ralf_hoenes

You're talking about Giclée printing, right?

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Try http://www.lightroom.com/lr_pages/digital_frameset.html The lab

is in Berkeley, CA. I've handled sample prints and they look really

good. Printing cost for the quarter sheet (17.5" X 23.4") start at

$60.- To that you need to add the scanning and preparation of the

digital file. That runs about $30.- per picture. That means you're

looking at an approximate total $100.- for the first time print.

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Hope that helps,

Ralf

It was 7:00 in the morning here on the west coast when my mother

called me from Germany. She didn't leave a message on the answering

machine and when I tried to call her back I got a message from AT&T

saying all lines to Germany were busy. That worried me and I turned

on the computer to check the news on the internet (we don't have TV).

I couldn't believe what I read. It seemed like WWIII had started!

During the day I could reach my friends over in Germany and they were

also in shock. USA and especially New York are still symbols of

freedom and a very popular spot for vacation. My close friends have

all been to the visitor platform of the WTC and can't believe that

these buildings are gone now. The government and mayor companies

observed minutes of silence yesterday morning to show their sympathy

for victims and survivors.

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When I dropped by at the local 2nd hand bookstore on Tuesday browsing

the books about photography, I noticed a pristine copy of Jon

Ortner�s excellent �Manhattan Dawn and Dusk� which hadn�t been there

before. On the cover the skyline in twilight with the WTC double

towers as the most prominent feature. I�ve never been to NYC and

bought the book to always remember this tragic event.

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Let�s hope the world will come closer together after this disaster.

That would five the death of the victims some meaning.

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Ralf Hoenes, Sausalito, California.