High Sierra: The Range of Light
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764353446 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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. A self-taught photographer since high school, Fred Weyman, from Reading, PA, was an environmental toxicologist and has backpacked in the Sierra Nevada more than 30 times over a period of 15 years
Witness the disappearing edges between water and rocks at Lake Aloha, the scant vegetation peeking out between slabs of smooth granite in Cherry Creek Canyon, and read about the natural processes that led to the creation of waterfalls, glaciers, and lakes. Musings about the Sierra Nevada by naturalists, mountaineers, and writers, including John Muir, Norman Clyde, Jane Wilson Howarth, and Jack Kerouac, complement the arresting photography.. Focusing on carefully selected landscapes captured from virtually impossible vantage points, the photographs reflect a genuine Sierra backcountry experience. The painstakingly crafted compositions demonstrate how light can determine the way one sees and remembers a landscape. The Sierra Nevada Mountains, which many
About the Author A self-taught photographer since high school, Fred Weyman, from Reading, PA, was an environmental toxicologist and has backpacked in the Sierra Nevada more than 30 times over a period of 15 years.