National Geographic: The Ultimate Field Guide to Landscape Photography (National Geographic Photography Field Guides)

With the title containing National Geographic, I had high expectations for this book. I am eagerly learning about Landscape Photography and wanted a book tilled with the technical details that would allow me to approach a certain level of professionalism in my photos.Here's what you should know before buying this book:1. The digital portion is only a few pages in the back. The book was clearly adapted from the film version of the book. When people started crying for digital info, they just stuck a few pages on.2. The digital portion is also incorrect or misleading (shockingly). Here's one example from page 126: "More pixels usually means finer detail, and this holds true for both compact cameras and SLR's." Well...this isn't really true. It's the marketing hype that camera manufacturers are pushing. In reality, it's a combination of the size of the sensor, the megapixels and the ISO speed you set, along with the quality of the lens that means finer detail. If you squeeze 10 megapixels onto a tiny sensor, all you get is more noise.3. 95% of the book is just talking about EXTREMELY basic stuff. Ie: The rule of thirds, including an "S" shape in your compositions, shoot at sunrise or sunset, etc.4. This is the biggie for me: THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW ANY PICTURE IN THE BOOK IS MADE. Other books, such as the excellent  National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography , include camera and exposure info, plus which filters are used and even how the filters are oriented in their holder! Filling a book with pretty pictures (as NG's guide does) teaches me nothing. Telling me how to orient and expose using a Graduated Neutral Density filter (a la Audubon Guide) will allow me to duplicate their results!This book was a complete waste of money due to the above reasons.

Great book. Highly useful. Recommended.

Great book. My photography professor recommended this book for our digital photography class and it gives a lot of information about landscape photography and how to take a good landscape photo and more!

Read it.

Well written guide. Arrived on time. Condition (used) as stated.

A great book for reference with a lot of "oh yeah" hints.

nice reference

Great advice, photos, and inspiration for your next photography trip.

If you are looking for a book that tells you what aperture and shutter speed to use for every possible situation, go buy something else. BUT if you are looking for a small book that you can easily stow in your bag and is packed full of useful advice from some of the world's greatest photographers then this is probably the only book you will need. The book concentrates on what you are trying to convey in your photos, tips on composition and how to effectively use light. In addition to the text there are several one page tips from top National Geographic photographers. There are short non-technical chapters on cameras and lenses and digital processing. Well worth the money.

Bien fait, comme la plupart des ouvrages de la NG.