Plateau Light (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Plateau Light presents the wild beauty of America's Redrock Country, from the Grand Canyon to Escalante. This magical glimpse a the Southwest as seen by master photographer David Muench offers intriguing insights into his creative process and his collaboration with the enchanting light of the Colorado Plateau.

About the Author

Muench has been photographing America for more than 30 years.

Lawrence is a freelance writer and photographer for publications including Outdoor Photographer, PC Photo, and Plane & Pilot.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558684166
• ISBN-13: 978-1558684164
• Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #329,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking photos of the Colorado plateau, February 12, 2000

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This book offers a breathtaking view of the Colorado plateau. The full-page color photos are so incredibly vivid they almost jump off the page. It really makes you feel like you are there.

You get a look at towering mountains & magnificent nature made stone sculptures. Cascading waterfalls, meandering steams, peaceful snowscapes, brilliant autumn leaves, beautiful flowers & endless skies take your breath away.

Muench is a master at capturing detail and light, and this setting shows off his talent to the maximum. A narrative by James Lawrence provides a history of the area and conveys the feelings inspired by this natural wonderland.

Some images have small quotes & poems under them. In the back, each photo is shown in miniature with comments from photographer and technical details. This book provides a beautiful world to get lost in.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book with slight flaws, December 27, 1999

By	William R. Lane (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This is a gorgeous book of southwest photographs. It has many examples of how to take great photographs. An interesting feature is the photographers comments about each photograph, found in the back of the book. There are only a few flaws in my humble view. Some of the photographs were printed with very exagerated color saturation. This is painful in some cases. Another problem is Mr. Muench's use of a split density magenta filter for several of the photographs. He tries to give the scenes a warm glow but the magenta color looks totally fake, especially when one sees it only across the top of the photograph. Please throw that split density magenta filter away and let the southwest present its beauty naturally. Still a great and valuable book to own.

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT Muench book, April 6, 2008

By	Nikojorj - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plateau Light (Paperback)

Not that more to say than the title... This book contains many great photos made by a master, and the print quality makes justice to them (well, to confirm another review, there is one image that went too far on the reds, and has a deceptive burnt look - while many are great, and the splitND use is far more unobtrusive than Rowell's eg, with due respect ;o).
Page layout is more conservative than in other Muench books I have (I think to Primal Forces, great images but layout on the kitsch side), and that suits me well.