Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, since its FS Friday in the frigid Northern Hemisphere and you are in Blurb completing your LUG Yearbook collection http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/32512 http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/156991 http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/522986 http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1120157 AND ordering Alastair's amazing FOM2 book, http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/259512 you might like to take a look at these two inexpensive works as well ;-) http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/522781 http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/816945 Full of Leica photographs by some very talented people that you know well here. 2010/1/9 <afirkin at afirkin.com> > Given that it is Friday, given that we have been talking covers, I will > relate my issue. > > When I was working on the FOM2 book (see his link to view preview and buy > ie FS friday) > > <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/259512> > > I ran into "what to put on the cover". After much soul searching, I > decided to make a "homage" to the original book, which features a young > pipe player. Given that the book celebrated 50 years post the original > exhibition, the choice became obvious -- an old pipe player, and thus the > cover. > > I have also thought that the image of HCB of a boy carrying bottles, > fitted with Nathan's image (50 years later) of his Uncle Jo doing > "similar" as well. > > So when you go to blurb to pick up the yearbook, you can also get the LUG > project from 2000 to 2005. > > Happy New Year > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman