Big Sky: Wild West Panorama

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 160 pages
• Published by: Firefly Books August 20, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1554071763
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1554071760
• Book Dimensions: 15.2 x 11 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 4.4 pounds

Product Review
There are no sweet little pictures here. These are not photographs for the faint-hearted. (Sandra Dalls Denver Post 20061210)

[Fitzharris] knows a thing or two about the dramatic interplay of light, color and spectacular land formations truly awe-inspiring. (Regan McMahon San Francisco Chronicle 20061221)

9-by-27 inch panoramas. Viewed up close, they overwhelm Every turn of a page seems to reveal a secret. (Jerry V. Haines Washington Post 20061217)

One of the year's most mesmerizing photographic collections. (Bill Thompson Charleston Post and Courier 20061210)

The photography is nothing less than stunning, and the narrative is compelling. (Christine Townsend From House to Home 20061209)

Stunning should dispel any doubts about the quality that digital photography can attain at the hands of a skilled practitioner. (Louise Abbott Montreal Gazette 20061029)

Stunning colour panoramic shots leave no doubt about the beauty of this vast area. (Globe and Mail 20061101)

awesome You'll find big sky in sunlit canyons, cactus-studded deserts, snow-capped mountains, impassable-looking badlands and endless beaches of the Pacific. (Joseph Kula Vancouver Province 20061206)

Wonder and awe best describe images expressed in a coffee table book, Big Sky: Wild West Panorama. (Chicago Sun-Times 20061220)

There is no better way to see the magnificence of the landscapes an iconic collection brilliant color and wide perspective. (RALPH -- The Review of Arts, Literature, Philosoph 200704)

An inspiring collection. Fitzharris even provides richly descriptive text that sets the scene for each breathtaking shot. (Shutterbug 20061029)

This one would be a perfect under-the-tree surprise for a nature lover or outdoor enthusiast. (Laszlo Buhasz Globe and Mail 200612)

Captur[es] the immense beauty and diversity of North America's western landscapes well-written narrative. (Christina Leadlay Embassy (Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly) 200701)

Big Sky captures come gorgeous panoramas, [and] natural landscapes. (Library Bookwatch The Midwest Book Review )

Breathtaking photosBig Sky is an awesome art gallery that dazzles the eyes with some of Mother Nature's most glorious brushstrokes. (American Profile )

A photographic exploration of the North American West. (Lori Stacy Celebrated Living (American Airlines) )

An inspiring book to curl up with. (Joy McDonell Canadian Camera )

Offers full-color spreads of such popular photographic topics as the Colorado River and Arches National Park, [and] more unusual locales. (Photo Techniques )

Product Description


A personal celebration of the American West by one of its finest photographers and authors.

Distilled from more than two decades of exploration, Tim Fitzharris' Big Sky captures gorgeous panoramas rarely matched in majesty and diversity. Big Sky includes tinted canyons, cactus-studded deserts, ice-capped mountains, rumpled badlands, the misty beaches of the Pacific and a limitless expanse of prairie wildflowers. These are images that reflect the still heart of America's native wilderness.

Fitzharris opens Big Sky with personal observations on photographing the American West and then presents a retrospective of his photographs, organized by region:

• High Plains
• Canyon lands
• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Nevada
• Southern deserts
• Pacific coast.

For each of these six sections there is an introduction to the landscape, followed by 12 plates for a total of 72 panoramas.

Stunning and gorgeous, Big Sky is a lovingly compiled collection of remarkable panorama photographs of this vast section of the nation. This will be Tim Fitzharris' definitive work, demonstrating his reverence and respect for the American West. (200610)

Reader Reviews
The wide double format spread of the pictures is awesome. I have had it open in the living room since we got it, open to a new picture everyday. Every picture has a frame around it, just like you would have if you had it on the wall.