-keel design twenty-seven feet on deck. They are > among the most beautiful boats on the water, no surprise since they were > designed and built by "Capt. Nat" Herreshoff, the "Wizard of Bristol." > > S-Class Yachts Crossing > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8282.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/24t8xxv > > ... and nearing the weather mark. The boat on port had to take all those > sterns before tacking to the mark. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8289.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/29he3uv > > On the leeward leg, two boats so close together they look like one: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8333.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/2cgoc44 > > This looks dangerous but it's actually quite safe and one of the most > comfortable places to sit on board. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8347.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/37243tq > > And, finally, three boats with chutes up approaching the leeward mark. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8374.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/2f5ard2 > > Most of these are heavy crops since we had to stay well clear of the > racers. Some can be enlarged slightly by clicking on the appropriate icon > above the picture. > > D300 70-200 mm f2.8 zoom. ISO 400, generally f5.6 and shutter speeds up > around 1/2000th sec. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >