Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Must be a really dangerous area with all those armed guys around. They should send them to the waters off Somalia instead, there they could use their guns to shoot pirates. 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 May 29, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Adam Bridge wrote: > As we approached Juneau DIAMOND PRINCESS picked up a Coast Guard escort > complete with machine gunner in the bow. > > Here's a close up as the vessel passed close aboard: > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/23052813_ZsxXSq#!i=1873508754&k=PnQ2BNx&lb=1&s=A> > > This is with the Leica 100mm APO R lens. > > A bit later they powered up and moved to intercept some fishermen in a > Lund open fishing boat which was headed from Juneau to do a bit of > fishing. They didn't seem phased by the CG boat but they were also very > careful not to alter their coast toward us. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/23052813_ZsxXSq#!i=1873509527&k=KjGwf8Q&lb=1&s=A> > > This was shot with the Sony 55-200mm E lens. > > Comments, etc, welcome & invited. > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >