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Subject: [Leica] Red inflatable dinghy
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:36:34 -0500
References: <6a7544a60909060951w50abb95ei9613f47385e68735@mail.gmail.com> <3C0E4B41-FD8F-4795-BE54-0A315BF4D317@comcast.net>

Dick,

That sure removes the distraction.  Looks much better, to my eye.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Red inflatable dinghy


> Lawrence - You're right.  I wanted to show the boat in it's  environment. 
> Everyone who commented agreed this was the best shot, BTW.
>
> As for the alternate without the red dink, you made an interesting 
> comment about giving her more water to sail on, so I tried a square  crop 
> on it this morning, again just barely cropping the red dink out  and this 
> time leaving as much water as possible in, and think it looks  pretty 
> nice, vis:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480_sq_crop.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/kjlson
>
> Thanks for you comments.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
> On Sep 06, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>
>> Dick writes:
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_5480.jpg.html
>>
>>
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/knossx
>>
>>
>> This, for me is the picture - the red of the hemmothing  is balanced  by
>>
>> the tiles of the mansion -  an overall excellent compostion , more
>>
>> atmospheric though, and less focussed on the boat , which was not your
>>
>> primary goal I think ...
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> Yes, but as in 1, leave her some more water to stay afloat, looks too
>>
>> shallow and dangerous as is ;-)
>>
>>
>> Thanks Dick - a fine series and boat in any case.
>>
>> Bien cordialement
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> - - - - - - - - -
>>
>>
>> There is no really good place to mount a dinghy on deck on a  sailboat 
>> less
>> than 40 feet long. And Sonny is right. Inflatables row poorly and  are 
>> blown
>> around the water by the wind. They don't tow well either. A strong  wind 
>> gust
>> or an errant wave can flip them over. Nor is deflating for storage  much 
>> of
>> an asset. Most inflatables are blown up in the spring and deflated  when 
>> the
>> snow falls. I don't think there is an insurance advantage either, at 
>> least
>> not for me. BUT inflatables are very kind to the finish on the  topsiders 
>> of
>> a boat. It is almost impossible to scrape or gouge the paint with an
>> inflatable. If the pretty sailboat is in charter service, the owners
>> certainly want to avoid marring the topsides by inept handling of  the 
>> dinghy
>> on the part of the charterers. Oh yes, another downside of  inflatables 
>> is
>> that field mice have a taste for hypalon and PVC and will chew holes  in 
>> any
>> inflatable that they can get at. This is not covered by insurance 
>> either.
>>
>>
>> Larry Z
>>
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