[meteorite-list] Call for Photos

From: dfreeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 18 20:28:32 2006
Message-ID: <43CEEB2F.1040707_at_fascination.com>

Dear Michael Blood;
I have found your collection of pictures of notable meteorite associates
to be fun, refreshing, truely artistic, and a very noble cause. I am
tickled to actually meet some I have not met. Go Michael go, what a
grand contribution to the list and the world of meteorites!
Dave F.

Michael L Blood wrote:

>Hi Sergey,
> Thanks for the offer, but for the following reasons, I think I will
>stick with the process I am in now:
>
>1) Many people will not send in a photo - even though they already
>have a photo or photos on the internet from articles I have written
>in the past or from Tucson Trips, etc. If they are already on the net, I
>feel free to use the photo again, but, of course, will immediately take it
>down if anyone should request I do so. The point is, I can get many
>times the photos even of people who do not respond to this particular
>request.
>
>2) Many of the photos people submit are inappropriate - ie they are
>back lit, a large scene as opposed to a portrait, not terribly flattering,
>and/or poorly taken and greatly improved by working it over in
>photoshop - not available for people submitting directly.
>
>3) I already have about 25 hrs invested and am not terribly drawn to
>abandoning the project now.
>
>4) Pierre-Marie PELE offered me the opportunity to use any of the JPGs
>on his site to fill in any I didn't already have. (Thanks, Pierre!)
>
> So, thanks, again, but I will go with the site I currently have in
>process.
> NOTE: Once this is up anyone is welcome to send in a better photo,
>one with better pixle count, correct my spelling, request removal, send
>in photos if they didn't get "up" the first time around, etc. If you haven't
>sent in a photo yet, please do. Portrait types are preferred. Please just
>attach as JPG and I have no trouble downloading it.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>on 1/8/06 1:41 AM, Sergey Vasiliev at petrovich_at_sv-meteorites.com wrote:
>
>
>
>>Anyway, Mike, I can offer you my help. This is a time consuming thing to
>>update an html page every time when you will receive a new image. I can make
>>a simple
>>website where people will upload their "faces" and names by them selves.
>>I can make it in a few days and can host it on my server.
>>
>>Of course it will state something like "Michael Blood's faces collection"
>>;-))) or
>>whatever you want (you brought this idea up even that I was thinking about
>>it also).
>>
>>What do you think?
>>
>>
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