"Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but also to those of the arts." mdash; The New York TimesDid you ever try to photograph a snowflake? The procedure is very tricky. The work must be done rapidly in extreme cold; for even body heat can melt a rare specimen that has been painstakingly mounted. The lighting must be just right to reveal all the nuances of design without producing heat. But the results can be rewarding; as the work of W. A. Bentley proved.For almost half a century; Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho; Vermont; and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work. In 1931; the American Meteorological Society gathered together the best of these photomicrographs; plus some slides of frost; glaze; dew on vegetation and spider webs; sleet; and soft hail; and a text by W. J. Humphreys; and had them published. That book is here reproduced; unaltered; and unabridged. Over 2;000 beautiful crystals on these pages reveal the wonder of natures diversity in uniformity; no two are alike; yet all are based on a common hexagon.The introductory text covers the technique of photographing snow crystals; classification; the fundamentals of crystallography; and markings. There are also brief discussions of the nature and cause of ice flowers; windowpane frost; dew; rime; sleet; and graupel.The book is of great value both to students of ice forms and for textile and other designers who can use the natural designs of these snow crystals in their work. Every photograph is royalty-free; you may use up to 10 without fees; permission; or acknowledgement."A most unusual and very readable book." mdash; Nature
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I have been using this very useful guide for 50 yearsBy Peter R PaigeI have been using this very useful guide for 50 years. It has been a great help to me in designing lighting for 50 productions that I have been involved with over that time. If anything; it provides more than is required for the novice designer; giving full explanations of how the systems work; the various lanterns that can be used; and how best to us them. If I have acriticism; it is this: one of the trickiest things that a novice has to do is find out about how to use colour. I realise that this is largely a matter of personal choice; but I have often been in a position where I need to distinguish between; say; sunrise and sunset; or afternoon and morning. What colours are best for these states? It is very difficult to find concrete advice on matters of this nature; and FRancis Reid doesnt have enough to say about this. But otherwise; it is an excellent reference.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. THE book was in amazing shape; like newBy stephani croyeTHE book was in amazing shape; like new. My son said it exceeded his expectations!! He is interested in lighting and theatre; he recommended it to a friend and now there are multiple copies in his Theatre Dept troupe. Thanks again; super fast delivery. I highly recommend.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Maybe time for an update.By BruceHelps you ask the questions about what effect you are trying to create with your lighting and how different positions etc. will impact that. What are you trying to achieve and what does that need to look like? It wont answer these questions for you; but you will learn and understand what your options are and how to implement them.However; it could use an update on the latest control methods and DMX. They are alluded to you will find more detail about rigs and safety chains than about how to drive your show.