Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm very glad you like it Nathan and that it is evocative. Thanks for looking and commenting, Bob On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > I love this one. An empty bench has very particular associations for me. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Nov 10, 2011, at 2:16 AM, Robert Adler 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com