The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound: Where to Find the Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide) [Paperback]

Rod Barbee (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Photographer's Guide | Publication Date: June 29, 2007

Shoot perfect photos from digital and film equipment with pointers from one of the region's most renowned photographers.

Anyone who has visited Puget Sound and Olympic and Mount Rainier National Parks has experienced the sublime wonders of these stunning destinations. This is a year-round guide for anyone looking to capture the rare beauty of northwestern Washington. Full-color photographs throughout

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About the Author

Rod Barbee is a professional nature photographer and writer whose work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer, Nature's Best, Northwest Travel, Backpacker, National Parks, and other magazines, in addition to being featured in numerous calendars, catalogs, and books. He lives in Port Ludlow, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press (June 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881507563
• ISBN-13: 978-0881507560
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Senior Travel

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best "get out there and do it" book for photography in the PNW, July 11, 2007

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R. Towery (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound: Where to Find the Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide) (Paperback)

I have to respectfully disagree with BookGeek.

Before a two week vacation/photo trip to Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula I bought about 10 books through Amazon. Several had awesome photos (like Art Wolfe's book), but none gave much detail on exactly where a given photo was taken.

That's the purpose of this book, on the other hand. I felt (as I often have in real life) I had met a fellow photographer that was happy to dole out his local experience. My son and I spent several days on the Olympic Peninsula, and because of the book visited several places we otherwise wouldn't have - with great results (Rialto Beach and Sol Jardin for example).

I'm already on experienced photographer, and thus don't really need the input on wide vs telephoto, but I don't see anything wrong with his recommendations.

In summary, I think the book is great, and as an owner of probably 100 photo related books, this one stands out in practicality for what I like to do.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstandingly useful book., July 23, 2007

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Richard Badger (Bainbridge Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound: Where to Find the Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide) (Paperback)

As a photographer who has lived in the Puget Sound region for over 40 years I was astounded by the numerous locales detailed by Mr Barbee that I have not(yet)visited. I found his directions and suggestions to be clear and concise and very user friendly. I particularly enjoyed Mr Barbee's unpretentious and conversational style of writing sprinkled with subtle humor.

I am a bit confused by "BookGeeks" negative comments. The purpose of this book is primarily to detail many of the exceptional photographic opportunities in the Puget Sound area. Certainly, for me, that task is well accomplished. In addition, Mr Barbee has included a substantial amount of very useful suggestions regarding the more technical and practical aspects of photography both in general as well as locale specific. I would also disagree regarding the quality of the photography in the book. Admittedly this is not a "picture" book and so does not highlight Mr Barbee's considerable photographic talents and yet I found many of the images to be exceptional and inspirational.

If one is looking for a "how to" book of photography there are many other books out there that will do the task. On the other hand, if one's plans include photography in the Puget Sound area this is the book to get.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, but a bit too limited..., December 13, 2007

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James Walley (Maple Valley, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound: Where to Find the Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (The Photographer's Guide) (Paperback)

For those who live in the Seattle area, this book will be a great guide to some not-so-well-known (as well as some VERY well-known) locations in Western Washington. I've already used it to plan several shoots to locations I never thought of before, and have been delighted with the results.

Now for the caveats: first off, this is for full-time residents of western Washington, not the summer tourist to Seattle. Unless you're visiting for a month or more, have no intention to do anything other that photograph, and have access to your own vehicle, you simply won't have the time to hit more than a handful of the locations listed here. Second, and this is my biggest gripe, while the book covers Puget Sound and the Olympic peninsula, there's only one location listed in the Cascades, and NO coverage whatsoever of Mount Rainier! Considering that this is probably the most spectacular area in all of Washington for nature photography, its omission is a little like a tourist guide to U.S. cities leaving off New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I wish the author/publisher could have seen fit to expand the volume to include Rainier, as well as other mountain areas such as Stevens Pass and the North Cascades Highway.