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Comment on Quick Overnighter by Robert Bemben

Robert Bemben — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:11:20 +0000

The word is that the C22 likes more genoa and less mainsail to counteract weather helm. I’ve been following this philosophy in heavy weather with some success. I went to an Ullman 135 genoa for sailing conditions on the Straits of Mackinac, and I have 3 sets of reef points on the mainsail. The third is for ‘gale’ conditions, and it came in handy last Sunday. Here’s a short video of sailing my C22 wing keel in 20+ knot winds with mainsail reefed to the 2nd points and genoa reefed to about ’70′ size:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27250333@N05/4990936645/

Comment on Talking Crows and a Wild Ride Home by Chris McGuinness

Chris McGuinness — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:21:11 +0000

Great blog. Thanks for the writeups. There is a photo from 26 June, Georgia Strait, in the ‘Show us your lee rail’ thread on the anything-sailing forum. It looks like it was a pretty stout day.

Regards

Comment on Sun on the Bow by Madsu’s New Navigation Lights : BigSnit.com

Madsu’s New Navigation Lights : BigSnit.com — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:14:44 +0000

[...] have dropped the foresail on the deck, the light would usually get covered up. (See if you can even find the bow light in this picture of Madsu at the [...]

Comment on Sun on the Bow by kevin

kevin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:38:17 +0000

Thanks. We shoot with a Canon 5D and love using the RAW images at my ad agency. I need to remember to shoot more pics when I’m on my Oday 23. I seem to forget.

Keep the great pics coming.

Thanks

Comment on Sun on the Bow by Robert Ouimet

Robert Ouimet — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:59:55 +0000

Hi,
I shoot all my photos in RAW mode, which allows me to then change things like colour balance etc. You can read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format.

I compare it to the ‘old days’ of taking your negative into the darkroom – after having taken the picture, accessing the RAW controls lets you do simple things like changing the exposure, white balance, etc. But it also lets you access tons of OTHER image controls, almost unlimited combinations, just like in a darkroom.

I shoot on either a Nikon D70 or Nikon D200. Most of the photos around boats are on the D70 as I don’t take the D200 on the water. Nikon’s raw format is called NEF and those files can be manipulated using Nikon’s own software (NX and NX2) or within Photoshop. Also, some 3rd party software, like DXO Pro gives you lots of access to the various settings.

Hope this helps – so the shorter answer to your question is I don’t actually treat the images in Photoshop at all, except that PS does give you access to the RAW settings if you camera allows you to show RAW format (which is called different things by different manufacturers – Nikon’s is NEF).

-robert

Comment on Sun on the Bow by kevin

kevin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:32:46 +0000

What photoshop treatment do you use to get the saturated look in these shots?

Thx,

Kevin

Comment on Swimming is for Bears Too by We Have Bears, Too | Sunset Gardens

We Have Bears, Too | Sunset Gardens — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:39:07 +0000

[...] being away for a couple of days on a sailing trip (which also included some bear adventures), we returned home to find a bit of a =bear renovation [...]

Comment on Horseshoe Bay by Robert Ouimet

Robert Ouimet — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:26:45 +0000

I remember doing some sailing clinics with a guy who only liked to sail “ahead of a gale” or front.

Glad to hear you had a nice day – we had a great weekend out in the September sun and even went swimming at the anchorage. some new pics in a bit.

-r

Comment on Horseshoe Bay by Robert Bemben

Robert Bemben — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:16:38 +0000

September is my favorite sailing month on the Great Lakes too. The air and water is still relatively warm, the winds pick up, and any crowds that were here have gone back to school.

Today was the first good sailing day here in Mackinac in nearly a week – beautiful high pressure has been in control, but light winds. Today’s 5-15 knots were welcome! Funny how we sailors can actually look forward to cold fronts and weather systems for our ‘wind element’!

Comment on One of World’s Largest Yachts off Bowen Island by Robert Wood

Robert Wood — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:42:06 +0000

I spotted the Archimedes while crusing Glacier Bay. What a gorgeous vessel. She was shadowed by what looked like a 40′ tour boat making her look even grandeur.