Capture the Magic

Excellent ouvrage pédagogique, où on entre dans l'univers du maître, avec un choix de ses meilleures photos et des remarques très intéressantes sur les choix de composition privilégiés.

Very well written. His photos are stunning and have comments regarding each. This book is not as "wordy" as some, but the author says more in a paragraph than most do in a page of text. This book assumes you already know the basics of how your camera and lenses work. The technical info about the photos appear in an index, so as you go through the book it does not distract you from the subtlety of his photographic process, but is there if you want or need it. I was looking for a book that went beyond the technicality of photography and more into the artistic side and this book does this.

My professional background is in design. I love how this photographer demonstrates design in photography and how the principles and elements of design are all around us waiting to be noticed and used effectively in our photography. The photographs are truly awesome.Thank you for a beautiful book.

A fan of Jack Dykinga's work, I ordered this so as to get it hot off the press. I wanted a book full of advice and was keen to see some of his latest work following his move to digital. Having read it through I have been faintly disappointed by both text and images. Of the latter many well known favourites are here but most of the images are from his Nikons. I prefer the earlier work- it seems better thought out. ~The quality is just as excellent but the images seem less inspired although still at a high level. For instruction and guidance his earlier book on Large Format Landscape photography I find much superior (I have never and never expect to use a 5x4) and can be thoroughly recommended. As a book comparing landscape images shot by one photographer over a period of time and from different viewpoints the book First Light by Joe Cornish is a far better example. Not a bad book but I felt it to be a bit of a pot boiler.

Lots of information and how too's worth the read.