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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Sunset
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 22:08:32 -1000
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Thanks Jim and Barney!

Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com

On Nov 9, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Barney Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com> wrote:

> What an incredible sunset
> 
> Barney
> 
> Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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> 
> On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:16 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On the way to this beach we saw a sea turtle bobbing around: a sign of 
>> good
>> luck. When we got to the beach I found this abandoned lounge chair in a
>> great spot. I thought, sea turtle, good luck, lounge just waiting for me,
>> sun starting to bust through a break in the clouds (and clouds!). THIS is
>> going to be a LUCKY sunset.
>> 
>> Then the sun broke through the cloud break and no-one tried to sit in the
>> chair; luck is continuing; sailboat just passed under the clouds; this is
>> the ONE... I looked at the clouds and thought, man if that breaks through
>> at the very bottom before it sinks into the sea, it is just going to be
>> glorious!!
>> 
>> Must've spooked the sea turtle's luck away by thinking that; there was a
>> small cloud bank way off that blocked the final minutes of the sun, so the
>> clouds didn't light up at the end.
>> 
>> So settled for this of the sun breaking through with the sailboat having
>> just passed (little dot on the horizon to the left of the bright spot). At
>> any rate, the worst sunset in Hawaii is still not too shabby :-)
>> 
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011-Hawaii/content/FourSeasonsSunset_MASTER_2011_10_Hawaii_CF003287_large.html
>> 
>> Hope you enjoy and aren't getting too tired of these bench themed shots...
>> Best,
>> Bob
>> 
>> -- 
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
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In reply to: Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] IMG: Another Sunset)
Message from bjq1 at mac.com (Barney Quinn) ([Leica] IMG: Another Sunset)