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EarthFlight: Breathtaking Photographs from a Bird's-Eye View of the World Hardcover – December 8, 2011

by John Downer (Author)

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A guided tour of the world through the eyes of birds.

For his award-winning In-Flight Movie, filmmaker John Downer devised a 61/2-ounce camera that could be carried by a trained buzzard. Eagle followed, for which Downer used a smaller video camera with an onboard transmitter to film a raptor's flight over the Alps. Supernatural continued the pioneering work, using a flock of greylag geese. Flock leader Buff was trained to carry a harness holding an even tinier camera, the "Goosecam," which captured amazing views from inside the flock.

EarthFlight, Downer's latest film project, is a six-part series. It uses spycams, microlights, hang-gliders, miniature helicopters and wirecams to give viewers a privileged perspective of birds in flight. Whether soaring 10,000 feet high over the Sahara or skimming yards over the Great Wall of China, EarthFlight the film allows viewers to take part in the miracle of flight.

Every page shows us what the birds see--winding shorelines, bustling cities, sunsets and storms, mountains, canyons and roiling seas--and the animals they encounter: pelicans diving for fish, a tiger drinking from a stream, migrating reindeer, dolphins playing, and in the desolation of the desert, a nomadic family. The book closes with a "Making of" chapter.

EarthFlight truly is a bird's eye view, a pioneering work of genius and a memorable journey around the world like no other.

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books (December 8, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1770850392
ISBN-13: 978-1770850392
Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #109 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Aerial
- #1093 in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Animals > Birds & Birdwatching > Field Guides
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On par with Planet Earth, Life and Frozen Planet...

By Christopher Petro on February 1, 2013

Format: Hardcover

THE GIST: Six continents. Four years worth of filming. Literally, shot from the birds point-of-view. You see what the bird sees. You get to experience the choices he makes, the scenery and expansive, often dangerous, landscapes he navigates.

So I picked up this Blu-Ray series a week or so ago and I'm already finished. I was watching two episodes a night, completely sucked in. Originally, I thought I could restrain myself and watch one episode every other night, but it's just an impossibility with this highly edifying nature documentary.

If you haven't watched the trailer, head to Youtube after you finish this review and give it a watch. What you'll experience are tiny high resolution cameras mounted to the backs of agile birds as they trek great distances, incredibly numbing altitudes and navigate the bodies of dense and stunning wilderness with awesome nimbleness; like the forest scene where a hawk weaves at light-speed around massive tree's seeking its next meal.

There are five classical nature documentary episodes: North America, Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia & Australia and one behind-the-scenes episode: Flying High. All episodes narrated by the Scottish actor, Doctor Who's David Tennant, who fares an boyish Sean Connery cadence for nature narration.

All episodes will blow your mind. An immediate standout scene is found in the first episode, North America, where the crew follows Bald Eagles, one of the most social birds on the planet, as it soars over and through the Grand Canyon. The result is a dazzling view of one of the greatest places on earth, from the perspective of one of the most fabled birds on the planet.

Another great aspect of the series is how it fearlessly interlaces terrestrial animal biology with its bird facts.Read more ›

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FANTASTIC BOOK---A KEEPER!

By John E. Crutchfield on April 18, 2012

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This is a truly remarkable book with photographs that defy description. The story of how this was done is equally remarkable.
It is worth twice the price and then more. Amazon gave super service!
EarthFlight: Breathtaking Photographs from a Bird's-Eye View of the World

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Beatifull pics from birds in flight

By S.Arsomedjo on October 2, 2012

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After seeing the BBC docu EarthFlight in full HD wanted to have copy of the shots to view without needing to turn on the HDTV or PC, and must say the pics are good and nice to view, an addition to my Blu-Ray

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Five Stars

I love this series. I bought both the book and the dvd.

Published 10 months ago by Sherry L. More

Five Stars

A gift for my brother - feedback very good indeed - great series!

Published 14 months ago by Goldilocks1

EarthFlight

This was a good read, the pictures of birds around the world were great and well done. I believe this would be a good book for any person interested in the birds of the world.

Published on February 13, 2012 by jvanz8