1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460384403321

Autore

Langford David K. <1942->

Titolo

Fog at Hillingdon / / David K. Langford ; introduction by Rick Bass ; foreword by Andrew Sansom ; quotations selected by Myrna Langford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62349-345-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership

Disciplina

778.93609764

Soggetti

Landscape photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Nature photography - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Fog - Texas - Hillingdon Ranch

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Introduction; Photo Gallery; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

While fog does not come easily or frequently to Central Texas, when it does, it inspires moments of quiet and reflection. David K. Langford captures those moments here in stirring images of the comings and goings of fog on Hillingdon Ranch, family land that has benefited from the stewardship of six generations. These photographs in turn inspired an essay by writer Rick Bass that takes him back to his own memories of fog-in the Texas Hill Country and elsewhere.Fog at Hillingdon includes a personal note by Langford on his techniques and camera equipment. Apt historic or contemporary quotations s



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461386303321

Autore

Kuoshu Harry H. <1955->

Titolo

Metro movies [[electronic resource] ] : cinematic urbanism in post-Mao China / / Harry H. Kuoshu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale [Ill.], : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-280-69740-7

9786613674364

0-8093-8617-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/621732

Soggetti

Cities and towns in motion pictures

City and town life in motion pictures

Motion pictures - China - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- X-roads : old and new city films -- Dislocation : Huang Jianxin's urban searching for roots -- No one cheers : the later fifth generation and the urban "situation movie" -- Beijing bastards : century's end rock scenes and China's Generation X -- Captives of love : emotional styles and the new urbanites -- Lunar eclipse: elusive urban realities -- City paradise : urbanization looms over an old land -- Conclusion.