In this inspirational collection of photographs, Peter Watson demonstrates how to shoot a variety of landscapes in every season of the year, with a chapter devoted to each month. Watson debates the pros and cons of film versus digital, describes his techniques, and offers his opinion on the best cameras and equipment for landscape photography. Captions provide technical details, including, exposure, lens, shutter speed and filters for each image.
Seasons of Landscape: An Inspirational and Instructive Guide in Photography
The complete guide to the sustainable management of landscapes
A must-have guide for anyone working with landscapes, Sustainable Landscape Management eases the transition of the landscape industry into a new era of green consciousness. Filled with examples that illustrate best practices, the book provides a practical framework for the development of sustainable management strategies from design to execution and, eventually, to maintenance in an effort to construct landscapes that function more efficiently and minimize the impact on the environment. Sustainable Landscape Management includes:
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An overview of sustainable design and construction techniques as the basis for the maintenance and management of constructed landscapes
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Coverage of ecosystem development, managing landscape beds, managing trees and shrubs, and lawn care
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An entire chapter devoted to issues associated with the use of chemicals in landscape management
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Guidance on retrofitting existing landscapes for sustainability
Reshaping the landscape takes on more significance as society embraces a new value system for advancing environmentally friendly ideals. By following the management principles laid out in this book, readers will learn the key elements for building landscapes that integrate beauty and function to create a sustainable presence that extends well into the future.
Sustainable Landscape Management: Design, Construction, and Maintenance
We don t sell gardens; we sell images of gardens. This observation on the part of a landscape architect makes it clear just how important it is that a design be effectively communicated to the community, clients, and the public. Drawings, models, simulations, and films communicate the designers proposed ideas and solutions, but they also convey their attitude toward the use of nature and the environment. With myriad possibilities including computer programs as well as hand drawings and models, which continue to be widely used and strong competition in the field, there is now a huge variety of visual representations, with agreed-upon rules but also a great deal of freedom. In three large sections, this books sifts through the currently commonplace and available techniques and evaluates them in terms of their informative value and persuasive power, always illustrating its points with analysis of examples from international firms. An introductory look at the development thus far is followed by a systematic presentation of modes of representation in two, three, and four dimensions in the plane, in space, and in the temporal process. The second section deals with the sequence within the workflow: from the initial sketch through concept and implementation planning all the way to the finished product. The third section deals with the strategic use of visualizations in the context of competitions, future schemes, and large-scale landscape planning. The focus in this section is not on the familiar use of the relevant techniques, but rather on the methods and forms of visual representation in contemporary landscape architecture.
Visualizing Landscape Architecture: Functions, Concepts, Strategies