[Rhodes22-list] Want to play again??

Wed Jul 23 17:40:27 EDT 2008

Elle,

> Thanks for the critiques....one thing you do need to know is that all 
> these pix were taken > three days after I broke my camera & one day after 
> I'd purchased this one (last
> October).....& I left for Italy three days after this race.....I'm lucky I 
> could locate the
> viewfinder !

You are more than welcome.  You have a great eye for composition.

I knew something wasn't quite correct since the EXIF shows the photo taken 
at 01/09/06 19:57 - a lot of sunshine for that hour at that date.  Where did 
you say they were taken?  Hopefully, you have learned to set the date and 
time since then.  BTW, the D80 is an excellent camera for just about any 
kind of shooting. 10MP gives you plenty of resolution for large formats and 
the quick shot modes should help you get really good point and shoots. 
Biggest complaint has been focus time and accuracy for the D80.

> Question...if  I'd slowed down the exposure, that would have caused a 
> longer shutter
> speed...true? May not have been an option on the moving power boat...?

It all depends on how fast you are moving with regard to the subject.  At 
reasonable speeds, 1/250s should not have caused significant blur and 
permitted the lens to be stopped down quite a bit to retain the DOF.  With 
digital, try it and see.  With film, we tried it several ways to "bracket" 
the exposure, since there was no immediate visual feedback.  The problem is 
that now that I shoot digital, I have a hard time seeing the image on the 
small displays, even with glasses.  I just can't win ...

> I hope to get some really good shots  this year....

The great thing about digital is the film is free.  Keep clicking and you 
will.  The biggest problem is finding that one shot that you know you took 
but is lost somewhere in those 2 TB (and growing exponentially) of photos on 
the hard drive!!

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:21 PM
> Hey, Mike,
>
> This race is held over Columbus Day weekend...it is a Hospice Regatta run 
> out of the marina where I work....One of the largest Regattas on the Bay: 
> The Turkey Shoot.
>
> Attached is the fleet from '06, from the first day of racing...the first 
> day of racing was cancelled as that was the weekend of  either Ernesto or 
> the unnamed nor'easter.....can't remember which ..So we called  the 
> replacement race the Origami Cup. Made a trophy & awarded it, too.  ;^) 
> Racing resumed the next day....
>
> It used to be held over Thanksgivng weekend, hence its name, the Turkey 
> Shoot, then was moved to the weekend it now occupies; then the sailboat 
> show was moved to the same weekend.
>
> Only rule for boats is that the boat or its design must be 25 years old or 
> older. C'mom. Rhodies...come play!
>
>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Thanks for the critiques....one thing you do need to know is that all 
> these pix were taken three days after I broke my camera & one day after 
> I'd purchased this one (last October).....& I left for Italy three days 
> after this race.....I'm lucky I could locate the viewfinder !
>
> Question...if  I'd slowed down the exposure, that would have caused a 
> longer shutter speed...true? May not have been an option on the moving 
> power boat...?
>
> I hope to get some really good shots  this year....
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Wed, 7/23/08, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Want to play again??
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 4:36 PM
>> Elle,
>>
>> Comments follow each image:
>>
>> Name: DSC_0092_2.jpg
>> Url :
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/9a5221e3/attachment-0001.jpg
>> Nice picture, no race.  Raft-up anyone.  "Pardon me,
>> do you have any Grey
>> Poupon?"
>>
>> Name: DSC_0098.jpg
>> Url :
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/9a5221e3/attachment-0002.jpg
>> I love the shot of the boat w/spinnaker.  Who are the rest
>> of the fleet??
>>
>> Name: DSC_0141_1.jpg
>> Url :
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/9a5221e3/attachment-0003.jpg
>> Looks like a race between the members of this list.  All
>> captains on
>> different courses.  Way too busy.
>>
>> Name: DSC_0193_2.jpg
>> Url :
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/9a5221e3/attachment-0004.jpg
>> Great race shot, too bad it is so poorly focused.  Your
>> focus target should
>> have been the lead craft.  Once again, no depth of field
>> (F/5.6, 1/2000s,
>> 200mm) due to lens settings.  You should have slowed down
>> the exposure
>> (1/250s or 1/500s) and stopped down the lens.
>>
>> Name: redwh&blupsplastwrap.jpg
>> Url :
>> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20080723/e520a9ac/attachment-0001.jpg
>> Very interesting effect.  Subject perfect for effect.
>> Great image to print
>> large format.
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>>
>>
>> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent:
>> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:26 PM
>> > OK, boys & girls,
>> >
>> > You were really a BIG help w/fat boy & skinny boy.
>> I've attached the final
>> > version, with the tree in the upper left lightened
>> & the oblique tree
>> > branch removed.
>> >
>> > So,...anyone want to play again?
>> >
>> > Here are four to choose from for "Racing on the
>> Rappahannock."  (Yeah, I
>> > know...look at the water...)
>> >
>> > All "ho hum" or does any one make you wish
>> you were there?
>> >
>> > elle
>> >
>> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>> can adjust our sails.
>> >
>> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>>   (Lady in Red)
>> >
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