Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amazing - the people on the LUG and what they do. I think we are a unique group. Tina On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>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 > - - - - > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/110820_185459.jpg.html > > > Shot with my 55mm 3.5 Micro Nikor @ f32 > > > -- > > Mark R. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com