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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Sunset
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:05:07 -0700
References: <CAAsXt4NwTXEkeoapVZ=j-6vci24gMnUFeL+TXinjUzCB-+0u_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Superlative! Don't let it end. Ignore my wife.

Herb

>On the way to this beach we saw a sea turtle bobbing around: a sign of good
>luck. When we got to the beach I found this abandoned lounge chair in a
>great spot. I thought, sea turtle, good luck, lounge just waiting for me,
>sun starting to bust through a break in the clouds (and clouds!). THIS is
>going to be a LUCKY sunset.
>
>Then the sun broke through the cloud break and no-one tried to sit in the
>chair; luck is continuing; sailboat just passed under the clouds; this is
>the ONE... I looked at the clouds and thought, man if that breaks through
>at the very bottom before it sinks into the sea, it is just going to be
>glorious!!
>
>Must've spooked the sea turtle's luck away by thinking that; there was a
>small cloud bank way off that blocked the final minutes of the sun, so the
>clouds didn't light up at the end.
>
>So settled for this of the sun breaking through with the sailboat having
>just passed (little dot on the horizon to the left of the bright spot). At
>any rate, the worst sunset in Hawaii is still not too shabby :-)
>
>http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011-Hawaii/content/FourSeasonsSunset_MASTER_2011_10_Hawaii_CF003287_large.html
>
>Hope you enjoy and aren't getting too tired of these bench themed shots...
>Best,
>Bob
>
>--
>Bob Adler
>Palo Alto, CA
>http://www.rgaphoto.com
>
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Herbert Kanner
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