[Leica] Leica Yearbook Future

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Scott Gregory OFFERED!
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Yearbook Future


>I for one prefer Jim's idea of all the photos being winners.

Hi Scott
Agreed emphatically! It was never thought to be a "BEST PHOTO ETC"  kind of 
a competitive book. " WINNER?" That can become a deterrent to submission for 
many folks. After all, we are all "WINNERS" because we are in hearts, "LEICA 
USERS ALL!"

And please don't come back that many have had to change their gear due to 
camera costs as that's just part of life? SO GET OVER IT! :-)

Besides many of the CREW see the LUG as I do.. "The FAMILY!" Not as a place 
of "so called competing for a winning spot, location, cover?"

It's a wonderful book for each and every one of us to have a "BOOK WITH OUR 
TWO PHOTOS PUBLISHED ...ALONG WITH OUR NAME!" Quite honestly one of the 
neatest things about being an amateur, professional or retired. Or certainly 
if one is a rank amateur and just starting out happy snapping?

"Wow! Look at my two pictures! Don't they look neat?" And you near pee yer 
pants with such a nice glow seeing them in "PRINT WITH YOUR NAME!"

No winners please? No favourite cover to aim for! And most certainly not a 
competition judged by a selection of  "FAMILY  MEMBERS!" Quite frankly doing 
that would be the end of the book for sure! I have no doubt submissions 
would decline rapidly and it wouldn't be a LUG BOOK any longer! Besides who 
needs stress about winning or not?

It's all about a couple of photos published! In many cases for the "VERY 
FIRST TIME?" :-) "WITH THEIR NAME!" :-)
Yeah I know I've said that a few times? ;-) But that's what it's all about! 
Being published! With yer name! :-) Two photos! :-)

See you all about September 2014? :-)

cheers,
Dr. ted :-)