[Leica] Re: 2006 LUG Book

[lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

My copy of the LUG 2006 yearbook arrived today. I absolutely agree  
with Ted's post. And I congratulate Jim on the editorial design and  
selection of images. The only downside was that my wife saw the  
portrait of herself in print and insisted that we order three more  
copies for our children.

Larry Z


On Jan 11, 2007, Ted wrote:

> Jim mon ami, "IT'S LIKE WOW !!!!!!!!!
>
> Good wife just brought mine to my room, obviously after opening the  
> package
> and examining the beautiful piece of work you've put to-gether!
>
> She was all smiles and excited .... "I bet there's a lot of LUG  
> machine
> people who'll be sorry they didn't send a couple of photographs  
> when they
> see this! It's a wonderful book of fine photographs and a  
> compliment to the
> people on the LUG who submitted." Then I scoured it cover to cover,  
> several
> times! WONDERFUL! Beat's the heck out of seeing them on screen! :-)
>
> A compliment to all.... "we're a damn fine bunch of photographers!"
>
> Those who didn't submit, "eat your heart out!" As you missed a great
> opportunity to have a picture or two in a very fine collection of
> photographs by the people who you know as "screen friends and  
> colleagues."
> Pity!
>
> However, Jim this is a great tribute to yourself and "Brian the saloon
> Keeper" for maintaining the LUG allowing a great number of people  
> about the
> world to share our passion for photography and the equipment we use!
>
> If the subject hasn't been put forward may I offer a suggestion a  
> copy be
> sent to the new CEO of Leica, I'm sure he'll find it very interesting
> indeed. WHY?
>
> Well gee whiz eh, the LUG just handed the Leica corporation a major  
> piece of
> free advertising the likes they haven't done in centuries! well OK  
> in many
> many years!
>
> The closest book they did to this, not one whit better, was "75  
> Years of
> Leica Photography."  If you have a copy look through our LUG, then  
> 75 years
> and the LUG holds it's own without question, even better than some  
> of the so
> called greats of the long long time ago photo world!
>
> Our's is modern, today, up to the minute and it's a damn fine  
> photography
> book tribute.
>
> So Jim a great big thank you for putting this together and making  
> it happen.
> I'd bet a $100.00 you've given a bunch of shooters something to  
> feel good
> about their work and smile!  Good on you lad!
>
> Now onto 2007! :-)