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Title: America From 500 Feet! by Bill Fortney, Ned Beatty, Dr. Charles Stanley ISBN: 1-55971-785-8 Publisher: NorthWord Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book...but you missed Oregon!
Comment: I was given your great book for Christmas this year. It is a terrific concept and even better execution!
However, as a confirmed and dedicated Westerner, I have to tell you that you need to study up on your geography. Your first book section is the beautiful West, and most of you second section (mislabeled Central) is of the beautiful West.
Credit needs to go where it is due, and there is no place on earth to match the American West.
Your other obvious mistake is missing Oregon. It has more variety of land forms and natural beauty than any of the other 50 states. And I'm not prejudiced! From the rugged coast to the Cascades to the Columbia Gorge to the great high desert and ponderosa forests of eastern Oregon, it is unbeatable.
About my outdoor life in Oregon, I'll excerpt your quote on p 59 of the book.
"all my days...each one holds its surprises and I have seen almost more beauty than I can bear."
In my Oregon experience that beauty has been a pigmy owl, a black bear at 20 yards, an eastern Oregon rainstorm that swept by us raining 20 feet away while we were dry, elk feeding along a forested slope with the herd bull bulging, the majesty of Steens Mountain and its 5000 foot eastern drop-off, a flock of 300 swans migrating south over the Blue Mountains, a pair of great horned owls high up in an old ranch barn along the edge of a high desert miles long lake, the multi-colored layered rock of the John Day Fossil Beds Monument--for miles and miles.
You gotta come to Oregon where you can do a book just on this great state!
Thanks for your book...really.
Lee Findley
Rating: 5
Summary: Exquisite, Surreal Imagery, a New Benchmark in Presentation
Comment: I have collected many works in the genre over the years. This particular one by Fortney I find especially compelling. I gasped in abject wonder at the first facing photograph when turning the page following the author's introduction. Extraordinary imagery. Captivating perspectives, rich in composition. Handsomely reproduced so the printing effectively achieves resonance. Definitely one for the coffee table. If you've had the opportunity to drink in aerial vantage points when flying commercial airliners, you will be in for a treat because of the immediacy inherent within most shots. Thoughtful commentary into the context of certain photographs enhances the overall appreciation for what ultimately contributed to the finished product. I truly hope more works of this stunning artform emerge. What's next, Mr. Fortney?
Rating: 5
Summary: Fortney Book is An Uplifting Father/Son Experience
Comment: Bill Glenn & Wesley Fortney's book America At 500 Feet contains superb photography (one could only expect that from Bill Fortney)but contains an equally important sub-story--one of a unique father/son relationship. Every father who views this book will be jealous of the unique adventure that Bill and Wesley shared. Here is a son who was willing to quit his job to pursue a new identity and, in the process, becomes an accomplished photographer. Bill's reward is deep seated in strengthening the bond with a father's most precious possession--his son.
The pilot's logs personalize this book and bring the adventure into your living room. I don't know when I have enjoyed a book like this so much! This is must for anyone interested in outstanding landscape photography and a story of a unique father/son adventure of the highest level!
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Title: Earth from Above by Yann Arthus-Bertrand ISBN: 0810934957 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: America Wide: In God We Trust by Ken Duncan ISBN: 0957786123 Publisher: Ken Duncan Panographs Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Earth from Above: 366 Days by Yann Arthus-Bertrand ISBN: 0810944499 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Designs on the Land: Exploring America From the Air by Alex S. Maclean, James Corner, Gilles A. Tiberghien, Jean-Marc Besse, Alex MacLean ISBN: 0500284148 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: New York from the Air : An Architectural Heritage by John Tauranac ISBN: 0810981912 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
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