The recent year's work limitation may have the effect of un-juried compromising stuff being submitted in desperation as the designated year winds down. If all have control of their "I want'a be included" glands, the standard has a chance.
Jack --- On Thu, 12/11/08, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PDML Book Project is go! > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 9:09 AM > Thanks for doing this you three. I'll be sending in my > best. > > Is it as discussed earlier, a limit of two photos. > Does it have to be in 2008. or is this a true best of...... > > No problems with the sharpeing thing. I shoot jpeg 99% of > the time, > which seems to piss of a Pentax forum member, and if i DO > shoot Raw, > its Raw + Jpeg.:-) > > Dave > > > Dave > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:43 AM, ann sanfedele > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm cc'ing myself to make sure I keep this > info... > > > > Thanks for the allowance of Pentax lens on > "other" camera since photos need > > to have been taken > > in 2008 > > > > > > Or someone can lend me their Optio -hehe - > > > > ann > > > > > > Mark Roberts wrote: > > > >> After a flurry of emails bouncing around the globe > and a bit of > >> last-minute html/php coding, Scott Loveless, Bill > Robb and I have decided to > >> have a go at producing a PDML photo book. So > everyone start going through > >> your shots from this year and pick out your best > work! > >> > >> The Plan: > >> The 2008 PDML Photo Annual (yes, we want to make > this an annual > >> publication) will be a book of photos by the PDML, > plus the annual > >> quotations list. We're going to go through > Blurb.com for printing. The book > >> will probably be 8 x 10 inch landscape format, > 80-120 pages, so we expect > >> the hardcover version to be around $45.00 and the > softcover to be around > >> $35.00. These are just estimates at the moment as > actual pricing will depend > >> on bulk purchases (and some built-in profit which > we want to donate to the > >> NCCF like we do with the PDML schwag -- > >> http://www.cafepress.com/robertstech) > >> > >> Publication Date: > >> We're aiming for early spring. > >> > >> Photos: > >> Each PDML member (lurkers included!) can submit up > to two shots. Deadline > >> is tentatively January 31, 2009 or whenever we > fill up the page count, > >> whichever comes first. But we may extend the > deadline (or page count) if > >> necessary. > >> > >> Photos should have been shot during 2008 with a > Pentax camera (although we > >> may be willing to negotiate if you happen to have > a monstrosity like some > >> other brand camera that shoots with Pentax lenses > modified to fit <cough, > >> cough>). > >> > >> Image File Requirements: > >> * File Format: JPEG > >> * Color Space: sRGB (embed the ICC color profile > if you can) > >> * Maximum File Size: 3 megabytes > >> * Rename your file with a unique file name > >> * Image Dimensions: Max height, 2400 pixels; Max > width, 3000 pixels > >> * You may crop to any aspect ratio you like (but > wide panos won't fit) > >> * Please don't apply any sharpening to the > image > >> * Please don't add decorative borders, visible > (or invisible) watermarks > >> > >> Some of these requirements are determined by Blurb > (the color space, for > >> example), some by the physical size of the book > and some by the workflow > >> we're planning on. The three editors are all > experienced Photoshop experts > >> and Bill and I have produced books through Blurb, > so please trust us to take > >> care of things like sharpening. Contact one of us > directly if you have any > >> questions or concerns. > >> > >> Note the request for a *unique* file name. We > don't want things like > >> "IMGP5854" (default Pentax format) or > things like "untitled" or really > >> common phrases, because it will make file > management difficult and raise the > >> possibility of one person's image overwriting > someone else's on the server > >> or on our local drives. > >> > >> How to Submit Photos: > >> Please don't send them by email! I've set > up a web page where you can > >> upload your photos: > >> http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook.php > >> > >> I've tested this page on Firefox, Opera, > Safari (latest versions) and > >> Internet Explorer 5.5, 6 and 7 (it fails > catastrophically on version 5 and > >> earlier and that may or may not get fixed in the > future...) > >> If you have problems with the page please contact > me. > >> > >> So hop to it! We want your *best* shots. 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