Beneath an Open Sky: PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS (Visions of Illinois) [Hardcover]

Gary Irving (Author)

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"A virtuosity of color that corresponds as closely as any mediated images could to how beautiful this world can be." -- ALA Booklist

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press (October 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252016491
• ISBN-13: 978-0252016493
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 10.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 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: #1,935,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring panoramic photos of the beauty of rural IL, November 22, 1997

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This review is from: Beneath an Open Sky: PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS (Visions of Illinois) (Hardcover)

If you live in the Midwest or try to photograph it, this may be the best $20.97 you can spend. It is a book of inspiring, panoramic, color photos of rural Illinois. Gary pulls the beauty out of a landscape that most people, including photographers, usually ignore. This book has opened my eyes to the state I live it and given me photographic ideas that I was blind to before.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the spirit of the heartland, September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Beneath an Open Sky: PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS (Visions of Illinois) (Hardcover)

I grew up in Illinois, but only after I moved away did I learn that the vast midwestern sky is unique. Irving's panoramic photos capture the beauty of the open sky as no others I've seen. Whenever I'm homesick, if I need to see a midwestern thunderstorm, I open Irving's book and I'm there.