Sierra Starlight: The Astrophotography of Tony Rowell
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597143138 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The images will take you back to your first campsites, starry nights and shooting stars.” --Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle“Peaceful and magical.” --Adina LoBiondo, senior photo editor, Sierra magazine“Pure pleasure.” --Boom: A Journal of California“GorgeousHighly recommended.” --Donovan's Literary Services“Tony Rowell's images combine spectacular celestial sights with equally enthralling earthly scenery.” --Michael E. Bakich, senior editor, Astronomy magazine“Rowell adds another dimension to his cosmic photos by using light-painting techniques to create a fusion of earth and space.” --Chris Robinson, editor, Outdoor Photo
Kenneth David Brower is the oldest son of the pioneering environmentalist David Brower. His astro time-lapse videos have been featured on the National Geographic Channel, and his astrophotography has been chosen as the Astronomy Picture of the Day on NASA's APOD website. Rowell's photography expeditions have taken him from the Arctic Circle to the mountains of Tibet, and his work has been exhibited at the Yosemite Museu
The Milky Way illuminates a fleet of boats in the harbor at Lake Tahoe; the old Methodist church at Bodie looks both inviting and spooky against the expanse of the night. Accompanying several of the photographs are Rowell s stories of achieving a particular shot, stories that often include arduous feats such as carrying heavy packs of camera equipment at over 10,000-foot elevation and filming all night in subfreezing temperatures.. Explore the strange country of the nighttime Sierra Tony Rowell, son of wilderness photographer Galen Rowell, has created a compelling world in his ''astrophotographs'' of nighttime landscapes awash with light from the cosmos. At Mono Lake, spectral tufa towers stretch up to meet Leonid meteors; and farther west, water from Yosemite Falls cascades into a lunar rainbow. This new book showca
"A Sierra Classic" according to Richard O. Dorworth. This is a beautiful, inspiring addition to the library of mountain photography. Everyone who loves the Sierra will want these photos. I have spent much of my life in those mountains and have never seen them in quite the spectacular way that Tony reveals in shots from moonbows to comets to climbing at night to the unrivaled Sierra starlight. Tony's father, the late Galen Rowell, would be extremely proud of Tony for producing this book and even more pleased for him.. Beautiful Night Skies of the Mountains of California Beautiful images of the night skies from all over the mountains of California. Stars, lunar rainbows, comets, asteroids; all captured with majestic mountain scenery. A unique book. Great gift item.. One of the best natural photography books I've ready in years - nice One of the best natural photography books I've ready in years - nice to have something tangible that everyone can look, learn and explore.