I would like to get a copy but cannot find one. Can anybody help? All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 02. helmikuuta 2003 20:28 Aihe: Seeing the Light: mini book report >Well now, how about a nice island of tranquillity amongst the stormy seas? > >I finished 'Seeing the Light : Wilderness and Salvation : A >Photographer's Tale' by Tom Shroder and John Barry with photographs by >Clyde Butcher (Random House 1995, ISBN 0-679-43282-5) and I thought a few >words by way of a mini review would go down well as an antidote to raging >politics :-) > >A beautifully produced book, 'Seeing the Light' is a biography of a chap >called Clyde Butcher, an American whose passion for landscape photography >remained solid throughout a turbulent life and career. I won't give the >story away except to say that the highs are very very high, and the lows >are utter tragedy. It is a story of exceptional fortitude and remarkable >inner strength in coping with a seemingly haphazard existence spanning >the length and breadth of the United States. And holding it all together >is Clyde Butcher's photography. Wonderful photography. > >The illustrations are excellently reproduced in black and white and the >text eloquent and easy on the eye. The landscapes are exquisite >monochrome studies of great character yet very simple and pleasing >compositions. It is the subject matter that dictates the beauty in the >images, many of which are devoted to the Florida Everglades. Mr Butcher >uses large format equipment and if you dream about forsaking all the >razzamataz of modern life for a monster wooden 10X8 camera and tripod, >and roaming for days on end seeking out those golden vistas lit by >heaven's best illumination, then this book is for you. > >Despite the personal tragedy, it is very much a story of personal triumph >over adversity, of soul-searching and peace, explored through a medium >that allows stunning creativity, at levels which most of us aspire to. >The combination of interwoven story and mesmerising images is very >successfully played out, and satisfies accordingly. It's a book that I'm >proud to have on my best bookshelf along with Ansel Adams and other >greats. > >I got my copy second-hand. If you're interested, put in a search and see >for yourself. Highly recommended. A+ ;-) > >Cotty > >____________________________________ >Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ >____________________________________ >Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at >http://www.macads.co.uk/ >____________________________________ > >
