Rocky Mountains: Wilderness Reflections [Paperback]

Tim Fitzharris (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

This large-format high-quality photography book depicts the beauty of the Rocky Mountain landscape from New Mexico to the Yukon. Scenic photographs maximize the detail and tonality range. Dramatic landscape photographs depict Rocky Mountain vistas reflected in alpine lakes and backcountry rivers. There are also accent photographs of the wildlife found in these alpine regions.

The text presents an overview of the topography of the Rockies and the natural history of the mountain environment, including the three major regions:

• The Southern Rockies (New Mexico, Colorado) highlighting Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Snowmass Wilderness, San Juan Range and Sangre de Cristo Range
• The Central Rockies (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho) highlighting Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Medicine Bow Range
• The Northern Rockies (Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon) highlighting Waterton Lakes, Banff, Jasper, Revelstoke and Yoho National Parks, the Columbia River Valley and Kananaskis Park.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tim Fitzharris is the author and photographer of 25 books on the wilderness and wildlife. His titles include the award-winning Sierra Club Guide to 35mm Landscape Photography, Forest, Nature Photography, Nature Photography Hot Spots and Wild Bird Photography. He is also the photographer of Firefly's postcard book series: Owls, Rocky Mountains, Wildflowers, Forests and Wolves. Fitzharris' photographs have appeared on the cover of many magazines including Life, Audubon and Nature's Best. He lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books; First edition. edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552093875
• ISBN-13: 978-1552093870
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #787,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply another superb photo journey with Tim Fitzharris!, May 14, 2009

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Kent Baker "Photoguy" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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I love Tim Fitzharris's books. He is a master photographer, who shares his knowledge freely and expertly with his readers. He writes in a style that makes it next to impossible to put his books down. I have often read one in a single sitting because I could not bear to stop reading and looking at the magnificent photographs in his books. Tim is not just someone who writes about photography, he is a masterful practicioner of the art! His techniques will produce results, if followed, and he is exceptionally generous in sharing them. If you only buy his books for the exquisite photographs, you will be well rewarded! But by all means read them and learn from a master. They are an easy read and he explains everthing in simple terms that anyone can understand. I was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado and have spent a great deal of time doing photography in the regions covered in this book. Haveing seen, and photographed, many of the same scenes as Tim, I can tell you that his work is truly inspirational!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for my collection, January 13, 2001

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This review is from: Rocky Mountains: Wilderness Reflections (Paperback)

For my liking, there is an excess of reflected images in this book even though the photography is excellent and sharp. I love the shots of the wildlife, however I would have enjoyed seeing more of the abundant flora of the region. Even with the minor shortcomings I can honestly say that this book deserves an excellent 5 star rating. With the help from OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY magazine I am a huge fan of several well known nature photographers-- John Shaw, Nevada Wier and Art Wolfe just to name a few. After buying this book and taking in all the photographs I can say that Tim Fitzharris is quickly joining that group!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A+ -- wonderful color photos of mountains, water & wildlife, September 8, 2005

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Peter D. Tillman (Taos, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky Mountains: Wilderness Reflections (Paperback)

This remarkable book represents the state of the art of printing color photographs in books, and at a very reasonable price.

I see a lot of pretty nature-photo books. They're almost always OK, but seldom memorable. This one's a keeper.

Check it out.

Happy reading--

Pete Tillman