Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Greg, The most important thing to look at in these are the fact you shot at precisely the right time. Peak action is right on. Obviously when you have to go the size of blow-up for the impact, the over all quality of image falls apart. No question longer glass would've been the answer. Next time! :-) cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Rubenstein" <gcr910 at gmail.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:17 PM Subject: [Leica] Lake Michigan waves -- cropped > Hi, Gang: > > Dr. Ted nailed it. Knew the full-breakwater shots were flabby. Dr. Ted > rightly recommended that the point of impact be emphasized. I agree. > Don't have a 400 -- or anything past 90 mm; though I do rent the big > guys on occasion when there's time to plan. (With winter storms > approaching, I may rent gear according to weather forecasts.) > > These were taken from afar (300 or so feet) with a 75 at 1.4 and > enlarged. A whole heck of a lot. URLs below. Shooting was from the > warm, dry side of the glass in my flat, 13 stories up (in a 29-story > building) on the lake front. Imagine Lake Shore Drive may be closed at > some point tonight as waves are washing onto the roadway. Can hear my > shelves, which are anchored to the walls, creak and groan as the > building sways in "the breeze." The lake-front path is unsafe because > of the waves; points of access were blocked earlier today by the > police. > > These croppings are probably not as tight as Dr. Ted would like. And > they ain't as sharp as I like. No excuses. > > Thank you, Ted, and others who commented. Fresh eyes and perspectives > always welcome, so fire away at these. > > Greg > > -- > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/Shots+from+910/Lake+Michigan+Wave+Cropped+1.jpg.html > > -- > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/Shots+from+910/Lake+Michigan+Wave+Cropped+2.jpg.html > > -- > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/Shots+from+910/Lake+Michigan+Wave+Cropped+3.jpg.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information