Hey Jon, what size pic should we send? I will wash up my truck and send one
in, what the heck.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bill Day
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:17 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Re: 2005 DML Calendar submissions needed!
I hav a suggestion Jon, of all the pictures that come in and get voted on,
lets have a collage page for January..? I mean a small pic of every truck
that gets submitted.. not sure how many get submited and if it would be
feasible or not.
I guess I should send one to you @ jon@dakota-truck.net ? My digital wasnt
the best when I did have it, but it took fairly good outdoor pics of the
truck.
Bill Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon" <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dml@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:01 PM
Subject: DML: 2005 DML Calendar submissions needed!
>
>
>
> The deadline for submissions for the 2005 DML Calendar is November 20,
> which is only a few weeks away now. I have received a few submissions,
> but nowhere near enough to put together a proper voting page yet. If
> I don't receive enough submissions by the deadline, I will have no
> choice but to skip 2005 and try again for 2006. :-(
>
>
> Anyway, I just thought I would post a message to let y'all know
> its not too late to get your Dak in the running for the 2005
> calendar. Info about the calendar, where to send pics, deadlines,
> etc. follows:
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> For those of you who aren't familiar, every year the DML puts
> together a calendar showcasing various DML members' trucks. Pictures
> are submitted, the DML votes on them and the top 12 trucks get to
> be in the calendar (1 per month).
>
>
> If you are interested in being placed in the running to have your
> truck appear in the 2005 DML Calendar, you need to send me photos of
> your truck. You can send as many photos as you like, but sending more
> photos does not increase your chance of getting into the calendar. :-)
> (The votes are done on a per truck basis, not a per picture basis.)
> If you would like to send additional shots such as interior or engine
> bay details, action shots like burnouts or autocrossing, you are more
> than welcome to, as sometimes these can be used as "insets" to the main
> picture.
>
>
>
> Here are the requirements: It is preferred that you snail mail
> me actual photographs of your truck. (Not printouts, but actual photos
> that you had developed by a photo lab.) The reason I prefer actual
> photos is so that I can scan them in myself, which generally ensures
> a higher quality end product. In addition to photos, I can also scan
> in slides or negatives, so either of those would be acceptable as well.
> However, if the only photo(s) you have are digital (usually because
> they were taken with a digital camera), then it might be OK to send
> those to me. I say "might" because it depends on the quality (size
> and resolution) of the picture. Some digital cameras simply are not
> up to the quality standards required for the calendar. The absolute
> minimum quality which I can accept is 2200x1700 at 200dpi. (That
> works out to approximately 11x8.5 print size at that resolution.)
> Note that it doesn't work to take a smaller sized or coarser
> resolution pic and blow it up the the required size; that'll look
> terrible - the digital camera must be capable of a native resolution
> equal or (hopefully) greater than the minimum specs already given
> above. If your digital camera isn't up to snuff, what some people
> have done in the past is to purchase a disposable camera so that
> they could have actual photos developed. If all of the above is
> gobbelty-gook to you, you are certainly more than welcome to e-mail
> your photos to me to inquire as to their acceptability. I will be
> glad to check them out and let you know if they meet the minimum
> standards.
>
>
> If you would like your photos returned, please be sure to include
> a SASE so that I can send them back to you. Sometimes people do not
> like to send the photos through the mail unless they absolutely have
> to. (perhaps they are originals with sentimental value or maybe
> you are just frugal and would prefer not to spend the money for
> shipping unless you can be sure your truck will actually make it
> into the calendar). The following might be a solution for you:
> If you have access to a scanner, scan the photos in at a minimum size
> of 640x480 or so (72-150 dpi is fine), then e-mail them to me. I
> can use the low quality scans for the voting page, then if your
> truck is selected as one of the 12, you can go ahead and snail mail
> the original photos to me so that I can scan them in at calendar
> quality. (Note that if you take this route and for some reason you
> cannot get the original photos to me or if they are different than
> the scanned-in versions that everyone voted on, chances are extremely
> high that your truck will be dropped from the calendar and the #13
> truck catches a lucky break and moves up to #12...)
>
>
>
> Please mail your calendar submissions to:
>
>
> Jon Steiger
> 836 King Rd.
> Forestville, NY 14062
>
>
> Or, if you are sending digital pics via e-mail, please use the
> address dmlcalendar@jonsteiger.com.
>
>
> If you have any questions about any of this, please post them here,
> or if you would prefer to ask privately, please use the
> dmlcalendar@jonsteiger.com address so that your e-mail doesn't
> dissapear in a mountain of spam (putting "DML Calendar" in the
> subject somewhere is a good idea too).
>
>
> I like to have the calendars done in time for them to be shipped
> out prior to X-mas, since people seen to like to give them as x-mas
> gifts. As such, I do need to set some dates, here they are for
> this year:
>
>
>
> Submission deadline: 11/20/04 (Saturday)
> Voting period: 11/21/04 through 11/27/04 (Sun-Sat)
> Winners announced: On or slightly after 11/28
>
>
> As such, if I do not have your calendar submissions in my posession
> by midnight of 11/20 then you will miss the opportunity to get your
> truck "on the ballot". (Although it is possible to add a truck to
> the ballot during the voting process, so many people will have
> already voted that the chances of you making the calendar are
> slim indeed.)
>
>
>
> Thanks, and I will be looking forward to your pics!
>
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
> .-- Jon Steiger ---- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com --.
> | 1970 Barracuda - 1990 Dakota 'vert - 1992 Ram 4x4 - 1996 Dakota |
> | 1996 Intruder 1400 - 1996 Kolb FireFly - 2001 Ram QC 3500 CTD |
> `------------------------------------ http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
>
>
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