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Title: Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs by Leah Bendavid-Val ISBN: 0-7922-6164-X Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: excellent collection
Comment: It never goes wrong to buy photo collections of national geographic. Hardcover, 500 pages, high-quality pictures, at price $30. What do you expect?
The book is in high quality, in terms of binding and printing. The pictures included are also very interesting. About 250 photos are included, and usaully, one photo will cover too pages.
But I have a complaint. Most photos are not the original. The editor cut the edges, and only show the "main" part of the photo in this book. This causes two problems. First, I believe that when the photographer took the photo, he/she has special purpose for framing. Different photographer has different style. But now, the style of all photos look consistent!!! I want to see the original photos. Second, since a portion of the orignal photo is enlarged so much, the color is not as vivid as before.
But anyway, despite the drawback, it is definitely worth buying this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Definitely worth the price, but...
Comment: Through the Lens is an excellent collection of National Geographic photos, and for only $30, well worth the cost. The book has several well known photos, as well as other beautiful, but not as publicized, pictures. The book is divided into sections based on continents, which (usually) makes it easier to find a specific picture. This book does have its share of problems however. There's no index, so you can't look for pictures with a specific theme. The majority of the pictures are centered in the middle of the two pages, so the middle of the pictures disappear into the binding. The pages are another problem entirely. The book is printed on glossy paper that absorbs liquid (apparently). Oil from your fingers is left as prints or smudges, even if you only are touching the page for a few seconds. These marks DO NOT disappear over time, and you can espeacially see them on the black pages. Even with these problems, this book is worth getting for the spectacular pictures inside.
Rating: 4
Summary: beautiful photography
Comment: More than the articles, when I think of National Geographic Magazine I think of the photography. I have long considered the photography in National Geographic to be some of the best magazine photography that I have seen. The images are typically stunning and give me a visual idea of locations that I would not even be able to imagine. I cannot speak to the technical craft of photography because I know nothing about that. Since I also have not looked at other National Geographic Collections, I cannot speak as to what is included in those collections and how it compares to this collection. What I can speak to is what I thought about this particular collection.
Bottom line: I liked it. Since I am not a regular reader of National Geographic, all of the pictures were new to me. This is an excellent collection of photography for someone who just wants to look at some wonderful pictures. One can look through the book casually and enjoy the pictures (as I did), or one can study the pictures and see exactly what is going on and find nuance within the pictures. Either way works. Good pictures, good book, and it was an enjoyable time looking at some of the best of National Geographic's photography.
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Title: 100 Photographs That Changed the World by Editors of Life Magazine ISBN: 1931933847 Publisher: Life Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: America 24/7 by Rick Smolan, David Elliot Cohen ISBN: 0789499754 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 27 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Portraits by Steve McCurry ISBN: 071483839X Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 17 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Eye Of The Beholder by James L. Stanfield ISBN: 0792273796 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz ISBN: 0761104844 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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