I was hoping for really awesome mid-century photos and purchased it for the "mid-century modern" ...
929196
This calendar is just ok.  I was hoping for really awesome mid-century photos and purchased it for the "mid-century modern" label.  The cost was too high for what I got.  I could have picked up a nice calendar for $6 at Half-Price books.
4363333
I loved the history and the photos presented in this book. However, as a Midwest League fan, I found this book really out of date when dealing with the present, but that is also a problem of the constant shifting within the system. But still, it seems that with its publishing date, the information about the addition of clubs like the Michigan Battle Cats, the Lansing Lugnuts and the shifting of the parent club for the West Michigan Whitecaps to the Detroit Tigers would have made it in there. Important because these three clubs have won four of the last five championships.
So, a good book for long-ago history, but not nearly enough attention paid to the present game.
1725008
I do realize this camera is a few years old, but it was pretty expensive when we got it, so I expected it to last longer. I was happy with the quality of pictures though DH thought the colors weren't completely true. I just know I've gotten a lot of compliments on my photos. The zoom is great outside or for making something close up even more closeup, but zooming far indoors such as in an auditorium, school gym, it won't help you, the pictures will be blurry. Shutter lag has always been annoying. But my main gripe is now when you turn the camera on, it says the battery is full, but if you take a couple of photos, it will tell you the battery is low and will turn off. Changed batteries numerous times, different kinds, etc. Spoke w/Olympus, who says it sounds like an internal electrical problem but since the model was discontinued in 2004 they can't repair it. She said, "Look in the yellow pages" for camera repair. That lack of service (I would have paid for repair, but they won't do it) makes me mad enough I won't replace this unit with another Olympus.
2220120
Torn.  This was a good purchase, in some ways, and I want to like this very much; it is carefully and thoroughly written.  Photos are gorgeous.

But for my eyes, the super thin type / font that is light brown on a blue background, which is how some of the information is presented, is really really difficult to read.  I want to sit down with the graphic designer, Alissa Faden, and explain to her that not every person using this book has 20-year old eyes.  But again to be fair, overall attractive book; the photos by Lauren Volo are great.  Author Jill Nussinow is not to blame for this.  The folks at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are to blame for the type / font issue.  I got the spiral bound version to make it a regular part of my kitchen, but I need really strong light and good glasses to be able to read the recipes.  I WISH THE RECIPES WERE IN BLACK INK ON A WHITE BACKGROUND.  There do I sound like a crank?  Too bad.
3668886
Not a purchase I would recommend.
Here's why:
The photos on the HONY blog usually represent all kinds of New Yorkers, and that includes average-looking people. (They always have stories that are just as fascinating as the subjects who dress extravagantly.)  This book focuses almost singularly on the standouts: the men in bright pants, the girls with half-shaved heads, the tatoo-laden punksters, etc.  I love individuality, but I was disappointed that  Mr. Stanton evidently didn't find normal-looking people interesting enough to feature in his book.

My favorite part about the HONY blog/Facebook page is the interview snipets he includes as photo captions. They give great insight into the photo subject's lives, little tantalizing details that express so much more than the photos alone.  And, unfortunately, the vast majority of the photos in the book are presented without any quotes from the photo subject. If you're burning with a desire to look at photo after photo of variously uber-interesting-looking people and read the "seen in...." line that tells you the neighborhood they were found in (like a photo zoo), this is a good book for you.  But if you, like me, enjoy the candid stories and personal quotes, this book will be a big disappointment.

Since I don't have stories to support the photos I'm looking at, I focus more on the photography, which is alright, but not excellent. My two stars reflect the only-okay photography in a book that is almost only photos, and my disappointment in not having stories to read.  HONY has such potential to be an amazing, 5-star book - I hope Mr. Stanton does better next time.
4553976
This is a stunning photographic survey of Romanesque architecture, with a text that does not live up to the pictures.  Like the precursor volume in the Taschen series, "The Early Middle Ages", it is chock full of beautiful photographs that show off many aspects of Romanesque architecture.  Anyone with serious interest in this topic should consider buying this book, for the photographs alone.  Unfortunately, for me at least, the text was not as illuminating as the photos.  It may be lack of knowledge on my part that prevented me from profiting from the text to the full, but it seemed to me too focused on the details of particular buildings, and too little on broader trends and patterns.
2936158
I became the proud owner of an Olympus Stylus 710 and I absolutely loved that little camera.  Someone had an accident with my camera and I had to replace it.  I did research and I found this 750 and I loved the fact that it s a 5x Optical zoom.  i figured that being an upgraded product that it would be a better camera.

I went to Vegas with the camara and it worked beautifully outdoors.  The colors were crisp and clear, but night photography was awful.  If I used the flash the pictures were to dark, used the night scene even with a tripod and pics were blurry, used the outdoor available light feature pictures came out but were on the yellow side.  Made all the necessary adjustments and would switch back and forth on features and would even take several pictures of the same item looking for that "good" picture. Shooting into backligght was an issue. None of these were issues I had with my 710.

