Thanks Henk! Glad you are enjoying it. Stan
> On May 1, 2021, at 6:34 AM, Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stan, though we had no stormy night so far I much enjoyed looking at your > book with all those great sunny pics! > > Henk > > Op 2021-04-29 om 23:02 schreef Stanley Halpin: >> Saying this is a “new” project may be a bit of a stretch. When the >> shut-downs and stays-at-home began a year ago, I decided to take on a >> project I had long mulled over, a series of Blurb books of photos from our >> travels over the last 20 years or so. >> >> My first Blurb was back in 2007 following time spent in and around Venice. I >> did a few family projects (e.g., a book of my father-in-law’s slides of the >> family from when Meg and her siblings were quite young). And I >> edited/produced a couple of books documenting two church mission trips to >> Costa Rica, 2008 and 2010. Then I retired and we started a different form of >> travel, mostly cruising with extended visits to a region before and/or after >> a cruise. >> >> I didn’t get around to doing a book after our first cruise in 2013. Then we >> did another in 2014 that covered some of the same destinations. Then 2015 in >> South America, 2016 was Alaska, many other destinations before and since. >> Easter Island, Machu Picchu, Galapagos, Jerusalem, Naples, Venice, Florence, >> London, Rio, Stockholm… So my fundamental dilemma was an over abundance of >> images, no obvious thread to link together the shots from site A with site B >> with site C… One book per trip? Boring. Early on I did consciously emphasize >> a few themes: doorways; street signs; architectural details of older >> buildings; passers-by; and postcard style scenics (broad landscapes, >> harbors, etc.) But I didn’t want to do a Doorway book or a street sign book >> etc. Maybe someday, but for me right now those images are pleasing within >> the context of the locale where I spotted them. >> >> So, early last April I decided to do a series based on region. First up was >> to be the Caribbean. We had spent a week in St. Maarten in 2002, then had >> been back to many islands throughout the region on cruises between 2013 >> through 2018. I realized that it didn’t make any difference what year I took >> that shot of the school boy on Front Street in Philipsburg, didn’t matter >> which trip I was on. Etc. Thus the challenge I set myself was to find 20± >> images which would capture each island. Or at least images that would >> capture my recollection of those islands. I was well along, making progress, >> when our home was hit by a major flood late May last year. The rebuilding >> has been a bit of a distraction. But a month or two ago I got back to work >> on the project. >> >> The Book arrived today. >> >> 1. I am well pleased. >> 2. Meg is in the other room super excited to see the images. >> 3. The book grew a bit beyond my original intent, which means... >> 4. The book would be expensive for anyone to buy. >> >> However! >> >> 5. Blurb offers an option to purchase/download a pdf version; much more >> reasonable price. >> >> And even better! >> >> 6. I triggered the button to allow interested parties to see an >> unlimited Preview. Anyone with the link can go and do an online Preview of >> the whole book. >> >> The link is here: >> https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/9172622/d970329b02d10a8dd9ff8352c65bf32fbc4be3e8 >> >> Some cold and stormy night, settle in with an adult beverage, click on the >> link, and take a virtual trip to a warm sunny fun place. I hope you enjoy it. >> >> Stan >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
