B and W Landscape Photography

Book excerpt: "Some of the greatest photographers of the past worked in black and white--in the early days, of course, because there was no color, but later by conscious choice. Today, more and more photographers are rediscovering its advantages. This book--devoted exculsively to digital balck-and-white landscape photography--is your invitation to explore this great tradition. The process may be radically different from the darkroom method, but the results will be just as striking when you learn how to enhance image files to capture the magical expressiveness of pure light, from the stark contrasts of shadows on freshly fallen snow to the diffuse grays of a msity autumn morning" -- back cover.