Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/07
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burden him further. While I do agree with the comments on the cover
and would also suggest that he might pick something else, I'm not
sure it's worth the extra hassle.
At 1:44 PM -0500 1/7/10, Richard Taylor wrote:
>Well, this is the LEICA users group, after all. Shots of Leica
>gear were featured on all the covers so far. Maybe before it
>becomes entrenched as a tradition, we should do something else next
>year.
>
>One idea: Let's vote on the best image of those submitted and use
>it as the cover shot. We'd have to bring the submission deadline
>back into early-December to make that work but I don't see why that
>should be a problem.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dick
>
>
>
>On Jan 07, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Richard Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> I noticed that, too. While there quite a few M8 images and a few
>>>from the M9, most were from other gear. The number of G-1 and
>>>GF-1 images surprised me, too. As you said, there were lots and
>>>lots of really nice photos on display.
>>> Maybe next year with the M9 in its second year of production
>>>we'll see more from that camera.
>>
>> as the book's emphasis is images, and is entirely gear neutral,
>>why does the cover focus entirely on gear....?
>>
>> rather "falls like a hair on the soup"
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 07, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Leica Users Group Yearbook 2009 arrived this morning, by
>>>>regular delivery Fed Ex...
>>>>
>>>> In a few words,
>>>>
>>>> superb, magical, captivating....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am so impressed by the many wonderful photos contained within...
>>>>
>>>> The quality of pure photographic expertise here always amazes me,
>>>>
>>>> impressively transcending issues of equipment.
>>>>
>>>> That said, the cover, while excellent misses the point, looking
>>>>like it should be on some other book.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
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