IMG: Rubicon Trail
- From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Leica Enthusiasts Group <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Leica Users Group <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:34:50 -0700 (PDT)
I'm spending a couple of weeks with my family up at Lake Tahoe, CA. Yesterday
we went for a walk on the Rubicon Trail. This isn't the one made famous by off
road enthusiasts, but a 4 - 5 mile trail along the west shore of the lake from
D L Bliss State Park to Emerald Bay, then up to the road. We parked a car at
either end as the walk would double if we didn't.
I found it to be one of the most beautiful walks at the Lake I've ever taken.
And there were clouds which, in my opinion, really enhanced the images. I
debated carrying the 40lb larger format gear (a new Canon outfit to replace my
Hassy's :-( ), but opted for the Leica outfit. Glad I did as I'm not a
decathalete like many on this list (Doug!). All images were taken with a 21mm
except the stream (50mm) and the last image at the top of Emerald Bay (35mm).
I'm working on my daughter's uncalibrated laptop here, so I'm not sure if I got
the contrast and brightness/exposures right on. A couple I'll end up printing
when I get home, and will work my calibrated setup of course.
Used Lightroom 2 for the first time. Just blown away by many of the new
features. The local dodge/burn and graduated filter tool are simply wonderful.
On many of the images where the sky looked blown, I used the graduated filter
tool and they appeared like magic!! Now the only filter I'll carry is my
polarizer and a ND filter for when I need to slow things down.
Hope you enjoy. C&C always looked forward to and appreciated,
http://www.raflexions.com/Rubicon
Bob
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com
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