Christine, Bob, Dan. You are all being far too kind - but thanks. Glad you liked it.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:18 -0500, "Christine Aguila" <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > Hi Brian: Well, I just had a long leisurely look at your blurb book. > Wow! > The photographs are beautifully paired, clean layout and design, and > excellent thumbnail index. The consistent excellence of the photographs > from cover to end is a testament to your masterful expertise as a > photographer. Your eye for light is amazing. The entire book is a > celebration of the beautiful landscape in your area and your great eye > that > sees it. Cheers, Christine > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Walters" <supera1...@fastmail.fm> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 6:01 PM > Subject: Like Derby, I've Been Blurbed Again > > > > G'day all > > > > As I mentioned in my reply to Derby's recent post, Blurbing can be > > addictive! > > > > Having recently turned over 100 acceptances to the PPG, I thought it > > would be nice to have those in print. Hence "One Hundred Photos": > > > > http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2284776 > > > > I'm under no illusions about the quality of the photos - there are > > plenty of others on this list who are far more innovative than I. In > > fact, I'm no longer all that fond of some of the accepted photos but, > > damn it, they might be cliches but they're my cliches..... > > > > Anyway, the printing quality and colour accuracy is spot for all but a > > couple of the images. Blurb's Book Smart software is a bit clunky but > > you can work around its limitations. It might not be possible to > > produce the professional layout that Mark achieved with the 2011 PDML > > Annual using In Design, but Book Smart can still produce an attractive > > looking product. > > > > I continue to be impressed by Blurb, not just for the printing but the > > overall speed and efficiency of the operation. I uploaded on Tuesday > > night June 28 and FedEx arrived on my doorstep with the finished product > > on Tuesday morning 5 July - six and a half days and that included a > > public holiday in the US. The delivery started in Seattle and proceeded > > via Oakland and Honolulu on it's way downunder. > > > > Now - what can I get printed next.... > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
