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Horizon: where the trees meet the water.
From: Renee Mattie
Date: 2004 Feb 22, 12:23 -0500
From: Renee Mattie
Date: 2004 Feb 22, 12:23 -0500
Rodney, In the Northern Chesapeake, I see shoreline all around me, except in July and August, when it is often too hazy. I very rarely see a sky-meets-water line. Good Point. It has actually never occurred to me to trust the trees-meet water line. Now I can start doing shots W and W by SW from Rock Hall Harbor, and perhaps even as far as SW by S from the balcony -- once I figure height of eye and distance-to-horizon from up there. An argument against sleeping in on day 1 at the boat. I grok. I have been enlightened. Thanks Renee -----Original Message----- Rodney Myrvaagnes >on the Chesapeake, I have never had a REAL horizon >to use. Oh, but you have. Check the horizon distance for your height of eye on the beach. It may well be short of the land you see.
