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[Rick Murchison]

This is as close as I got to water this weekend, and you would not want to be diving here even with a full protection suit.

Sweet. I've got a barge borne tour on my list of things to do "some day." I knew a Group Captain (Smith, but I can't remember his first name) at SHAPE who planned to live on one after he retired...
That little 8080 does a mighty nice job, doesn't it? All my shots above are also with the 8080 and its built-in flash.
Rick

 

[Fastmarc]

My first shark encounter.
Unfortunately we saw it towards the end of our dive and the NDL was closing in, so I couldn't get better shots. Anyway, it was a beauty.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Saffron Finch
This is one of my favourite birds for a number of reasons.
Besides the brilliant yellow, the male birds are known for preening and staring at themselves in car mirrors in the early morning.

I kid you not I've seen it myself on many occasions .

I can see why you really like this fellow... beautiful. Nice lens, too
Rick

 

[Jamdiver]

Thanks rick .

Wow, mark your first shark?
Where did you take those shots...

 

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

and the NDL was closing in, so I couldn't get better shots.

Suuuuuuuuure:sofa:

cool encounter. I can't wait for my first.

Jam, your birds are kickass.

 

[victor]

Rick
Yes I am impressed by the 8080. It felt like a proper camera and was big enough to hold. The only down side is the length of time it takes to save the files when I am shooting in raw mode.

I have quite a few friends who live on canal boats. Most only for the summer but some all year round. It would take a serious de-clutter to downsize all our stuff to fit into even the largest canal boat.

The rule for calculating distance in a canal boat is 4 miles per hour, each lock counts as a mile. Early starts are recomended as a stop for lunch at a pub is compulsary, then a short distance in the afternoon before the obligatory pre-dinner pint. Fortunately there are pleanty of good pub’s along the canal banks to visit, many serving reasonable food as well.

Oh very important, hire a steel boat not a glassfibre one. A minor bump with a 30 ton canal boat can be very serious if you are in a plastic one.

Early morning a couple of weeks ago.

This is straight from the camera, I feel that if I understood photoshop a bit better I could improve it.

 

[Larry C]

Congrats on the Shark shots, Marc. Jam, that is a very pretty little bird. Victor, really like the boats on the canal. For the Sunset/Sunrise shot, if I were editing it in PS, I'd try using the magnetic lasso tool to separate the foreground and then either lighten it in "Adjustments-Brightness/Contrast" or try the "Adjustments-autolevels" to bring out the detail. Just right click the "lasso" and choose "magnetic lasso" then click on it. Then click and hold while you slowly outline what you want to segregate. Double click to complete the lasso when you meet your starting point. The you can click on the adjustment button and use the menu. If you screw up, go to edit and click undo or step backward till you're back where you want to be. When you finish, be sure to "save as" with a different name, so you don't lose your original. If you quit without saving, make sure you say no to "Save changes to this picture".

 

[Fastmarc]

Wow, mark your first shark?
Where did you take those shots...

It was taken in Pt. Maria.
It was just a pity that we saw it so late into the dive. I would have loved to have spent more time with it. It was a really beauty. Very clean looking. Not even a scratch at all. Looked to be about 6-7ft and it was pretty wide. It looked wider than my dive buddy.
I was thrilled to have finally seen one.

 

[Fastmarc]

An eel shot I got this weekend.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Someone just sent me a link to this collection (fotoslindas.pps in the center of the web page). It is inspiring
Rick