Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, The guy in the side wake is my favorite, great catch! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jul 15, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Just to show you I'm not dead and still taking boating pictures, here are > a few from earlier this season. It's been slow because I've got a lot of > stuff competing for my photography time this summer. > > The current was running through Woods Hole Passage so fast that even the > trees behind the buoy see to be getting into the act. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_6821.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/2dvu994 > > Taking these bow-on, or nearly bow-on, shots has become a bit like > shooting fish in a barrel. A retired sailing and ski photographer I know > on the Cape says I take too many bow shots. I think she may be right. > It's just become too easy, but the drama is just too compelling at times > to ignore. This year I'm going to try for a bit more variety. > > In any case, here are two more, with a tight shot (a very tight crop, BTW) > of a guy in the side wake the first boat as it went by. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_6865.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/2u7rnw9 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_6875.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/38f6o73 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_6924.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/2ujt972 > > Enjoy! > > D300 70-200 zoom. C&C always welcome. > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >