Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 7, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Bob Adler wrote: > I'm spending a couple of weeks with my family up at Lake Tahoe, CA. > Yesterday we went for a walk on the Rubicon Trail. This isn't the > one made famous by off road enthusiasts, but a 4 - 5 mile trail > along the west shore of the lake from D L Bliss State Park to > Emerald Bay, then up to the road. We parked a car at either end as > the walk would double if we didn't. > > I found it to be one of the most beautiful walks at the Lake I've > ever taken. And there were clouds which, in my opinion, really > enhanced the images. I debated carrying the 40lb larger format gear > (a new Canon outfit to replace my Hassy's :-( ), but opted for the > Leica outfit. Glad I did as I'm not a decathalete like many on this > list (Doug!). All images were taken with a 21mm except the stream > (50mm) and the last image at the top of Emerald Bay (35mm). > > I'm working on my daughter's uncalibrated laptop here, so I'm not > sure if I got the contrast and brightness/exposures right on. A > couple I'll end up printing when I get home, and will work my > calibrated setup of course. > > Used Lightroom 2 for the first time. Just blown away by many of the > new features. The local dodge/burn and graduated filter tool are > simply wonderful. On many of the images where the sky looked blown, > I used the graduated filter tool and they appeared like magic!! Now > the only filter I'll carry is my polarizer and a ND filter for when > I need to slow things down. > > Hope you enjoy. C&C always looked forward to and appreciated, > > http://www.raflexions.com/Rubicon gorgeous images Bob...I have seen Tahoe many times from the air...though never from the ground... I am not disappointed. your images are truly terrific, but yes a little dark here too... I love the last one...have fun... thanks, Steve I > > > Bob > > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information