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Incredible Waves has just won Illustrated Book of the Year at The British Sports Book Awards!Beautiful, unique, kaleidoscopic, geometrically exquisite...perfect waves are some of Mother Nature's most alluring and mesmerizing creations. Incredible Waves is a stunning coffee-table book of photographs that capture the beauty and majesty of the world's most awesome waves. This breathtaking volume is a collection of the best recent work by 20 top surf photographers including Clark Little, Brian Bielmann, Chris Burkard, Russell Ord, DJ Struntz, Tungsten, Jeff Flindt, Ray Collins and Andrew Shield. Among the most spectacular shots are images of big-wave breaks such as Pipeline, Cloudbreak, The Right, Teahupoo and Jaws â?? waves which are as dangerous as they are enticing, for photographers as well as surfers.The stories behind the most dramatic shots are revealed in the accompanying text, along with essays and discussions about current trends in surf photography.Readers interested in improving their own photographic skills will benefit from the technique sections throughout the book which offer tips and advice for getting better shots. Everything from basic composition to underwater photography is covered, along with tips for getting the best from board-mounted miniature cameras such as the GoPro.The photos in Incredible Waves are guaranteed to thrill surfers, longboarders, kite surfers and bodyboarders alike...in fact everyone who loves looking at images of the ocean at its most spectacular.
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Orca Publications LTD, UK (December 10, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0956789331
ISBN-13: 978-0956789334
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.8 x 11.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #239,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #34 in Books > Science & Math > Physics > Waves & Wave Mechanics #35 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Sports #51 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Surfing
I received this book as a gift and it is beautiful. The pictures blew me away. I have always loved the ocean and seeing pictures of it. But this book really captures the uniqueness of all the different breaks throughout the world. There is one picture of Teahupoo in Tahiti that really captures what that wave is like. I have been there in one of boats and sat on the shoulder ...I have tried my best to describe that wave and my experience sitting on the boat that day. This picture captures it perfectly. Stunning. I would highly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed. WARNING.... the travel bug will bite after reading ;-) probably not a bad thing.
My dad was a surfer before he had children. He even used to make surfboards. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer and right before he died, I bought him this book. It was amazing to watch him flip through the pages and the light that would come to his eyes when he would see the waves and the beautiful images of the ocean. I was so grateful to be able to buy something like this for him to give him those memories before he passed.
Great photography! Special section on how to do surf photography from land, wave, air and underwater (I'm more of a photographer today than a water person).I was surprised to find no pictures from Santa Cruz or Mavericks but I did learn of a number of places I had not heard of. However I think I know where there are some even better places not listed...
I give this book a 5 star rating firstly for the shots which are epic, secondly for the quality of the book which is good also (hard cover, quality paper, etc). Gazing at the shots its like you are taking a trip around the world, getting an inside view of some truly awesome waves. The shot of macking Cloudbreak shows the magnitude of the oceans energy. The book has some interesting text to read also, including input from the photographers who took the shots.
REal nice book of wave photos. Pipeline, Chopes, Desert Pt, Kirra, Shipsterns, Skeleton Bay....most of the classic waves are here, although I would have liked to have seen Mavs and few more SoCal spots included. Still a great book though. The Clark Little shots are outstanding.
This is a stunning book!! I've always wondered what surfing looked like from inside a wave. So very beautiful. It makes me wish I could surf.
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