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Title: Stretch: The World of Panoramic Photography by Nick Meers, Leo L. Larson ISBN: 2-88046-692-X Publisher: Rotovision Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fine book on an obscure topic
Comment: This is a very helpful survey of Panoramic Photography. It covers the broad history from the earliest days of photography to today. He has portfolios from a collection of current panormaic photographers that gives a good sense of what people are up to.
There is a comprehensive discussion of panoramic cameras, including obscure hand-built models.
My only suggestions for improvement are:
1. A greatly expanded discussion of digital panorama hardware and software.
2. More careful editing of the text. It is repetitive at points and seems a bit rambling.
3. A discussion of how to mount and display these images would be helpful.
I don not agree with Barry Schmetter's review
He blames the publisher for not having a bigger, more expensive book. Panoramas are an odd shape (wierd aspect ratio) that complicates printing. I think this book works well. Wonderful color reproduction in a well-made book.
All-in-all I highly recomment this new book on Panoramic Photography.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great book, but shabby publishing
Comment: Stretch is a great introduction to the field of panoramic photography. Nick Meers not only showcases some amazing examples of panoramic photography, but describes the wide variety of cameras and working techniques used to make the photographs. This is probably the best treatment of panoramic photography I've ever read and it makes me want to run out an purchase a horribly expensive panoramic camera.
Shame on Rotovision for printing an undersized version of this book on cheap paper stock more suitable for a magazine. The book would be spectacular in the larger format it deserves and on a decent paper stock. As it stands the photographs are unsatisfyingly small, the printing mediocre, and the binding suspect. Nick gets 5 stars for his efforts, but the substandard Rotovision presentation knocks off two stars with its shabby publishing job.
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Title: Panoramic Photography by Joseph Meehan ISBN: 0817453474 Publisher: Amphoto Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: 360 Degree Imaging: The Photographers Panoramic Virtual Reality Manual (Photography on the Web) by Phillip Andrews, Philip Andrews ISBN: 2880467322 Publisher: Rotovision Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Great Wide Open: Panoramic Photographs of the American West by Claudia Bohn-Spector, Jennifer A. Watts, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery ISBN: 1858941326 Publisher: Merrell Publishers Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Large Format Nature Photography by Jack W. Dykinga ISBN: 0817441573 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Mastering Digital Printing: The Photographer's and Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital Output by Harald Johnson ISBN: 1929685653 Publisher: Muska & Lipman Pub Pub. Date: 02 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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