- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (Jun 7 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1584793783
- ISBN-13: 978-1584793786
- Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 29 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#211,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #28 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Massachusetts
- #38 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Travel > Great Britain
- #72 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Travel > United States
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From Publishers Weekly
It’s fitting that the photographs in this oversized volume are matte, not glossy, and that they don’t initially overwhelm viewers with exuberant displays of glitz. Rather, like the place they depict, the photos are refined, somewhat muted and generally plain, yet evocative. Ellison, a summer resident of Martha’s Vineyard and author of The Ballet Book, Barbie Live and other books, organizes this collection by time of day. Her "Morning" photos show misty beaches, hazy country roads, boaters setting out for the day, the breakfast rush at the Art Cliff diner and tourists disembarking from the Island Queen ferry. "Afternoon" brings deeper blue skies, bathers taking a mid-day dip, men with cable-knit sweaters draped over their shoulders enjoying a cocktail on board the KelDi and a bright red lighthouse standing high above azure seas. Naturally, sunsets are the most striking of Ellison’s "Evening" shots, and her treatments of these scenes range from typical (orange-streaked skies over calm waters) to more unusual (a skiff speeding home as the sky turns pink). Travel writer Paul Theroux, a resident of nearby Cape Cod, has contributed an essay to this volume, in which he fetes the island’s different moods, a subject Ellison deftly plays with in her lovely, varying photographs. 150 full-color photos.
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"Ellison's Vineyard photographs do more than capture the Island: they draw you into them in a sensual, almost tactile way..."
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Shades of My Childhood,
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This review is from: Vineyard Days, Vineyard Nights: The Romance of Martha's Vineyard (Hardcover)
I spent many a summer on Martha's Vineyard as a child, and this photo book is a wonderful reminder of those times. I originally took this book out of my local library, renewed it, returned it and took it out again within a week. Then I renewed it again. When I found it listed on amazon.ca, I bought it. Quite frankly, I loved this book.
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WELL DONE!!,
By Rocky - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vineyard Days, Vineyard Nights: The Romance of Martha's Vineyard (Hardcover)
I am a resident of Martha's Vineyard and I find Nancy Ellison's book the best photography book ever done on the island. She treats her subject matter, be it people or landscape, with great integrity and respect. Her composition shows a wonderful artistic talent and her use of matted paper gives the reader a sense of paintings not photographs. It is a book no lover of the Vineyard can be without.
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REALLY BAD,
By mvcoyote - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Vineyard Days, Vineyard Nights: The Romance of Martha's Vineyard (Hardcover)
I live on Martha's Vineyard and I have seen many books of photographs of the island. This book is just not very good. The matte pages are an unnecessary affectation and they tend to make the photos look like old postcards. The author drops names of boats and celebrities, but some of the pictures are blurred or show their subjects from the back. Surely these folks didn't pose for these obviously quick fan snaps. Not the quality one would hope for from a professional photographer. Oh, by the way, the romance of this book also escapes me. Please think twice before spending so much money on such a slapdash enterprise.
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GREAT GIFT!,
By Joyce Polio - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Vineyard Days, Vineyard Nights: The Romance of Martha's Vineyard (Hardcover)
GAVE THIS AS A GIFT TO A FRIEND WHO LIVES ON M. VINEYARD. SHE LOVES IT AND DISPLAYS IT AND WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IT. GREAT THOUGHT! JOYCE
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