The Lake Superior Images [Paperback]

Craig Blacklock (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Blacklock Nature Photography; 2nd edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963499181
• ISBN-13: 978-0963499189
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,061,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmatched natural splendor portrayed by peerless technique, September 27, 2001

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Roger Edwards (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lake Superior Images (Hardcover)

In a roughly 8 year period, the author made several kayak trips along various parts of the Superior shoreline, hauling photographic equipment along and immersing himself in those wild, unspoiled scenes so spectacularly portrayed in the 154 plates that appear in this book. The results are well worth every penny of the 40-odd bucks this book costs, and then some. As a fellow photographer of nature, I can attest to the way one can use ground glass and film to convey his deep appreciation -- yes, even a spiritual bond -- with the outdoors as God made it. Blacklock's collection of 4x5 format images (with one 35 mm slide thrown in) of the Big Lake is not only visually vivid, but spiritually moving in a way few other published photo collections can perform.

Nowhere have I seen water, rock, ice, forest, fog and sun so splendidly blended and starkly contrasted at the same time, across an entire plate set. [Plate 33 is the most stunning portrayal of ice and sky together which I have ever seen -- National Geographic's Arctic photos included -- and easily in my top 5 favorite photographs of all time.] Most admirably, nowhere in any of the photos appears a man-made object that I could see. The author takes his efforts a step further by fully revealing his techniques -- right down to the camera, film and tripod brands, and his CMYK post-processing in Photoshop (not to alter, but instead to clean up, the imagery).

Having been all around Lake Superior, its rugged vastness revealed to my eyes but only feebly captured on film by comparison, I am in awe of the job Blacklock has done. The sky, rocks and waves there have such a rich story to tell; and this book masterfully allows that story to begin. It makes me determined to return someday, camera again in hand and Blacklock's methods in mind, to get far removed from the tracks of people, and to experience Superior at its raw, unrestrained best.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, thoughtful collection of images., September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lake Superior Images (Hardcover)

For anyone that has an affiliation with Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin or Ontario, this book will invoke memories of beauty and splendor. Craig Blacklock has captured the essence of Lake Superior in its natural state. My wife and I have enjoyed reading the text and viewing the photos in this artistic compilation. It reminds us of our Northern Michigan roots.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful images of the Lake Superior area, November 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lake Superior Images (Hardcover)

I grew up in the Thunder Bay, Ontario at the Northern tip of Lake Superior. The photos in this book really capture the ever changing beauty of Lake Superior and it's shore. Not very often can a book transcend image and evoke the wonder of nature, this one does.