Product Description

Shoot perfect photos of landscapes, places, and people with pointers from one of the region's most renowned photographers.

Authoritative yet easy-to-follow, his guide to taking postcard-perfect shots of all the best the Colorado Rockies has to offer includes tips for both digital and film equipment. Whether you're a pro looking for new insights or a novice wanting to ensure your vacation looks as spectacular on film as it did with your own eyes, this book is invaluable. Full-color throughout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #574134 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780881507331
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Don Mammoser is a professional nature and wildlife photographer and the author of Wildflowers of Colorado. His magazine credits include National Geographic Adventure, Outdoor Photographer, and many others. He and his family live in Bailey, CO.

Customer Reviews

It's Just OK
I think the maps and illustrations could have been better. It serves the function of being a guide to good photo locations, but it was not nearly as good or useful as say "Photographing the Southwest: Southern Utah"

Photographing the Southwest: Volume 1--Southern Utah (2nd Ed.) (Photographing the Southwest)

This book was well done with in depth descriptions of the photo ops, how to get there, the best times to be there, where to go to see things other photographers don't, etc. This book, however, will only serve as a general guide of where to do and not much more.

Exactly what i needed
I knew that there was far more to Colorado than I've seen. What I needed was a book to tell me where to go, when to go there, and what I can expect to see there. This book is exactly that. It details 100 different locations in the Colorado Rockies, divided in to four geographic areas.

There are many photogenic areas of Colorado, and if this book is any indication, I should be very busy every weekend next year.

Photographer's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
I can't begin to describe my disappointment in this book. It is very short - less than 100 pages, and not worth the money spent. The chosen favorite spots in this book just have general descriptions. I need to know how long it will take to get to a location, difficulty, if hiking will be required so I can plan accordingly, and exactly where some of these locations actually are. In a photographic guide, you expect to know where exactly a photo was taken not just a very general area like Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, as well as what filters were used for the photo, medium, etc. I have walked this park, and it is huge. For someone not familiar with the area, it would be very frustrating not to know exactly where the example location photo in the book was taken.

If you are looking for scenic books on Colorado, I would recommend Colorado Scenic Guide: Northern Region and Colorado Scenic Guide: Southern Region. These books are split into the northern and southern parts of the state. While they are not photgraphic guides, they do contain alot more detail on each site such as the quality of scenic beauty, how to access the site, time needed to get there, best time of day for a photo, elevation, best time of year for visit, directions, and a small map for each location. In the Northern book alone there are over 50 scenic places listed to visit.