The above shot .....boat was 300 m away on x20 zoom. The shot below was going into digital zoom.....pretty good I thought!
9 years ago
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About Me
- steve
- A welshman displaced to wonderful Plymouth in SW England; a novice sailor, motorhomer, astronomer and boat builder with a passion for all things to do with the sea and the skies above. Follow my journey as I learn to sail Arwen, grappling with charts, tide tables and passage planning so that I can become 'a dinghy cruiser' Follow my learning journey as I take up astronomy and astrophotography. Or you can come join us on our motorhome adventures across Europe. Subscribe on any of our blogs: Arwen's Meanderings (PlymouthWelshBoy), UnderSouthWestSkies (PlymouthAstroBoy) or Wherenexthun and at www.youtube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy for videos about dinghy cruising. I look forward to hearing your comments, tips and thoughts.
My Blog List
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Maurice Griffiths and His ‘Eventide’ Yacht - *'Ishani'* Many yachtsmen will have affectionate memories of sailing and owning boats that were designed by Maurice Griffiths, and perhaps thousands...
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FOR SALE - Sailing Just For Fun: Rare opportunity to own wooden gaff cutter Shoal Waters. Owner retiring. New sails. Yard trailer. Spare original sails. Ghoster sail....
1 year ago
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2 comments:
after 2 years with our Lumix I've finally got around to playing around with aperture and shutter priority modes - easy to use and so far been good for trying to capture moving water - there being lots of waterfalls around these parts.
That navy ship photo has a problem I get all too often wonky horizon - note to self must practice
Good call bb
Missed that bit
I think it is camera shake
Note to self.....use mini tripod and self timer or mobile phone to control
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