Unfortunately, I did return the 750 and was able to replace my 710, which I am absolutely happy with.
3563499
Did not notice that it was published in '70's!  Info will be rather outdated, but photos are beautiful!
861919
Very well done but not as many good pictures as I'd hoped.
4702063
I bought one of these and returned it after a couple hundred photos. I love the concept/software/camera. It builds on a style of still photography
i've worked on for years. But, after good d-slrs, and decades of Kodachrome 25, i just can't work with the image resolution.
I think the light field image opens up lots of creative territory and the interactive viewing is an added, nearly unique, experience.  When the image
resolution doubles(at least)and the software allows more post-exposure tweaking i'll be getting another one.
3431448
I will probably return this item.  I didn't understand that the camera on this item only allowed self-photos. I think I will order the HD 7 model.
4044331
I'm actually at about a 3.5 stars on this one.  I really enjoyed the excellent photos, my complaint is about the layout.  There was no delineation between each residence featured, which made for a lot of looking backwards & trying to figure where the photos of one home stopped & the next one began.  It was disconcerting.  I wouldn't let it stop me from buying the book, but it was annoying, & I have no clue why it was assembled like this.
3601325
I love my photos on canvas.  The folks at the shop were kind enough to call me to advise that the first photo I transmitted was too dark.  They could still transfer the photo, but the appearance would be unsatisfactory.  They said they could lighten it, but it might lose some of the colors.  The one I finally selected looks great! Thanks, people!....mm
2135980
I have been using this camera for about 6 months now and have very mixed feelings about it.  The zoom on it is amazing and I have captured some awesome shots of wildlife, etc. I have also taken some beautiful close-up photos of flowers, etc. that are just gorgeous.  The thing that I am really having a lot of problems with are just the basic photos of everyday life when inside the house, etc.  I take a lot of photos of my family, friends, animals, etc. and  sometimes they turn out good, others times not so much.  They seem to turn out better during the day, rather than at night when lights are turned on inside the house.  Then they seem to look grainy and somewhat blurry.  What was a real disappointment was this past week-end when I left my little point and shoot camera at home and decided to take pics with this only because everyone always asks why I don't use it more for get togethers, etc.  I took it to my grandson's 1st birthday party which was held indoors and I am very disappointed in the way the pics turned out, wish I had taken my other camera for back-up.  The pics came out blurry and grainy and I missed some great shots because of trying to figure out why it wasn't working like I think it should have.  And forget asking someone to take pics for you if you want to be in the pic, they won't be used to it enough to know that your hands can't move at all or you'll have a blurry pic.  My father has the same exact camera and his is always attached to the tripod for this reason, he can't get clear pics without it.  One other little gripe I have with this camera was mentioned by someone else who reviewed this, to view photos you have to take the lens cap off, otherwise it will pop off.  I am now trying to find a point and shoot digital camera to purchase so that I will have a decent one to use when my granddaughter arrives in a week.  Like I mentioned before the zoom is great and it does have the capacity to take wonderful pics, but you really have to become accustomed to it so you know how to hold it, etc.  I was very impressed with the sport mode on this camera, it takes great action shots, one right after the other when you hold the button down. And I feel it is a great camera for the money. But, if you want a camera that you can just grab and shoot though, go with a compact digital.
4295643
This camera does indeed take magnificent pictures if you are outdoors or somewhere very brightly lit. Magnificent! But indoors or someplace with medium light, not even low light, MEDIUM LIGHT, it does a general focus rather than picking an object or face and focusing on that. It's weird to explain, but rather than a small green box indicating where the camera is focusing, one big box appears and takes up most of the screen, and there is no way to change it. The general focus means that it doesn't actually focus on anything so nothing looks sharp. At all your family gatherings such as birthdays and holidays, the pictures will be disappointing, even mid-day with all the shades open, the pictures are severely lacking. The zoom was a nice bonus but not needed so I swapped it for Canon SD 940 IS and couldn't be happier. Outdoor pictures are just as good but indoor pictures are far superior.
70001
I was expecting a cookbook for the modern household.  This looks like something from the 1950's.  I do need to change my families diet & these recipes look low fat & high fiber, but no pictures!  Yuk.  I'm learning about lentils tho.  I really want a cook book I can lay flat on the counter (this one does, love the spiral binding), has pictures to entice me & uses modern ingredients (can of soup, package of spaghetti sauce, etc.) mixed with whole grains. This is that.
2656704
The design of this book (graphics, colors, page quality, etc.) is outstanding. The graphics are sweet and somewhat vintage looking. This would be the perfect baby memory book if I was primarily looking for a baby journal. However, there is hardly any room for photos! I want to be able to journal AND place photos in the book. I'm very disappointed -- I would love this product if not for the lack of photo space...

I just bought one of the "Brella Baby" scrapbooks off of Etsy. More expensive, but it has all the regular prompts plus room for journaling and photos. I'm hoping it will be the thing I'm looking for.