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 Wonderful pictures July 27, 2008
This a good book, full of wonderful photos, which you keep picking up to have another look through. Minor negative points are that having seen the past 5 exhibitions I don't think the best photos have been included, but I guess that is personal choice. The layout is also disappointing as the photos are printed landscape on a portrait page so only use half of the available space, with the description taking up as much space as the photo.
I would still recommend the book for anyone with an interest in wildlife as the pictures are fascinating.
 Captivating images April 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of these books which, if given as a present, results in the recipient being somewhat distracted for the foreseeable future.
The pictures in it are diverse, well presented and accompanied by just the right amount of introductory text. This is a book to examine and wonder at, to browse through and remember why we ought to be treating this planet better then we do, and what we are going to lose or have already lost.
What you are not going to get from this book is the 'how', although looking at the pictures it is obvious that you need to stop getting up and going to bed at the normal time and be very patient. And probably use a tripod. And make your next birthday list one that says "long, fast lens".
It is going to give you ideas for photography, scenes, light, composition and places and things to go to , see and experience. And hours of pleasure too.
Stunning October 24, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is simply beautiful. I am a great fan of the natural world, and am also into photography. As other reviewers have mentioned, these shots are too good to even try replicating. The selection on offer is broad and diverse. Most of all, there are a number of images that seem to have the power to inspire me, to speak to me, and to connect with me in an uplifting way.
One of my treasured possessions.
Incredible! July 28, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
No artist's studio should be without the indescribably beautiful Light on Earth. You're bound to find something in there to cure even the most severe creative block. Unless you're a photographer, in which case steer clear; when you realise just what you've got to compete with, you'll be burning your portfolio! It's spoiled me for other books in its field - I bought "Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Places" at the same time and it left me cold.
Light on Earth is very well printed (I speak with some authority on the subject!), the captions insightful and its appeal is wide enough to make it the perfect reserve present to have tucked away somewhere incase you forget a birthday. Whether it ends up on a coffee table or squeezed between Kipper's Sticky Paws and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, it's going to be cherished. Even my 18 month old nephew was mesmerized.
 Not such a bright Light on the Earth April 3, 2006
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
I had high expectations of this book. The prestigous wildlife photographer of the year competition draws on the talents of the worlds top wildlife photographers, so you would expect some top notch imagery. Take the best of these images and compile them into a book that celebrates 20 years of the competition and you would expect to see a collection of the most stunning, draw dropping shots of the natural world. Sadly that hasn't happened. There are well over 100 photographs in this book, and out of those I would rate about 12 of them as draw dropping. Most of the rest are very good, with about 25% of the shots being very much "so what" in terms of visual impact. None of this is helped by less than top quality printing. I suspect that many of the shots have made it into the book more because of their scientific interest than anything else.
If it seems that I'm being a bit harsh it's because this book has a lot to live up to. The photographs in this book are very good, but they should be better - most of them are not the best wildlife images I have seen. If you want to see pictures of wildlife for their scientific content, then you will be quite happy with this book, but if you want page after page of stunning, draw dropping imagery then, like me, you are going to be dissapointed.
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