Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mean water indeed. Well done! 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 10, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > When the wind builds to over 20 knots and runs against the strong current > in Vineyard Sound, the chop off Nobska Point in Falmouth can be > intimidating. The waves run 2-4 feet and come at you like marathon > runners. I've seen an 18-foot Cape Cod Knockabout almost leap out of the > water on a wave top under these conditions. > > Rounding the point in a 23-foot Stone Horse when the wind and waves are > like this isn't quite so exciting but still makes for a some spectacular > pounding and splashing. We were under only a staysail and double-reefed > main. The pictures are from last Sunday. > > As the old-timers might say, we bruised some mean water rounding the > point. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8735.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/3ywsf92 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8747.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/25fun96 > > D300 17-35mm f2.8 zoom at 17mm at ISO 400 with only slight crops. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >