Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Lluis. Regards, Dick On Jul 19, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > Wondeful shot viewed enlarged! > > Saludos > Lluis > > > El 19/07/2010, a las 18:53, Richard Taylor escribi?: > >> The is a boat you've seen before, but usually from a distance or in a >> very tight crop. I have been trying to get a good close shot of her >> underway for at least two years. >> >> COMET is a modern aluminum jet-drive version of the 1920s commuter boats >> Wall Street scions once used to get from their summer homes in Oyster >> Bay, Long Island, to their offices downtown when it was simply too hot to >> stay in the City anymore. She'll do 30 knots. >> >> I caught a glimpse of her distinctive bow out of the corner of by eye no >> more that 70 or 80 feet away yesterday afternoon as we were finishing up >> a long afternoon of sailing and were just rounding Nobska Point on our >> way home. I thought I had taken my last picture of the day. >> >> So, Ted Grant, are you listening??? It was, "Oh, jeez.... look at that, >> camera out of the sink (that's the only safe place to leave it), power >> on, up to eye, zoom back, half press for focus and six quick shots before >> she was gone. It all took about 15 seconds. >> >> I got at least three good ones out of the set, I think, but here's the >> best one. I left it pretty big so you can get a close look at the boat >> if you want. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_7876.jpg.html >> or >> http://tinyurl.com/32vy74z >> >> D300, 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, f5.6@ 1/5000, ISO 400. >> >> C&C always welcome. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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