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| Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs | 
| Creator: Leah Bendavid Val
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
Buy Used: $2.76
You Save: $27.24 (91%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 7997
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 504
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.1
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 10 x 1.9
ISBN: 079226164X
Dewey Decimal Number: 779
EAN: 9780792261643
ASIN: 079226164X
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Great to see pro hotos June 6, 2008
I am an aspiring photographer. I was actually in the book store the other day just browsing and I picked up this book as well as the other 2 in this series (which are on there way). I was very impressed so I came home and got on Amazon. I got mine used (in great shape) for 10 bucks shipped...How can you go wrong there.
The reason I purchased this book is because I think it is really good to see what has made it to print and to get a feel for what a huge magazine deems good for print in it's pages...that alone is worth studying and again 10 bucks shipped, is a killer deal!!!!!! Also another great thing about this book is that it has photos from 80 years ago and for those photographers wanting to gain that feel in their photos, it offers a great place to reference to see how it was done in print (not on some tute from the internet).
Another great aspect to this is that if you ever entertain and have this on the coffee table it is great for guests, creates conversation and also makes you look very well versed! ;-)
 Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We were highly disappointed in this book. The photos were grainy and certainly not National Geographics greatest! We have seen absolutely stunning shots from them in the past and not one was included in this book. It was a great disappointment.
 Fast shipping, great book! January 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Fast shipping, love the book, but the front cover was tattered on the edges. Thanks!
 Mediocre January 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For such a large book, the images that are exceptional are few. I was disappointed, given the huge assortment of excellent NG photos from which to choose, that these were deemed "greatest." Worth the $20, but not much more.
Don't buy this one-buy In Focus November 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I came across 3 National Geographic photo books while doing some Christmas shopping. The first one a found was In Focus, which is a history of portraits. I also found this book and the Wide Angle book. After carefully researching the reviews and looking at them in a bookstore, I bought IN FOCUS. I agree with other reviewers that this book and Wide Angle are too grainy, not top quality photos. Wide Angle was actually boring photos with no information in the captions to help romanticize the photos. IN Focus has better quality photos. It will make a great gift for someone who loves National Geographic but may not impress the aspiring photographer. The captions aren't fantastic, but if you love National Geographic, you don't need someone to spell out for you what the beauty of each picture can show. My complaint is that the caption isn't always on the same page as the picture. You may have to flip forward or backward to find out what you are looking at which is some what distracting to the flow. Point is, it is a coffee table book. Would make a great book for a lobby of a business where people have to wait and need something to look at.
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