Yachting on Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day all

No doubt most Aussies know about Australia's capital city, Canberra ... that it surrounds the man-made Lake Burley Griffin, named after the American town planner and designer Walter Burley Griffin. His designs back 100+ yrs ago brought him and his wife to Australia and his foresight and city design visualisation is a wonder to perceive and enjoy

Each weekend, especially during the summer months, the keen yachties are out and about, duelling one another in order to win whatever race is in progress

1)- a group with Black Mountain communications tower in the background

exif- Panny FZ-300; 1/1000s x F4,0; ISO-100; lens at 2x zoom - 60mm FFequiv

2)- around the marker buoy and off across the wind ... these two were vying for the lead

exif- Panny FZ-300; 1/1000s x F4,0; ISO-100; lens at 20x zoom - 500mm FFequiv

3)- another duel in another race - these two were having a great tussle trying to put a wind shadow over the other boat

exif- Panny FZ-300; 1/400s x F4,0; ISO-100; lens at 22x zoom - 550mm FFequiv

As always, feedback welcome
Phil

[eaglem]

Good shots of people enjoying a day on the water.

[Isac]

One place I haven't seen Phil. Great images of a good Aussie pastime. I see you cut the sail tops off in #3

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Yeah - a tad too much zoom in that moment
Phil

[HansE]

Easy place to spend a few days taking pictures Old and new parlaiment house library etc etc, summer nats for you Greg

[wigz]

Good shots Phil. I think #1 and $3 could do with a bit more contrast. Removing the space on the left of the histogram would help without blocking up any important blacks, although you may lose a little shadow detail.

[Isac]

Just a bit of fun Phil. They are sailing towards the edge of the world!

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Ahhhhh matey .... there are times when ... !

I'll await your next mod with the waterfalls and spume rising into the sky and so I will become "real worried mate"
Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Good shots Phil. I think #1 and $3 could do with a bit more contrast. Removing the space on the left of the histogram would help without blocking up any important blacks, although you may lose a little shadow detail.

Thank you Alan -- good point

I have looked at your suggestion and it does make a difference
Here's a two-some showing before and after
Phil

[HansE]

Good job but I would have been inclined to make #3 a portrait instead of a landscape it is after all taller than it's wide!