Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, This is an interesting observation. To me, water flows downhill not sideways. However, you observation does eliminate some of the distortion in view. Thanks for the comments. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/9/05, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Don, I love the stream pictures. > > I had the same feeling about the last one. I would suggest it's > disorienting because you didn't shoot quite as straight down as you > remember. I think it's upside down. If you flip it 180 degrees, it's > much more comfortable, and, I think, a stronger picture. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > > On Oct 9, 2005, at 8:45 AM, Don Dory wrote: > > > Friday I took advantage of a rainy gray day to visit Cochran > > Shoals, this is > > a part of the Chattahoochee National Forest which is a fairly large > > park > > running along the river of the same name. Cochran Shoals is usually > > very > > hard to shoot due to the extreme contrast usually found, but on a > > gray day > > possibilities abound. I spent most of my time near the ruins of the > > Sibley > > Mill which was destroyed during the Civil War. First up is an > > establishing > > shot of the semi-restored ruins: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album255/Cochranmillruins > > Next, is a small water fall just to the north of the first shot. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album255/classicwaterfall > > Third, the view just in front of the ruins of the main creek about > > where > > the old mill dam would have been: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album255/widerockshot > > Fourth, I can't resist shots of lone rocks in the water: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album255/lonerock > > Last, a somewhat enigmatic image. I shot it from above, but I find > > the > > perspective a little disturbing. I would like to know what others > > think. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album255/waterfallverticleII > > Enjoy your weekend, comment as desired, give what aid and thoughts > > you can > > to the victims of the earthquake near Kashmir. > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >