Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/09

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Sunset
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Barney Quinn)
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:20:15 -0500
References: <CAAsXt4NwTXEkeoapVZ=j-6vci24gMnUFeL+TXinjUzCB-+0u_Q@mail.gmail.com>

What an incredible sunset

Barney

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:16 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> On the way to this beach we saw a sea turtle bobbing around: a sign of good
> luck. When we got to the beach I found this abandoned lounge chair in a
> great spot. I thought, sea turtle, good luck, lounge just waiting for me,
> sun starting to bust through a break in the clouds (and clouds!). THIS is
> going to be a LUCKY sunset.
> 
> Then the sun broke through the cloud break and no-one tried to sit in the
> chair; luck is continuing; sailboat just passed under the clouds; this is
> the ONE... I looked at the clouds and thought, man if that breaks through
> at the very bottom before it sinks into the sea, it is just going to be
> glorious!!
> 
> Must've spooked the sea turtle's luck away by thinking that; there was a
> small cloud bank way off that blocked the final minutes of the sun, so the
> clouds didn't light up at the end.
> 
> So settled for this of the sun breaking through with the sailboat having
> just passed (little dot on the horizon to the left of the bright spot). At
> any rate, the worst sunset in Hawaii is still not too shabby :-)
> 
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011-Hawaii/content/FourSeasonsSunset_MASTER_2011_10_Hawaii_CF003287_large.html
> 
> Hope you enjoy and aren't getting too tired of these bench themed shots...
> Best,
> Bob
> 
> -- 
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
> 
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