Re: IMG: Rubicon Trail
- From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:47:21 -0700 (PDT)
Still learning master. :-)
I would have loved working the Canon, but made the right choice taking the
Leica. The trail was narrow and there was other traffic. Not enough room to lay
down the pack and work the scenes with a larger tripod. Also, my legs were
wobbly enough without the lugging 30lbs on my back... But you know all that :-)
But thanks for looking and your kind comments.
Take care,
boB
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:03:50 PM
Subject: Re: IMG: Rubicon Trail
Very nice images boB.
So tell me why you bought that 1Ds Mark III Canon? These are better than
anything that you have yet produced with the Canon - oh yeah... you haven't yet
produced anything with your Canon! Hells bells...you should sell it! These M8
images are GREAT!
;-)
Jim
On Aug 7, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Bob Adler wrote:
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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