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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Snag Graveyard
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:13:31 -0700
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Cool!!! Thanks for the explanation.

I got that feeling from Salton Sea, although I don't think I have capture it
well yet.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I didn't mean to imply that Weston was spooky. Sorry if I misspoke.
> I just meant that Weston can be overwhelming both emotionally and in it's
> difficulty, amongst all the detail, to envision/find a singular image. I
> felt
> that way about this place. Just a weird death-like aura that was
> overwhelming in
> its scale and difficult to find an image in all of the detail that would
> convey
> that. Weston has so much beautiful detail everywhere you turn that finding
> an
> image can often be impossible for me. I've spent an entire day walking
> around
> Weston with 30lbs of camera gear on my back and not been able to shoot a
> single
> image. It's overwhelming.
>
> I've learned from that when I encounter such a venue just to take the
> camera out
> and start shooting and looking through the viewfinder. If anything will
> break
> the barrier, that will or nothing at all will.
>
> So that is what the comparison is about. Hope this explains it a little
> better.
> Bob
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 11:04:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Snag Graveyard
>
> Can you define "spooky?" I have trouble photographing the Weston Beach
> because of all the tripod holes, but I suspect this is different in this
> case?
>
> And yes, very nice photo!
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Very spooky place. Thanks for looking Jayanand. I feel lucky to have even
> > gotten
> > a single worthwhile image (which I think the first is and the second is
> > not).
> > Best,
> > Bob
> >  Bob Adler
> > Palo Alto, CA
> > http://www.rgaphoto.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 10:27:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Snag Graveyard
> >
> > Well, you got over the difficulty with style. I can well imagine that it
> is
> > a nightmare to photograph.
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I found out where snags go to die:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/FL/content/2011_05_27_Jacksonville_Pano_Cropped_BW_Big_TalbotSnag_2_large.html
> >l
> > >l
> > >
> > > and the next.
> > >
> > > Big Talbot Island State Park in Jacksonville. One of the strangest
> places
> > > I've
> > > been. Truly a ghost beach. I found it tough to photograph; much like
> > Weston
> > > Beach is tough to photograph. Gave me bad dreams: won't be going back
> > > anytime
> > > soon...
> > >
> > > C&C always appreciated,
> > > Bob
> > >  Bob Adler
> > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > http://www.rgaphoto.com
> > >
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