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A very strange how-to book: it's more an effective lesson in how professionals look at the photography of natural things than a procedural how-to guide.
Working the Light is formatted such that each of the three photographers has a section in which he presents images of his own, and discusses what went into them---what worked, and what didn't. In addition, the sections are interspersed with images captured by people who attended the photographers' Light & Land workshops; these too are dissected, and the discussions provide an excellent foundation for learning what works in terms of light and composition.
If there is a problem, it's that, while the book is filled with beautiful, superbly rendered images, it's obvious that a copy editor was not employed by the publisher.
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If the idea of catastrophic glacial floods and their still-visible effects on vast reaches of Eastern Washington's geology and topography fascinates you, I haven't found a better book for building a perspective of the whole process. This is particularly true if you are not a trained geologist: Mr. Alt lays a foundation that illustrates the conditions that led to the mega-floods, then follows the evidence that the floodwaters inflicted upon various watercourses on the way to the ocean. Mr. Alt presents it all in terms a layperson can understand and use in exploring a series of disasters writ large upon the land.
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Working the Light: A Landscape Photography Masterclass by Charlie Waite
Dave, August 22, 2007
A very strange how-to book: it's more an effective lesson in how professionals look at the photography of natural things than a procedural how-to guide.Working the Light is formatted such that each of the three photographers has a section in which he presents images of his own, and discusses what went into them---what worked, and what didn't. In addition, the sections are interspersed with images captured by people who attended the photographers' Light & Land workshops; these too are dissected, and the discussions provide an excellent foundation for learning what works in terms of light and composition.
If there is a problem, it's that, while the book is filled with beautiful, superbly rendered images, it's obvious that a copy editor was not employed by the publisher.
(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods by David D Alt
Dave, April 18, 2006
If the idea of catastrophic glacial floods and their still-visible effects on vast reaches of Eastern Washington's geology and topography fascinates you, I haven't found a better book for building a perspective of the whole process. This is particularly true if you are not a trained geologist: Mr. Alt lays a foundation that illustrates the conditions that led to the mega-floods, then follows the evidence that the floodwaters inflicted upon various watercourses on the way to the ocean. Mr. Alt presents it all in terms a layperson can understand and use in exploring a series of disasters writ large upon the land.(12 of 16 readers found this comment helpful)