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Topic: A Queen Victoria Book

Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 11-17-2009 01:39 AM

Hello everyone.

We just got our new Queen Victoria book cover visible on Amazon and wanted to share:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Queen-Victoria-Photographic-Chris-Frame/dp/0752452983/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258439674&sr=1-1

Otherwise check out more details about the book at http://www.queenvictoriabook.com/

Let us know your thoughts

Chris.

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dmwnc1
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posted 11-17-2009 04:58 PM

Out of all the available pictures I am sure you have available at your disposal, what prompted you to pick that particluar one for this cover?

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Guest
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posted 11-17-2009 10:36 PM

We really liked the bow shot of the ship, while having her juxtaposed against the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the very blue sky offered a nice retrospective. We also liked the foreground of the smaller boats and masses of people.

We sail aboard QV again to finish the photography before the book is printed, so the cover may change, but I have to admit, I really like it.

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CruiseLiner
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posted 11-17-2009 11:53 PM

It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!

The sooner the better, I say.

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Brian_O
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posted 11-18-2009 12:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!
The sooner the better, I say.

Someone sure took their grumpy pills today.

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Michael534
First Class Passenger
Member # 2953

posted 11-18-2009 05:12 AM

Chris, I think it's a wonderful cover photo. Sounds like it's going to be a great book and one I will had to my bookshelf. Have a great trip on QV.

Michael

[ 11-18-2009: Message edited by: Michael534 ]

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 11-18-2009 05:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!
The sooner the better, I say.

Pardon do you mean the Cunard Queens or the Monarchy as institution.

In the first case, if people are Cunard, cruise ship collectors/fan then this book is maybe on to buy. I think the book boost some very nice pictures of the QV.

In the second case cool down you life in a republic. So what do you have to complain about monarchy.

Greetings from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ben.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
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posted 11-18-2009 07:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!
The sooner the better, I say.

quote:
Originally posted by Brian_O:
Someone sure took their grumpy pills today.

Indeed Brian. Nothing like becoming a new member of a board, pissing in everybodys corn flakes and insulting their monarchy by your fifth post, and making enemies of the senior members and moderators in . Seems like I just read in their very first post 'go easy on me'. Nice start! Me, rolling my eyes.

I just was curious Chris what makes a writer pick out a cover. Sometimes it can really make a huge difference in a bookstore if I stop and pick it up, simply based on the cover art. Nothing more insinuated.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 11-18-2009 05:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Indeed Brian. Nothing like becoming a new member of a board, pissing in everybodys corn flakes and insulting their monarchy by your fifth post, and making enemies of the senior members and moderators in . Seems like I just read in their very first post 'go easy on me'. Nice start! Me, rolling my eyes.
I just was curious Chris what makes a writer pick out a cover. Sometimes it can really make a huge difference in a bookstore if I stop and pick it up, simply based on the cover art. Nothing more insinuated.

Very well said

Greetings Ben.

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Guest
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Member # 1157

posted 11-20-2009 02:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!
The sooner the better, I say.

So that's a no to a pre-order then?

Seriously though, thank you to everyone else for the positive comments. We appreciate it!

Thanks dmwnc1 for the query and it is a very interesting question. For the QE2 Journey we loved the angle that the ship was approaching us at, with the rocks in the foreground and QE2 coming towards you - one of my favourite angles for QE2. Also it was departing our home port so that held a special significance for us

With the QE2 Story we felt the profile shot allowed for an impressive overview of the entire ship, plus the photograph was taken during the farewell season so that seemed fitting given her recent retirement.

The interior shots of QM2 Journey really do emphasise the size of the ship, so we felt that the cover shot, taken in Pago Pago was fitting. Firstly, you can see just how large the ship is because it dwarfs the pier. However, at the same time, the mountains behind give it a sense of scale in that the ship truly is a spec in the vastness of the world it sails.

But, at the end of the day, the main deciding factor is gut feeling. We both liked the photos that ended up being covers and thought that potential readers would like them too. Hopefully we are right

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Guest
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posted 11-23-2009 10:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Michael534:
Chris, I think it's a wonderful cover photo. Sounds like it's going to be a great book and one I will had to my bookshelf. Have a great trip on QV.
Michael

Thanks Michael!

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Guest
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posted 11-23-2009 10:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Maasdam:

I think the book boost some very nice pictures of the QV.

Thanks Ben!

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linerguy
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posted 11-25-2009 05:16 PM

Nice looking book, Chris; you're quickly becoming the next Bill Miller as far as turning out great photo books on ships! Your effort is certainly appreciated; especially by those of us who have a clue....

Thanks for the hard work.

-Russ

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lasuvidaboy
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Member # 4527

posted 11-25-2009 09:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CruiseLiner:
It amazes me the infatuation that some folk have with this "Queen" stuff which is nothing more than an archaic and corrupt institution which will eventually disappear into the history books!
The sooner the better, I say.

Joe, is this the last post we'll see from Cruiseliner?

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VDK
First Class Passenger
Member # 3460

posted 11-27-2009 01:03 PM

Well all I can say is thank god we have people like Chris who are willing to take such an interest in ships and bring them all closer to us - well done.

...and being from Canada - Long live Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of Canada!...and being of dutch background that same to Queen Beatrix ;-)

I'd take a Monchary any day over a Republic!

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Guest
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posted 12-01-2009 08:06 PM

Thank you Russ and VDK for the very kind comments

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LeBarryboat
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posted 12-10-2009 10:37 AM

Not to impugn your excellent book, but I wanted to share with my CT friends the 2010 cruise calendar I just published. It's professionally printed on high-quality paper, and I tried to pick put the best ship pictures I had from 2009. Actually, I haven't even put the info on my website yet, so you are all the first to see it. I'm getting one for my office too. Let me know what you think of the preview.

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