Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And yet another hearty Amen! Book came. It's beautiful. Thanks Jim. Hope you're thinking about doing the 2007 book. >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! :-) > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick