Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Luis. Was it the tight framing or the senoritas? :-) (That's a rhetorical question.) Regards, Dick On Jul 28, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Great shots Dick, > I like very much the second, very dynamic. > Lluis > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En > nombre de > Richard S. Taylor > Enviado el: lunes, 28 de julio de 2008 4:14 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: [Leica] Gorgeous Sailing Weather; Great Boat > > Most modern sailboats are ugly as h*ll but occasionally one comes > along that > I think is truly beautiful. Part of that allure is performance and > this > J160 caught my eye immediately when I first saw her a mile of so > behind us. > She was doing 9-10 knots in the day's 25+ knot Southerly and almost > flat > water in the lee of Naushon Island on Cape Cod. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_1521.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/6bnw9p > (116 mm, f4.5@1/8000th) > > We were only doing about 5 knots under a double-reefed main and a > small jib, > so she quickly overtook us and sailed on, close reaching for > Cuttyhunk or > beyond. It was only after I pulled this picture up on the computer > at home > that I noticed the senoritas on deck. The image in the finder was > bouncing > so much they were invisible. The one under the dodger is checking > me out > big time. The D300 with the big 70-200 f2.8 zoom gets attention. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_1532.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/6gc5dm > (280 mm, f4.5@1/5000) > > Leica D300 with 70-200 f2.8 zoom and 1.4 Teleconverter. > > 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