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Subject: [Leica] IMG: In the dying of the light - Lake Tahoe, 2 October 2010
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 00:40:43 -0500
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My thoughts as well, Geoff.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: In the dying of the light - Lake Tahoe,2 October 
2010


> I'll dare to present an alternate viewpoint there. I don't mind the 
> framing
> branches at all. Actually my eye is drawn more to the blue floats in the
> water. I'd be tempted to remove those and see if I preferred that version.
>
> A lovely scene full of wonderful light. There are worse things to point 
> your
> camera at ;-)
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 3 October 2010 13:50, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Adam Bridge showed:
>>
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: In the dying of the light - Lake Tahoe, 2 October
>> 2010
>>
>>
>>  Shot looking eastward toward the Nevada side from Carnelian Bay. The
>>> panoramas will be amazing because that's part of a double rainbow as
>>> the light came sliding in beneath the cloud deck and above the peaks
>>> of the Sierra to the west. My wife and I were in awe.
>>>
>>> <
>>> http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Lake-Tahoe/14018035_JMVt4#1031308895_W5M4e-A-LB
>>> >
>>>
>>
>> Jeeesh Adam,
>> I hate to  sound like the old grouch when the moment has such fantastic
>> potential! But here goes. :-(
>>
>> The branches sticking in right side and the top kill it! And I don't 
>> think
>> you have enough room to crop the right side to get rid of them and still
>> maintain  a composition balance.
>>
>> I think your options were when you shot the picture. Either gone wider 
>> and
>> used the branches as part of the picture rather than a distraction to
>> sun-rainbow sky as we see here.
>>
>> Or tried to get an angle to eliminate the branches completely in the
>> initial exposure. Probably by moving forward if possible, or a longer 
>> lens.
>> Both of which I have no idea if it were possible. However.
>>
>> But right now they are nothing more than a distraction and I doubt enough
>> room for any kind of reasonable cropping  to maintain a the potential of
>> what could/would have been  a very nice photograph.
>>
>> And yes I can well understand why you and your wife were in awe. It is a
>> very beautiful scene with incredible potential. Next time.
>>
>> Sorry mate.
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
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