Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, Philippe - Thanks for your comments. Those red boats really bothered me, too and I tried all kinds of stuff in PS and LR to make them less visible, all to no avail. Also, I didn't just crop the red boats out because I wanted to show context and felt even a minimum crop on the original post, one that just skimmed the bow of the red dink, was a nice shot of the boat, but boring. So, here are three alternates. I'd like to hear your opinion of them. So three variations. Here's the original post minimally cropped. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5475_crop.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/mm67nb Here's an alternate shot I also really liked, uncropped. Here I felt that the red boat really was an eyesore, though. I also felt the shot wasn't as good a picture of the boat as was the first post. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/knossx Finally, here's the alternate cropped so as to just clip the bow of the dinghy again. Looking at it now, I'm thinking maybe this is the best one after all though it does feel a bit cramped to me. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480_crop.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/ma4mfz What to you think? As to why they have an inflatable: this boat is in charter service and I suspect often sails with total neophytes on board. Inflatables are extremely stable and much easier for boating newbies to deal with than traditional dinks. Also, red is a highly desirable color for safety that's probably why it was chosen, thinking again of the newbies and maybe insurance costs, too. Regards, Dick On Sep 04, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Philippe Amard > <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > Marvellous ship ! the dinghies look so ridiculous with their > postures and > colours .. > > Yes, I agree, I always wonder why someone with a beautiful yacht > like that > will ruin the effect by tugging along a red inflated hemorrhoid > reliever > behind instead of a proper dink. It certainly spoils the picture, > and those > things cannot be rowed. > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information