Acadia Panorama: Images of Maine's National Park [Paperback]

Alan Nyiri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008

The pictures tell the story in these panoramic photos from all reaches of Acadia National Park and vicinity. Subjects range from delicately detailed close-ups to dramatic, wide-ranging views. Photographer Alan Nyiri captures his photos with a panoramic camera, which offers a full 140DG span. An introduction gives a fascinating glimpse into the mind and methods of a master landscape photographer, and captions identify and provide background about the images.

Product Details

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892727403
• ISBN-13: 978-0892727407
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 13.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars accessible, real moments of beauty, May 20, 2008

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Greg Wadlinger (Hanover, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acadia Panorama: Images of Maine's National Park (Paperback)

Alan Nyiri's notes accompanying the images caused me to see them differently than I expected to upon sitting down and opening Acadia Panorama. One gets the faintest notion that his use of panoramic equipment puts Nyiri self-consciously outside the norm, as if he were requiring us to use a GAF Viewmaster or employing some contrivance to interpret the scenes. Reading the notes increased my curiosity and intensified my inspection, corner to corner, edge to edge, over and over. Somewhere along the way there was a spark of recognition. I had been there once before, not to Mt. Desert, but to that place where you can tell yourself you have nothing better to do than to wait and watch, gather in a bunch of seemingly wasted moments till you apprehend THE moment. I wanted to be there again, so I slowly turned page after page, imagining the ascent to the vantage point, thinking how brisk the air must be, how my beard must be getting a bit straggly after several days, how little I am missing revving engines and ringing phones. Thank you my dear friend Mr. Nyiri, for taking me to that place again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book!, April 16, 2008

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Daniel OConnell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acadia Panorama: Images of Maine's National Park (Paperback)

Alan Nyiri combines a sensitivity of light, a keen sense of place and obvious love of nature to produce this marvelous collection of images. In this book the artist explores and expands the panoramic format in the exquisite setting of one of the most beautiful parks in all the world. If you're a fan of panoramic photography, a fan of Mount Desert Island, or are considering a visit to that enchanted island, you'll want this book.

Full disclosure; I'm a friend of Alan's and an admirer of his work.