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Subject: [Leica] FOM2 book Thanks Steve
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Mon Jun 2 16:48:22 2008

Thanks Steve, 

I have to add here a word of thanks to Steve, who although badgered by me 
over the years returned the compliment this year and kept at me to finish 
this project: thanks Steve

Cheers

Alastair

--- kididdoc@cox.net wrote:

From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] 8 years in the making: here it is.
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:19:44 -0700

On Jun 2, 2008, at 7:02 AM, Charles Hehl wrote:

> Alastair,
>
> Thanks for all the work you have put into this project over the  
> years and for bringing it to closure.  I just ordered a copy and  
> look forward to spending some time revisitng everyone's wonderful  
> photos.

a wonderful accomplishment Alastair, thank you.

My copy is ordered...

I am waiting for my first look at those phenomenal images,  all in one  
place...

Steve

>
>
>> The Leica Users Group Project book: The Family of Man 2 Project is  
>> ready for purchase. It is a big book 318 pages and over 500 images  
>> from many of us here on the group. The book is the publication of 5  
>> years of work from 2000, and after a few attempts to have it  
>> published by commercial groups, it is now self published here. The  
>> LUG has been using BLURB to make year books and personal records,  
>> but no LUG book has been on this scale. It is not cheap. Being 13  
>> by 11 inches and 318 pages, its a large work, BUT I think it works  
>> well. I know I will have made mistakes etc, BUT it is now up to you  
>> to decide;
>>
>> http://tiny.cc/HOd7P
>>
>> <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/157416/449fb7ad2d7bf07640384cb6eff6d7b5
>>  
>> >
>>
>> I am trying to make a smaller cheaper version, encouraged by Steve  
>> Barbour, but there are a few technical problems, that I will ask  
>> the group to try solving. Until then, this is your chance to see  
>> work from Ted, Tina, John, George and Ringo.
>>
>> Cheers and here's luck: let me know what you think
>>
>> Alastair
>>
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