Re: Railway Digest Jan 2001

["f.u.i.t.b.e.t" <fuitbet@yahoo.com.au>]

Geez Derek not even a spelling mistake this time.....so you have finally
worked out how to use the spell checker!!!!
"Derek Rogers" <DekRogersnospam@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> James
> Sorry for the delay in responding.
> I concur with what David Johnson has said (thanks Dave).
>
> However, the submission of web photos is a tricky issue. I suppose in the
> end it depends on the overall impact of the photo versus just how widely
it
> has been viewed on the internet. Not an easy question I know.
> Like a lot of things in publishing, it is fraught with compromises.
> We at RD strive to present images that have not appeared elsewhere though
> for one reason or another, occasionally there are lapses.
> I'll leave it up to contributors although as a courtesy, perhaps those
being
> submitted to the magazine could be labelled if they have appeared
> on any websites.
> Regards
> Derek Rogers
> Editor - Railway Digest
>
> David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > James Brook wrote:
> >
> > > Erk wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I haven't fully read it yet but it looks good. Does this now mean
that
> you
> > > > can send in photos via email and don't have to worry about sending
in
> your
> > > > original photo or getting a reprint?
> > > >
> > > > Sounds good to me!
> > > >
> > >
> > > As I understood it, the e-mailed photo is simply a preview so the
editor
> > > can see if the photo is worthy of inclusion in RD. If they would like
to
> > > use it then they ask you to send in a high resolution photo on a zip
> > > disk. If my interpretation of this is wrong then could someone
(Derek?)
> > > please correct me.
> >
> > That sounds about right.  The full size image will be 300 dpi CMYK TIFF
> file,
> > amounting to around 40MB.  Derek may also accept jpg files, then convert
> them to
> > TIFFs himself, better ask him. :)
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Johnson
> > trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > ------------------------------------
> > These comments are made in a private
> > capacity and do not represent the
> > official view of State Rail.
> > C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> >
> >
>
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