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Call For Photos
Still missing in action
When will the photos be posted
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Call For Photos:

Yes, there were many cameras with us at DLV. We want to
invite all who took photos to let them be part of the DLV
2009 follow-up pages on the web.
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Here's the way this works:

We call for photos. That's what we're doing now. The Call
For Photos will remain open until July 15.

We place the submitted photos into a special staging and
reviewing area on the web. Everyone who attended can then
look these over, and everyone gets a reasonable number of
"NO WAY" requests on the photos in which they appear.

The review period will remain open until September 1.

Once the photos are reviewed by those who may be in them,
we will then begin to assemble the finished DLV 2009
follow-up photo pages on our web site.
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Here are the ways you can submit photos:

1. By e-mail, file attach using any sane format.

2. By FTP. Faster and cleaner than by e-mail. Please let us
know if you want to submit photos by FTP and we'll get you
the login credentials.

3. By snailmail. CDs, DVDs, floppies, or hardcopy prints,
any sane format. If you want these back, please say so and
we'll cover the return postage. Write in for the mailing
address.
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Now, as for size and format ...

We'll take them any way you want to send them, but a good
sane size would be around 1500 pixels on the long side, .jpg,
medium quality, 72dpi. We do have scripts to normalize the
size, brightness, and contrast.

Zip or tar files are not necessary. We'll take them that
way if you want to send them that way, but it's not required.

Please don't send in any photos which are altered, such as
faces blurred, eyes blacked out, etc., nor those which are
captioned, composites, or fakes.
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Still missing in action:

Why is this relevant to a call for photographs?

Because all who attended will get to look over the submitted
photos in the staging area before the go in the public area
on the web.

If you're not counted as present this year, you will not
get a link to the photo staging area.

So, once again ...

If you are on this list we don't have any record of you
actually participating this year. This could be by
oversight, by human error, or just due to the fact that
you did not attend anything where check-in was available.

Anyway, if your name is on this list and you DID attend,
please reply, and please state the first DLV activity
which you attended.
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Reminder: This is NOT a list of those who attended. It's
a list of those who, for one reason or another, are NOT
accounted for.

-10233 Alaura Claire Morrison
-21089 Amber (nee' Michelle, LV local)
-42598 Andrea (newcomer)
-38985 Ashley (newcomer, LV local)
-44397 Barbie (newcomer, New England)
-44711 Beyonka (Devita) (LV local)
-19939 Billie Lee
-18629 Carly (Donna) f (LV local)
-15962 Chrissy Charland
-41780 Danielle (newcomer, LA area)
-10676 Dee Lynn
-40285 Dick (newcomer, Nevada)
-21924 Gloria (returnee)
-40777 Helen (Nancy)
-43441 Jacob (newcomer, DC area)
-45493 Jess (LV local)
-21265 Karen (returnee, LV local)
-15515 Katerina Wilson (returnee, AKA Kate)
-19380 Kimberly Brown (Jilly)
-44751 Lee Shore (newcomer, LA area)
-43695 Linda Jennings
-40092 Lisa Ann Paradis (LV local)
-45063 Lori Casper (newcomer, Phoenix area)
-11471 Lori Monroe (LV local)
-41538 Michelle (newcomer, LV local)
-45489 Missy (newcomer, NYC area)
-28711 Monica Dew
-41986 Monica Finders
-234 Nikki D (LV local)
-41488 Niya Watson (newcomer SF area)
-44219 Rebecca (Courtney) (Canada)
-5099 Rikki Lace (Carla) (LV local)
-44264 Robyn Blake (LV local)
-79222 Sabrina Burns (Nevada)
-45131 Samantha Miller (LV local)
-40831 Sandra Kaye Bell
-45546 Serina (Christine) (LA area)
-44618 Shelby Sharp
-44189 Shrek (LV local)
-14299 Stacie Underwood (LV local)
-4349 Stacy James
-44571 Stefanie Townsend
-44088 Stephanie Sweets
-40527 Stephanie Rene
-22941 Suzette (LV local)
-41302 Teddi Venables
-45190 Tracy (newcomer, southern US)
-41742 Trisha Roberts
-45265 Willow (Diva) (LV local)
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When will the photos be posted:

The Big Burning Question each year, probably the most
frequently asked question we get in the summer months,
is:

"When will the photos of the latest event be posted?"

This year we want to move the process along as quickly
as possible, and have a set timetable as to when things
will occur that facilitate the posting of the final
follow-up pages. Here is the planned schedule:

May 26: Call For Photographs opens. (That's today.)
June 15: Photo staging area opens for your review.
July 15: Call For Photographs closes.
September 1: Staging area closes, review period closes.
October 1: APPROXIMATE target date for follow-up pages.

You can help us keep to this schedule by doing the
following:

1. Get your photos in promptly. See instructions above.

2. Review the staged photos promptly, and submit your
removal requests explicitly and by image number.
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The Big Burning Question appears in our FAQ list, on the
web at: http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/faq/

Here's a copy for your reference:

+When will the photos of the latest event be posted?

+It depends on a number of circumstances, but over the past
+several years, the follow-up pages for the current year's
+event have been placed on line in the fall of that year.

+The photos from some activities may require an extra step
+of clearance, so they may or may not appear at the same time
+as the others are posted.
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How can I tell if the photos of the latest event are on line?

+Look in the "Past Years" section on the main DLV page. If the
+year of the latest event appears, the photos have been posted.
+If not, they have not. We will not tease you with a link that
+leads only to an "under construction" page.

+An announcement will be made in our next general mailing after
+the current year's photos have been posted.
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+Why does this take so long?

+First the photos have to be gathered. Some come in almost
+immediately, but others come in later, some by snailmail, and
+some in the form of prints, which have to be scanned. This
+typically takes 2-3 months.

+The number of photos received has averaged over 1500 for the
+past few years. These are then reviewed, normalized for size,
+brightness, contrast, etc., edited if necessary, and placed
+on line in a temporary staging area.

+Next we allow those who attended to review the photos and
+they may request removal of any photos in which they appear.
+We always allow at least two months for review and removal
+request.

+It's not until after the removal requests are in and processed
+that the follow-up pages can be composed and placed on line.

+Your understanding and patience are appreciated.
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