[Leica] Marine hazards

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

don't suppose I will be boating there, but I'd love to see it!

ric


On Aug 23, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> As a hobby I publish a cruising guide to the Hudson River used by boaters
> contemplating a trip from New York City to the Erie Canal, Lake Champlain,
> and the Finger Lakes. The waterways around New York have been used for
> marine transportation for 300 years and are replete with the remnants of 
> old
> piers, docks, and other marine structures. Most were erected on pilings 
> sunk
> into the river bed and never removed. Mark's photo is a perfect example of
> the hazards that await any imprudent boater who ventures too close to shore
> without a chart or some other form of local knowledge. The pilings and dead
> heads shown would be invisible at high tide but might do a lot of damage if
> the boat sinks down on them as the tide recedes. Another example of the
> utility of photography. It's not just for decoration.
> If any Leica toting boaters want a PDF copy of the current edition of the
> Hudson River Cruising Guide, I'll be happy to send it to them.
> Larry Z
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/110820_185459.jpg.html
> 
> 
> Shot with my 55mm 3.5 Micro Nikor @ f32
> 
> 
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> 
> Mark R.
> 
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