Patterns Of The Earth

by Angelika Jung-Hüttl, Geotr@ns (Translator), Bernhard Edmaier (Photographer)

- A panoply of amazing abstract patterns that occur naturally on the earth's surface collected into a compact handbook
- Over 400 aerial photographs taken by one of the world's greatest aerial photographers
- Craters, pools and islands; rivers, canyons and streams, estuaries, icebergs and salt flats; seabeds, deserts and glaciers are categorized by shape and form into clearly defined sections
- A source of inspiration for those working in the creative industries and the arts as well as environmentalists and everyone who marvels at the world around them
- With text explaining how, where and why the formations naturally occur

Contents

Introduction
Locations

Bands
Stripes
Ripples

Circles
Spots
Grains

Forks
Branches
Webs

Curves
Ribbons
Swirls

Spikes
Grids
Cracks

Glossary
Index

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Reference, Photography

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 19, 2007

Reviews

[Inara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs more words.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just bought this gorgeous little book about nature at different scales. The photos are stunning-- many are so abstracted you can't read them even though you know what you're looking at. I would have liked just a bit more scientific meat to the text, but that's not the point of the book, I suppose. I know I'll be spending more time pondering the details. Related by subject to The Self-Made Tapestry.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is basically all pictures. There are lots of cool views of the earth up close and from a distance in the air. It would make a great coffee table book (or end table because the book is kind of small). I enjoyed looking through the pictures. There are lots of photos from Iceland, Alaska and Namibia (and other places too)! In fact there are maps in the beginning that mark where each photo was taken.

[sleeps9hours · Rating 1 out of 5]

After seeing Edmaier's large format book, Earthsong (2004), with what looks like a lot of the same photos, only much larger, this book was not exciting.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

aerial photography from all over the world indexed into ripples, swirls, bands, stripes, etc. i think circles were my favorite.

[Carlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful nature photography book. makes me want to travel for longer, and further :)

[Paula Kirman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely stunning photos - I have a feeling I will come back to it again for another look.

[Juozas Šalna · Rating 4 out of 5]

per mažas formatas ;[

[Muireann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for when a bit under the weather (or possibly high as a kite?)