Jock Elliott
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Troy, NY
It’s no secret: I have “a thing” about photographing the grandeur of the sky. As a result, I find myself constantly trying to reconcile the disparity between my reaction to a skyscape – Wow, that is amazingly awesome! – and the results I typically get – Wow, that is amazingly flat.
Of late, I have been patrolling the Internet in search of skyscapes that move me, in the hopes that I could learn something from what other photographers have captured. Recently, I ran across a fellow who still shoots film, takes excellent photographs, and who recommended Galen Rowell’s Vision – the Art of Adventure photography.
Through Amazon, I was able to whistle up a copy for a penny (plus $3.99 shipping), and, even though I doubt that I will ever trek in Nepal or hang from pitons on a vertical face, I can highly recommend it. It is divided into four sections: Goals, Preparations, Journeys, and Realizations.
Each section is populated by edited essays from Rowell’s column for Outdoor Photographer magazine followed by photograph pages to which the essays are keyed. While I am only about 15% through the book so far, I can already see it’s worth well enough to suggest anyone here might enjoy a copy. Rowell has not yet told me how to take great sky photographs but he has already made me think a great deal about what I am doing, and he is an engaging writer. Heck, the cover shot alone is worth the price of admission.
Cheers, Jock
Of late, I have been patrolling the Internet in search of skyscapes that move me, in the hopes that I could learn something from what other photographers have captured. Recently, I ran across a fellow who still shoots film, takes excellent photographs, and who recommended Galen Rowell’s Vision – the Art of Adventure photography.
Through Amazon, I was able to whistle up a copy for a penny (plus $3.99 shipping), and, even though I doubt that I will ever trek in Nepal or hang from pitons on a vertical face, I can highly recommend it. It is divided into four sections: Goals, Preparations, Journeys, and Realizations.
Each section is populated by edited essays from Rowell’s column for Outdoor Photographer magazine followed by photograph pages to which the essays are keyed. While I am only about 15% through the book so far, I can already see it’s worth well enough to suggest anyone here might enjoy a copy. Rowell has not yet told me how to take great sky photographs but he has already made me think a great deal about what I am doing, and he is an engaging writer. Heck, the cover shot alone is worth the price of admission.
Cheers, Jock