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Subject: [Leica] The 2008 LUG Yearbook Has Begun--PLEASE READ!
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Dec 2 14:37:55 2008
References: <005c01c952fa$8c01f550$a405dff0$@net> <20081202210303.GA5218@jbm.org> <000001c954c3$c98544c0$5c8fce40$@net>

Jim...


what ideal pixel dimensions do you favor on each side of images  
submitted?


Steve


On Dec 2, 2008, at 2:20 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> I'd love to do that, but the added expense could be a real challenge  
> for
> some LUGgers.  As it was many LUGgers opted for the paperback  
> edition of the
> past yearbooks, in order to save some money.  This year we're also  
> faced
> with a cost increase from blurb.com.
>
> I agree with you about the size--I created the GeeBee book in large
> format--but for something that's supposed to attract as many as  
> possible to
> participate, a large format would be a turn-off.
>
> Best,
> Jim
>
> PS.  Total participation so far is SIX.  C'mon LUG, you can do  
> better than
> that!!!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Jeff
> Moore
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:03 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The 2008 LUG Yearbook Has Begun--PLEASE READ!
>
> Jim --
>
> As always, thanks for doing this!  I've really enjoyed the previous
> books.
>
> But...  let me enter a plea that you switch this year to the largest
> available book size -- which I guess is the "Large Format Landscape"  
> at
> 13x11 inches.  Sure, the resulting books would be more expensive;  but
> each year the LUG yearbook has come out, my reaction has been...   
> "Wow,
> these are some great photos!  I wish they were printed bigger so I  
> could
> see them even better, closer to as well as they deserve!"
>
> ...my 5,495 cents.
>
> -Jeff
>
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