At a time of imperial expansion; British forces were almost constantly in action against major powers; in wars of conquest; or in expeditions on the fringes of Empire; such as the North West Frontier; southern Africa or Burma. This book outlines the medals issued to British soldiers and sailors for military service.
2009-05-16 2009-05-16File Name: B01BWMEQQS
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good photos; poor writingBy Josh BrownAs others have mentioned; the photographs in the book are beautiful. I was hoping for a book that would dive into photography techniques as used in black and white photography. But most every photo follows the same process of bracketed images; HDR merge and convert to black and white. There is little mention of any actual techniques or why or ho the photograph was taken; which in my opinion is the toughest and most interesting part. If you are looking for a book to simplify the editing process with good results then buy this one. If you are looking for a book to learn about how and why to take a picture for black and white then look elsewhere.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Im sorry to say I was really disappointed with this bookBy CustomerIm sorry to say I was really disappointed with this book. I was looking for some new inspiration to perhaps add a spark to my own landscape photography and certainly Garys photos do have a unique mood to them. However it would seem the author just didnt have enough advice to offer in order to justify an entire book. The post process involved in creating the look and feel of these photos is very repetitive and once youve read about a couple of them youve pretty much got the gist of it. And unfortunately quite a bit of it is automated programs and filters. I really didnt learn a single new technique. Not one "aha" moment.Great photographs but ultimately not very educational.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. HDR meets Nik Silver Efex Pro 2By DJRThe author uses common techniques to capture multiple-exposures of a scene. Then he utilizes Photomatix to render HDR interpretations. Finally he uses Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 to yield stunning BW results. From scene to scene the end-to-end recipe is fairly consistent. That said in my opinion the results are very impressive and eye catching.
