Photography Kevin Fleming on 17 Sep 2008 03:20 am
Wild Delaware is printed!
update - Wild Delaware is now printed and in the bindery. If you have ordered Wild Delaware you should be receiving your copy(s) in early November along with the four free prints. Here’s a photograph of your intrepid photographer and the cover on top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.
It is Wednesday afternoon (September 17th) in China and more than half of Wild Delaware is now printed. The balance of the pages and the cover and dust jacket will be done by noon tomorrow. I chose this printer based on their reputation for delivering the finest quality coffee table books and I have to say I am not disappointed. We brought a beautiful set of color proofs with us to the printer and we have been able to not only match the color but improve the color on press with every sheet.Wild Delaware is being printed on a huge, new Heildelberg four-color, computer controlled, state-of-the-art press. Eight pages print on each side of a sheet of paper that fold down to make 16-page signatures. Below is a press sheet showing eight pages (one side of a 16-page signature). The printing may look a little strange with parts of different photographs touching other photographs but this sheet - when printed on both sides - will fold down to 16 pages.If you have ordered copies of Wild Delaware you are in for a treat. The colors and sharpness are amazing. If you have not ordered any copies of Wild Delaware yet there are still signed and numbered books available that include the four free prints! Order soon to be sure to get one of the first 1,000 signed and numbered books.
on 17 Sep 2008 at 6:21 am 1.Pat said …
Thanks for the update, Kevin. You are the one who certainly knows quality when it comes to photos and the printing of them. SOOOO….to hear you be so very excited about the way this company is handling Wild Delaware makes ME all the more anxious to get my copy of it. Stay safe and we’ll be looking to hear an “I’m home” update from you when you are back in Lewes.
Pat (2/1000)
on 17 Sep 2008 at 3:14 pm 2.JPF said …
Looking good DUDE!
on 18 Sep 2008 at 2:37 pm 3.Derek said …
Kevin-
Thanks for the great update from overseas! The press sheet looks great, and we are all eagerly anticipating the opportunity to see this beautiful book in its final form.
on 21 Sep 2008 at 5:37 pm 4.Greg Pascarelli said …
KEVIN !!!!
I see you’re in production. It’s been a long time, almost a year in fact.
Hope everything is going great and hope to see you again soon.
on 26 Sep 2008 at 9:59 pm 5.Pat said …
YAY……in the bindery. The long journey is nearly ended and soon we will see the finished product….can’t wait!!!
Pat (2/1000)
on 26 Sep 2008 at 11:33 pm 6.Beth I. said …
Your justified pride shows on your face in the China pics of you, Kevin. This will make a gorgeous book, and I look forward to the info from your guest essayists.
I’ve been grateful for your Wild Delaware site over the past year. My late, nearly 91-year-old mom very much enjoyed peering at your online pics with me, at Seaford’s Methodist Manor House where she lived. It was a way to bring more nature into her life when we no longer could drive out to Trap Pond or the horse farm in Greenwood. She’d exclaim at your dramatic images. And we chuckled at your frog, groundhog, and baby critter pics. Your book which I’ve ordered will bring back those happy moments to me.
Enjoy your sojourn in the Far East!