Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 28, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Hi Lluis. The editor of that book compiled quite a big volume of > shared work > from L Camera Forum members. This book is the equivalent of our LUG > Yearbook, except that the photographs were all made with Leica > equipment in > one form or another and is from Forum mebers, naturally. The L > Camera Forum > is only for Leica equipment. That last rules out any promotion of > the LUG > Yearbook there. > As far as I know Alastair is not a member of that Forum. His Family > of Man 2 > project book is very fine indeed. > http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/259512 an exceptional book, and an amazing effort from Alastair Firkin, and many many LUG members, over 5 years of competition and another several years of preparation... given the thought provoking beauty of so many of the photographs in this book, it should be a landmark, instead of a footnote... it should be reborn with larger photos, that fill the pages, and a smaller price, to breath new life into a monumental work that should be on every shelf, and talked about every single day... yes, I really think so... Steve like Geoff says below... > Absolutely worthwhile to own and enjoy. That whole project predates > my LUG > membership but I had the pleasure of looking through Alastair's > review copy. > Just an amazing compilation of juried work from many many LUG members. > Our shared Leica photo album books have been announced on the L Camera > Forum. Actually Bill Parsons the editor of "Many Eyes, One Camera" > for the > Forum is one of a tiny handful of people that has bought our last > book. The > last one 19 Leica Users has contributors from both the LUG and L > Camera > Forum, including of course some pretty well known LUG folks. Who is > that Ted > fellow? Tina who? Who is this guy from Barcelona who is in there? ;-) > http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/816945 > > > 2009/9/29 Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> > >> Leica Forum is announcing on his Newsletter this book: >> http://www.blurb.com/books/393702 >> >> Why Alastair, Jim, Geoff book's are not too on Leica Forum. >> >> Who's the owner of Leica Forum? >> >> I hope they are lucky! >> >> Saludos >> Lluis >> >> lluisripollquerol at gmail.com >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll >> Blog: >> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >> >> http://www.lrmusic.es >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > The new LEICA M9 > Passion for perfect pictures. > http://www.m.leica-camera.com > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information