Hi Chris,
> Thank you! I appreciate the compliment. However, those scenics were
> taken in Canada, as that's where I live. Cori and I hope to take a trip
to
> the States one of these days, but not for the next couple of years.
Oops... I just had a quick look at your pictures and didn't read the
comments. A typical mistake from this European moron: bears + rivers +
forest = USA...
>> Recently I bought the National Geographic Photography Field Guide.
>> An excellent book. A "must have" for everyone I think! There were quite
>> some "eye openers" in it on all topics: people, landscapes, architecture,
>> etc.
> Sounds very interesting! Do you have an ISBN number and title for it?
It was already mentioned on the list, wasn't it?
Anyway, here it is: 0-7922-7498-9.
On the cover it mentions the following prices: US$24.95, Can$36.95.
It can be ordered at Amazon.
> I'd like to see if I can pick it up. I have a couple of technique books,
but
> they're too large to be used in the field. I'd like to get a good one for
> carrying around in the camera bag.
The book is rather small: 21x13x1.5 cm. The nice thing about it that it
covers everything from basic photography (what is aperture) to advanced
techniques (how to make pictures underwater). The *realy* nice thing is that
several NG photographers tell how they make pictures and what they think is
important. For example the type of quotes I found very enlighting:
"Landscapes. [...] Making great pictures is primarily a mental process. To
begin with, think about the essence of the place. [...] Study the scene to
find elements that you can emphasize to get the feeling across. [...]"
> Thanks, again, for the compliment! Have fun, and... Keep shooting! :-)
I will!
Bye,
Erwin Voogt
Utrecht, The Netherlands (= wooden shoes, windmill and tulips... ;-)
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/photovoogt/index.html
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