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Summary: A "must have" travel photography book
Review: This books has a perfect balance. The beginner, intermediate or advanced photographer will find many useful tips. All the travel photography aspects are covered, not only the technical ones. All the pictures are documented, an exquisite rarity. The writer, editors and publishers of this book should be proud of this little wonder.
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Summary: handy and informative.. a must buy!
Review: well written and useful accompanying technical notes showing the aperture and shutter readings.. excellant for a quick and informative read to boost your basics of photography.
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Summary: This is a guide to taking better pictures...
Review: Well, what can I add? ... what my fellow readers haven't mentioned yet... and I concur.Why am I giving only 4 stars you may ask? (I would have given 4.5, but this option is not available.) Well, I rate books with four stars when the book is very well written, good quality in word and print AND will be used over and over again. I am a hobby photographer since many years, have taken thousands of photos... and may therefore be the wrong audience. Someone said "a beginners guide", I agree. I was wondering what I don't know, going through the book twice, comparing the images and advice with my own experience. He is right. I have read it, will put it aside and most likely not look at it again. But if you are new to the field of photography, reading this book will save you rolls of film and will let you learn a lot, in either case: in digital or conventional photography. The book is very nice, a compact format and what I've realised later (when reading it a second time) that this is a Lonely Planet book. Another or an added bonus. They have great photographers (Richard is one of them) and the travel guides are brilliant... so is this guide. The book also revealed the answer to a very important question I had: It's the 24 mm lens, which gives you the most action and coverage. (Just to give you an idea: 30% of the images have been taken with a 24mm lens, another 26% was shot with a 100mm lens. I found that interesting.) A finding which influenced my desire to get one. Happy reading. Regards,
Max
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