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See the sky as you never have before. Using a series of his awe-inspiring images, photographer and scientist John Day - who has a Ph.D. in cloud physics and is known round the world as "The Cloudman" - introduces us to earth's great skyscape. His spectacular portfolio of pictures captures a variety of cloud forms and shapes, ranging from cottony-soft cumulus clouds to frightening, whirling funnels, as well as a number of optical effects, such as coronas and halos, seen in the heavens above. A magnificent cloud chart; an explanation of clouds formation; hints on forecasting, observing, and photographing clouds; and his "Ten Reasons to Look Up" teach us to use our inner eye to really perceive those familiar fleeting forms.
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Photographer and scientist John Day has a Ph.D. in cloud physics and is known round the world as "The Cloudman". Exhibits of cloud images captured on film by John Day have been and/or are on exhibit in a number of public galleries including the Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, Californa, and The Hong Kong Science Museum.
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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
John Day - or 'Cloudman' as he is known to thousands of Americans, both through his pioneering website and his visits to schools around the country - is truly the doyen of international cloud scholars. This book is the culmination of decades of research and reading, and is full of all manner of wit and wisdom concerning clouds, 'the patron goddesses of idle men', as the dramatist Aristophanes described them. The photographs, many of them taken by Day himself, are outstanding, and do much to bring the book to glorious life, showing how the sky really is an enormous free outdoor cinema screen. What a lovely book.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A beautiful book. I received a copy for Christmas (at my specific request!). I'm so sorry I can't give it the 5 stars it ought to have. Why? Because the quality of the photographic printing so often leaves a lot to be desired. I just don't believe that so many of the photos were, in their originals, as grainy as they have been reproduced. Even the paper feels rough! Pages 94/95 are just one example of many. I have loved clouds for decades and was really hoping for a set of photographs of coffee table standard. I am very disappointed. However, I would far rather have the book than not - and in spite of my criticism.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a great for those who have a 'beginner' interest in clouds, as it is mostly pictorial. I bought it as a gift for my boyfriend and he has great fun trying to identify what types of cloud are in the sky.
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Very well written & photos excellent. Examples & tags make it easy to understand...more to clouds than I thought!!!
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Straight forward book, I learned allot in a very short time. I would recomend, the pictures are great and full explain what to look for.
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Shame about the binding quality
This book promised much but only partially delivered. The quality of many of the pictures leaves much to be desired and the explanations are more limited than other cloud books I... Read more
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Interesting but has flaws
When I first opened I was quite impressed but it is difficult to work out who it is intended for.
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a stunning book of pictures and print.this book is sandwiched by "the cloud spotters guide " and "how to be idle" ,roll on the summer.happy days.
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