Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK I JUST WaNTED TO WaIT TIL I HAD A M 246 IN MY HAND BEFORe SeNdING PICS!! Cheers! Chris Williams www.zoeicaimages.net 504-231-6261 > On Dec 3, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > HELLO LUGGITTES, I'M BAAAAAAACCCKKK!!! THE LUG-YEARBOOK GRINCH!!! DOESN'T > THIS GIVE YOU THE CREEPY WILLIES??? HA HA HA HAH! > > > > THIS IS THE BIG BAD GRINCH WHO YELLS/ BARKS/ AND CREATES UNMENTIONABLE > THINGS INSIDE CAMERA HOUSINGS OF LUG PHOTOGS WHO HAVEN'T SUBMITTED 2 PHOTOS > YET? IF YOUR CAMERA ISN'T CLICKING CORRECTLY AND OR YOUR IMAGES ARE > BEGINNING TO HAVE LITTLE ITSY BITSY MARKS LIKE A DEVILS FACE HERE & > THERE??? > > AND YOU WONDER WHY? > > I'M BACK AND ALL THOSE CAPITAL LETTERS YOU HATE TO HEAR > SCREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMING AT YOU???? I LIKE THAT!!! J J > > > > YOU DELETE IN FEAR OF THE "BOOK GRINCH?" OK!OK!CALM DOWN! > > ================================================ > > > > So OK already? Now settle down, relax and please please get your two photos > off to Richard ASAP! Yeah I know you're going to say you've got several > days > before deadline! Please me to explain when a "deadline is a guideline?" To > work toward...... "YOU MISS THEM!" L WHY? > > > > You forget to look at the calendar! L PITY! And the LUG BOOK comes out > beautifully published with a magnificent set of breath holding magical > photographs! OURS! Yahoo!! > > YOURS???? NOT THERE! DANG! PITY! > > And even though you've never had a photo printed in a book in your whole > life? OR EVER HAD ONE PUBLISHED? > > Trust me and let me say that even though I have been published in books, my > own medical & photography books and numerous others!! Newspapers by the > hundreds and hundreds of times! Count how many days since the first front > page newspaper photo published ..... 17 Sept. 1951! Yep the very first time > and I near peed my pants with excitement. > > > > "TODAY?" 2015? AND I'M ONCE AGAIN PUBLISHED? Yep near pee my pants! J WHY? > Because it's one of the most beautiful things of being a photographer! TO > SEE YOUR PHOTO/PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN A BOOK! OR ANYWHERE! IT's MAGICAL! J J J > > > > I ALSO realize for SOME OF YOU THIS ISN'T OF ANY GREAT MEANING.L PITY! > PITY! > LL If you only realized the JOY? > > > > But come on now for those who it does mean something? Please get cracking > and send your two images on their way to Richard! THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY. > Please don't wait to the last minute! > > Dr. ted > > "The LUG Smiling Yearbook Grinch!" J J J J > > > > Please I only have strength to write one of these. ;-) However, please > don't > try me, THANKS! As the next and if necessary a second one??? OH YOU WONT > WANT TO SEE IT! L > > Brian may have to "BLACK PAGE IT! ;-) > > Have a nice day. J J > > Dr.t. J > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Richard Man > Sent: December-03-15 1:20 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] LUGbook 2015: Dec. 15 Deadline > > > > *This is our 10th year, Posters and Lurkers, please contribute!! Only > > TWELVE DAYS* and counting, please contribute! > > > > > > I will take contribution starting from (now) to *midnight PST Dec 15, > 2015*. > > *No exceptions.* > > > > It will follow the same format that Jim Shulman and Geoff Hopkinson used > > for previous editions. The address to send your contribution is > > richard at richardmanphoto.com > > > > This will be a non-profit, not juried/judged compilation of photos by any > > interested photographer. Anyone may contribute and any brand of equipment > > may be used. Please send photos that you have made during 2015. There will > > be no obligation to buy the book which will be published by Blurb and there > > will be hardcover, softcover printed versions offered and an eBook for > > iPad. There will be a small surcharge only applied for each purchase. For > > 2015 this will be the Second Harvest Food Bank in the Silicon Valley. While > > a 3-bedroom starter home starts at 1.5 million USD in Palo Alto, there are > > people who do not have enough to eat, even here. > > > > *Please send two image files, ideally as attachments to one or two email > > messages.* Be aware that some email clients may reduce the sizes of images > > within messages by default. > > > > Ideal image files are JPEG files around 2000 to 3000 pixels on the long > > side with file sizes of 1 to 2 megabytes. The sRGB color space > > will be used when they are reproduced. > > > > The book will be in our usual 10 inches x 8 inches (20x25cm) landscape > > layout. Whether in landscape or portrait orientation your images will not > > be cropped or altered by the editor. They will be fitted into the standard > > image layouts used. The Blurb software will size the images to fit. > > > > For the left hand page that will be a box 2680 pixels wide and 2250 pixels > > high with a plain margin or as a full bleed image (with small > > overlap of edges) of 2888 pixels wide x 2475 pixels high. > > > > For the right hand page that will be a box 1500 pixels wide x 1796 pixels > > high (for a portrait orientation) or 2271 pixels wide x 1588 > > pixels high (for a landscape orientation). Both right hand page options > > leave room for a single caption for both images underneath. > > > > In the text of your email, *please provide a single caption for both > > images. *This will be your name, and preferably a title for each > > image. You may also like to include details of the equipment or similar > > *short *comment. Here is an example: > > > > *Firstname Lastname* Opposite: 'left image title' Leica M3, Elmar 50 > f/3.5 > > Above: 'Cats eating sushi' Fujifilm X-E1 XF 18-55, Boston LUG meetup > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information