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Summary: A breathtaking look at an area of unusual beauty!
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A dazzling book of photographs of one of the Northeast's most beautiful and best-loved regions. Photographer and writer Derek Doeffinger has captured the mystery of Upstate New York's unique terrain, from its deep gorges and sparkling streams to the majesty of waterfalls that crash hundreds of feet over rock ledges. The full-color, full-page photos reflects the astounding beauty of this varied landscape.
Doeffinger made hundreds of trips to both remote and well-known spots, waiting for the best light and recording the seasonal changes. An intrepid adventurer, he climbed, hiked, waded, and sometimes perched precariously close to the edge of a cliff in his pursuit of the perfect image.
In lyrical but scientifically sound prose, Doeffinger traces the geological saga that gave rise to his subject matter. Each photo caption is a story unto itself, and Doeffinger also shares his photographic techniques in an easy-to-understand "how-to" section. A clear map and detailed directions to ten particularly beautiful sites complete this exciting, high-quality book.
"This is more than just a coffee table book of striking photographs. It is more than a popular scientific explanation, though we are given that with persuasive accuracy and charm. It is an invitation to walk, to climb, to scramble, to gaze, to contemplate, to ponder, to wonder, to understand." --From the Foreward by Frank H. T. Rhodes, President Emeritus, Cornell University
"The photographs... are truly magnificent." --Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, United States Senator
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Summary: Stunning Beauty in Upstate New York
Review: I live within a hour or two of all these beautiful spots and am ashamed to have only visited a couple. We will use these gorgeous photos as a guidebook for the Spring, Summer and Fall to make certain we don't miss a one. Why did I think I have to travel far for scenery of this caliber.?
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Summary: Poetic Beauty
Review: Splendid. The best of its kind. An exquisite ode to the subtle beauty of this region. This is a photographic essay of extraordinary depth, which whispers the gentle magic of upstate NY. Read it for the sheer love of nature and life, even if you are unfamiliar with this corner of the world.
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Summary: Poetic Beauty
Review: Splendid. The best of its kind. An exquisite ode to the subtle beauty of this region. This is a photographic essay of extraordinary depth, which whispers the gentle magic of upstate NY. Read it for the sheer love of nature and life, even if you are unfamiliar with this corner of the world.
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Summary: Excellant
Review: While this is a book of wonderful travel photos that reveals the treasures in Upstaters' own backyards, it's more than that.
Doeffinger also provides an 8-page introduction to the geology that created these beauties and the history of their discovery and preservation, plus 4 pages of detailed photographic information--he works at Kodak, for whom he writes photography books. And there's a detailed map section showing all the locations and information on 10 publicly-accessible sites. These include hiking difficulty and time, directions (many of these falls are within State Parks and none say just "at the back of the parking lot"), with special highlights to look for.
I don't think it was meant to be anything beyond what it is: a handsome compilation of the somewhat homey pleasures that Upstate affords to day-trippers, family outings, and homesick ex-pats. It may be too poetic to be the scientific treatise Mordant1 was expecting, and apparantly not up to his photographic standards either, but he does offer some equally deep insights on modern music in his review of the latest Brittney Spears opus.
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