[Leica] LUGbook 2015: Dec. 15 Deadline

Thu Dec 3 16:07:48 PST 2015

and I’m waiting for my 1028.

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> On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:47 PM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
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