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Dec 14 2004, 11:15 PM
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Right - I'm actually going to go ahead and try and get this thing made. I'm starting to make proper panoramas - a collection of probably a dozen for each rover - which will be submitted to the publishers as a portfolio and proof of concept.
However - for the best chance of being published - I need to know what people want - so.....ermm..whadda you want I'm not going to do any 3d images. red-blue glasses just are NOT coffee table material - and as these rovers dont have Green+Blue in the right eye - it's not easy to make colour anaglyphs But - I am going to do several mosaics - and a few individual images - but 99% pancam. Do you think I should use Navcam as well? What about Hazcam? What sort of text descriptor would you like for each image - perhaps a diary type format - or collate all the text at the back as a sol-by-sol account. Do you want MOC images showing routes and image location and direction? etc.etc.etc. Any and all ideas much appreciated - as they give me more idea of what will be acceptable when I come to present to a Publisher. I will initially be approaching Random House - whos inprint Jonathan Cape published 'Full Moon' here in the UK. If I have no luck there - I'll go to National Geogrpahic - who published a similar book called 'Orbit'. I'll keep you all posted Doug |
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Jan 2 2006, 06:32 PM
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Because then it wont be the full story. Imainge if Chakin's excllent "From the Earth to the Moon" finished after Apollo 14.
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djellison Coffee Table Book Dec 14 2004, 11:15 PM
tedstryk Is your book going to be only MER, or Mars from th... Dec 14 2004, 11:50 PM
djellison MER onlyy - it's the first mission with t e a... Dec 15 2004, 12:09 AM
M_Welander There are some spectacular views that - as far as ... Dec 15 2004, 12:35 AM
tedstryk That is true, although the pathfinder set does hav... Dec 15 2004, 01:01 AM
Sunspot Images and panoramic mosaics providing the narrati... Dec 15 2004, 01:45 AM
tedstryk I would certainly agree with the Navcam mix. If t... Dec 15 2004, 02:08 AM
djellison QUOTE (tedstryk @ Dec 15 2004, 02:08 AM)I wou... Dec 15 2004, 08:06 AM
Rxke Wish list:
-Stuff with whispy clouds, heehee... Dec 16 2004, 01:00 PM
MizarKey Wish list:
A page showing perhaps 9 or 16 images ... Dec 16 2004, 07:06 PM
paxdan Doug
I am looking forward to a full moon style bo... Apr 22 2005, 05:50 PM
Bill Harris Good idea, Doug.
The coffee table book should be ... May 4 2005, 12:54 PM
Astrophil Since _Beyond_ has been mentioned, my edn (which I... May 4 2005, 04:43 PM
lyford I still think you should make it trapezoidal in sh... May 4 2005, 07:07 PM
PhilCo126 Superb idea & initiative Doug ...
Where are ... Dec 31 2005, 01:11 PM
Bob Shaw The joys of .PDF files and on-line publishers like... Dec 31 2005, 01:26 PM

DDAVIS [quote=Bob Shaw,Dec 31 2005, 01:26 PM]
The joys of... Jan 1 2006, 11:20 PM
ustrax Doug, have you read this?:
http://www.floridatod... Jan 3 2006, 02:22 PM
craigmcg It would be nice if the book included a reference ... Dec 31 2005, 03:54 PM
djellison Lulu looks very interesting, but two shortcomings ... Dec 31 2005, 05:39 PM
PhilCo126 Using the route map for each rover is a must so re... Jan 1 2006, 11:26 AM
djellison Oh - traverse maps are a given. Obviosuly, I cant ... Jan 1 2006, 12:20 PM
Steffen Good idea Doug: use of partial panoramas
Good idea... Jan 2 2006, 10:16 AM
PhilCo126 QUOTE (Steffen @ Jan 2 2006, 12:16 PM)Good id... Jan 2 2006, 05:24 PM
DFinfrock QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 2 2006, 05:24 PM)I hav... Feb 8 2006, 01:24 AM
djellison Oh - I've known about Jims book plan for some ... Jan 3 2006, 02:35 PM
PhilCo126 Let's hope so Doug ... looking forward to Your... Jan 3 2006, 02:37 PM
ustrax QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 3 2006, 02:37 PM)Let... Jan 3 2006, 02:41 PM
chris Doug,
One idea, which I think I may have mentione... Jan 4 2006, 09:55 AM
PhilCo126 With " general public " interest being l... Jan 7 2006, 07:43 PM
Marz QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 7 2006, 01:43 PM)With ... Jan 25 2006, 04:32 PM
PhilCo126 O.K. David but don't underestimate the work in... Feb 8 2006, 03:05 PM
djellison QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Feb 8 2006, 03:05 PM)Worki... Feb 8 2006, 03:39 PM
PhilCo126 Great to hear this !
By The Way, a fe... Feb 9 2006, 07:17 AM
paxdan *cough* this image please *cough* Apr 20 2006, 10:15 AM
djellison I don't intend to colourise monochrome images ... Apr 20 2006, 10:29 AM
PhilCo126 Well, there's a separate topic on the TOP-20 p... May 19 2006, 07:27 AM
monitorlizard One thing I always wanted to see in a Mars book wa... May 22 2006, 01:20 AM
David QUOTE (monitorlizard @ May 22 2006, 01:20... May 22 2006, 02:21 AM
ustrax Doug...Any guess on the date of the so waited publ... Jun 1 2006, 07:47 PM
djellison Any guess when the rovers will stop working?
I ca... Jun 1 2006, 07:54 PM
ustrax Oh I see...By then paper will be an archeological ... Jun 1 2006, 09:12 PM
tedstryk I hope you are right...I still think it would be c... Jun 3 2006, 02:45 PM
centsworth_II QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jun 3 2006, 10:45 AM) I... Jun 3 2006, 05:10 PM
Astro0 Did I miss this posted elsewhere?
Jim Bell... Nov 17 2006, 05:43 AM
PhilCo126 We talked about this in the UMSF books topic Nov 17 2006, 03:14 PM![]() ![]() |
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