Hummingbirds

By Tony Keppelman

Photographer Tony Keppelman used a customized strobe light to freeze these elusive birds in a wide range of positions. He has captured the amazing vibrancy and splendor of these "dancers of the air".... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821216171
• ISBN13: 9780821216170
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: New York Graphic Society
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful!

The photographer/author set himself a difficult task -- capturing photographs of hummingbirds in flight, with such high resolution as to see the fine details in their feathers. Unlike most nature photographers, he used a neutral background, so you can see the bird itself without distractions. And he accomplished this without disturbing or capturing his subjects.Mr. Keppelman studied informally with photographer Ansel Adams. The book includes an introduction by famous live-bird advocate Roger Tory Peterson; snippets of poetry by Emily Dickenson, e. e. cummings, Ray Bradbury, and others; and a brief technical explanation of his methods.The book could have been improved if he had access to more than six species, and if the mostly-blank pages opposite each plate contained a little more information than the plate number. (There is a cross-reference in the back for each species.)The amazing photographs more than make up for this lack, and I highly recommend the book to anyone who appreciates beauty.