Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Enda Cavanagh on December 07, 2010, 10:19:39 am
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For some time I have wanted to publish a book of my favorite images of the Irish landscape. Now at last I have produced a beautiful coffee table book titled “Exploring the Irish Landscape” composed of my collection of these photos of Ireland, captured on my journeys around the irish countryside The book may be purchased directly from my website.
(http://www.endacavanagh.com/Enda's%20Images/Images%20for%20Luminous%20Landscape/Cover%20at%20500ppi.jpg)
I believe we inhabit a land of flawed wonder and timeless beauty and I have attempted in my own way to capture the true essence of Ireland. I hope you enjoy it. :)
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Congrats! The cover image is great!
Mike.
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I can only echo Mike's word…
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I can only echo Mike's word…
Me too!
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Me too!
And me! It looks great!
Eric
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And me! It looks great!
Eric
FWIW, I placed my order yesterday and will pitch my tent near my mailbox… :)
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Hi Francois
You are my first Swiss customer. Your book went out today. I hope you enjoy it. It must be cold in a tent in Switzerland at the moment. I don't want to be responsible for your demise!! :D
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Enda,
Thanks for the head-up. Actually, it's not freezing yet but you're right, Switzerland is not the Bahamas!
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Christmas is coming and I may well be dropping a hint or two to herself. Now what on earth shall I buy her?
Really loved the pictures on your site BTW.
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Mmmmm Let me think. Mmmmmm what to get mmmmm....no sorry can't help you there. No wait a minute what about my amazing new book. Ha ha. Great choice Justin!!
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The front cover is really amazing! Congratulations. If the rest of the book keeps the same high quality you are having a best seller...
- John
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Thanks John
Ya I was really happy the way it turned out. I'm a bit finnicky when it comes to quality. I use a Hasselblad H3D 39, either with the Hasselblad lenses or else with a Cambo wide DS and Schneider lenses and I wanted the images to shine through. Some of the older images were shot with a Mamiya 7 and a 43mm lens. They have a very different feel but I was really happy the way the all turned out. The whole book was done in Ireland. With the current economic climate I was really determined to do that if possible.
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By the way if you want to see some of my images from the book here is another post on Luminous Landscape with some of my latest images from a recent commission
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=49119.0 (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=49119.0)
and of course you can see many more on my website ;) Here is the link http://www.endacavanagh.com/ (http://www.endacavanagh.com/)
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Copy ordered! Looking forward to it.
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Cheers Mike.
Judging from you avator you know where the book cover photo was taken!
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Just wanted to chime in to say that my book has arrived (just in time, before the snow) and I must say that it's a very nice book. Beautiful B&W and color landscapes.
I'm happy, thank you Enda!
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Well. If you're happy, than I'm happy :) I'm delighted you like it
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Great stuff. You should be very proud of yourself! :)
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Ya. I'm really chuffed. My lovely lady Zofi and I designed the whole lot ourselves and I sourced a really good printer. It was nice not to have a publisher influence the look and content of the book. Tomorrow going to start contacting all the main Irish newspapers plus international photography magazines. Than getting into stores. Exciting times ahead. Pity I do'nt have a few more months until Christmas but sure it is what it is :)
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Thanks John
Ya I was really happy the way it turned out. I'm a bit finnicky when it comes to quality. I use a Hasselblad H3D 39, either with the Hasselblad lenses or else with a Cambo wide DS and Schneider lenses and I wanted the images to shine through. Some of the older images were shot with a Mamiya 7 and a 43mm lens. They have a very different feel but I was really happy the way the all turned out. The whole book was done in Ireland. With the current economic climate I was really determined to do that if possible.
And it all worked superbly! Just got my copy today. Great work.
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Great stuff. I'm glad you like it Mike. :)
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For anyone who's interested there is an article in the Irish Times newspaper today about me and the book. Here is a link to the Irish Times website.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0112/1224287322510.html (http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2011/0112/1224287322510.html)
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The trouble with your book Enda is that I am reminded just how utterly inadequate I am when it comes to landscapes. :)
Best of luck with it anyway.
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The cover page looks fantastic! Who prints this? Is this self published? If you had it printed via blurb - a few of us in the US can order it directly....congratulations!
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"a land of flawed wonder and timeless beauty" -- A nicely-rendered phrase, I like it. The book looks great, too.
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The cover page looks fantastic! Who prints this? Is this self published? If you had it printed via blurb - a few of us in the US can order it directly....congratulations!
Hi Umesh
A really good company in Ireland printed it. Very high quality printing and I got a good price. They really bent over backwards to accommodate me and with a quick turnaround.
I is self published. I want to design it myself and have full control over the quality and content. It's going to get reviews in most of the main Irish broadsheets. It was in the Irish Times yesterday. I just felt I didn't need an agent or publisher and wanted to cut out the middleman. Waterstones who are the main book store contacted me this morning and they want to sell it. I'm getting into local newspapers in the bigger towns and cities where my photos have relevance and simultaneously getting it into the main book shops in those areas.
I had at the very beginning considered Blurb, but their printing costs are just too high if I want to sell it to stores and make a profit. The book would become too expensive. It's a coffee table book at €34.95 and printed to a higher standard than what Blurb could offer. (I did get a sample book. It was quite good but not good enough for what I wanted. I wanted a high end product)
Thanks for your comments Umesh :)
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The trouble with your book Enda is that I am reminded just how utterly inadequate I am when it comes to landscapes. :)
Best of luck with it anyway.
Don't knock yourself. It's all about learning and loving what your doing. If you're having a good time doing it that's by far the most important thing.They my wise words of wisdom for the day ;)
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Oh I'm not knocking myself, just saying that I do not have the attributes to shoot landscapes to your level and to be honest I am more than happy to admire the work of those that are good at it whilst developing my own strengths elsewhere.
To me the greatest visual virtue of Ireland is the light that shines after an Atlantic storm, especially in late summer and autumn when then comes that most incredible golden hue, an aura that makes the whole landscape light up and radiate in a fantastic way that I cannot recollect seeing anywhere else. It is I believe the the true gold at the end of the rainbow for the two phenomena are closely associated with one another. I know I'll never do it justice with a camera so I just sit back and enjoy, which is just how I feel about your work.
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Thanks so much for you very kind words Justin.
Ya the light in Ireland is sometimes unique. :) Not many places where rain and sunshine occur simultaneously in the same spot. That's probably my favorite light too. I love the way the drama of the rainclouds becomes so stark and dramatic due to the sunshine illuminating the whole scene and the way the rain droplets glistens in the sun.