I would afree with this advice, all of his boks are great. Of the two mentioned, "The Nature Photographers Complete Guide..." is equipment and technique oriented while "Focus on Nature" is oriented on the thought process behind the image, asthetics etc. Another book of his to look at is "John Shaw's Landscape Photography". This book has some of everything in it, from equipment choices to exposure to composition to planning a trip to a location. Someone else mentioned the video series. While I agree that they may be a little rough they certainly are not bad. The information in them is highly valuable. Some of it gets repetetive but for someone trying to learn a subject that can be complicated at first, the repetition helps. I think they're worth the money. > >Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:57:17 -0500 >From: "The Korczaks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Which of Shaw's books should I get next? [v04.n294/20] [v04.n298/9] >Message: 9 > >Ross, > >If you like John Shaws books, then get any you can find. I learned >something from all of them due to his approach and obvious love for the >craft that shows in his writing. > >Jim Korczak >Pocono Mountains, USA >www.summitresources.com > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:18:14 -0500 >From: "Goldberg, Ross P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Which of Shaw's books should I get next? [v04.n294/20] >Message: 20 > >I am avidly reading John Shaw's Closeups in Nature and consider it must-read >material for anyone! I am reading through, learning a lot of information, >and deciding what items I plan to buy next to supplement my current >equipment (and it doesn't have to break the bank!). > >I want to learn more about nature photography as well, so I can learn about >how to best telephoto, extend the telephoto, compose, etc. > >I saw he has two books on the subject so I'm not sure which one would be >best to get. The two titles are: >Focus on Nature, 1991 >Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques, 1984 > >Please advise... > >Ross
