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Subject: [Leica] 12 Leica Users book is now available
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Jan 5 05:58:21 2009
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Cool! Mine aren't due to be printed (in Switzerland) until the 9th of Jan.
You can post the first hands on review! 


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.

-----Original Message-----

Subject: Re: [Leica] 12 Leica Users book is now available


On Jan 5, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Thanks for reposting our correct link, Chris. I did that a few seconds 
> after the first post but perhaps some folks may not have seen my 
> correction. In any event the link in your mail is the correct one.
> Hey somehow we are marked with Best Seller status already, along with 
> the LUG Yearbook! I'm not sure how that rating is calculated, must be 
> from the copies that some of we 12 have already ordered for ourselves.

my books... the LUG Yearbook and the Leica Dozen were already  shipped Jan
3...

shipped together, they may arrive today,

Steve


> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 12 Leica Users book is now available
>
> Geoff
>
> I look forward to my copy.
>
> I too had problems with the link, the following should work for 
> everyone?
>
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/522781
>
> Chris B
>
> 2009/1/5 Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>:
>> Folks, over the last several months I have been compiling a shared 
>> photo album book with 11 other people here.
>> The book is called 12 Leica Users: an Album of Leica Photographs.
>> There are around 60 photos from names that you should know very well 
>> here!
>> We have tried hard to provide the best possible quality photos to 
>> share with you all. All content, no filler!
>>
>> Ted Grant,
>> Doug Herr,
>> Lluis Ripoll,
>> Alastair Firkin,
>> Steve Barbour,
>> Graham Battison,
>> Geoff Hopkinson,
>> George Lottermoser,
>> Marty Deveney,
>> Nathan Wajsman,
>> Len Taupier,
>> Alan Magayne-Roshak.
>>
>> Suffice to say that the book starts with five truly iconic images 
>> generously contributed by Ted Grant then moves into amazing wildlife 
>> studies from Doug Herr. You can see that we had a very good start. I 
>> can tell you that I was absolutely thrilled with the contributions by 
>> some amazingly talented photographers. There are photographs here 
>> that have graced front covers world wide, or won international 
>> competitions. Many might otherwise cost very much more to own.
>> Here is your opportunity to own an inexpensive book at no profit to 
>> us (just USD $24.95) containing some inspiring work. Add one or more 
>> to your order for the Yearbook and save postage!
>> Incidentally every photograph was made exclusively with 100% Leica 
>> equipment. The subject matter was entirely chosen by each 
>> contributor.
>>
>> We are now in print and publically available. You can see the preview
> here:
>> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/522781
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.



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