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 enlarge | Author: Tim Hensley
Creator: Winston O. Link
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Category: Book
Buy New: $35.25
New (3) Used (10) from $5.70
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 151356
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 10.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0810981858
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780810981850
ASIN: 0810981858
Publication Date: September 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Xtreme Railroad Photography August 28, 2001
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a must-have volume of a portion of O. Winston Link's photographic legacy of the steam-powered Norfolk & Western. The photographs are inexpressibly magnificent. I don't think anyone will ever capture the power of the iron horse better than Link. I subtracted one star from my rating for a silly reason which nevertheless really peeves me. The text in this book is in a large bold ugly typeface which is an extreme distraction from viewing the pictures.... But: don't let that stop you from owning this collection of exceptional photographs.
 Atmospheric black and white photography July 16, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A superb collection of black and white photographs from the 1950s, this chronicles America's last totally steam railroad, the Norfolk and Western in Virginia. The pictures are wonderfully atmospheric night shots, including the well known drive-in theater shot which has appeared on calendars. They were extremely complicated to set up, with multiple flash units, but all look extremely natural. One of the best collections of railway photographs I have seen.
A MUST for any Steam Fan ! July 10, 2000
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
If interested in Steam, order this book. If interested in photography, order this book. If interested in the history of Norfolk & Western, order this book. The photos in this book are breathtaking on many levels. First, the content. Steam locos and steam railroading at its finest. Second, on a technical level, the photographs are unmatched in quality by ANY standard, past or present. Keep in mind these pictures were taken in the late 1950's, at night with flash, of a moving 100 ton locomotive. The detail, lighting, focus, and depth of these photos will amaze you. O. Winston Link was/is a master at designing a shot. This is Black&White photography at its finest. For the Steam fan it is a must. As a "coffee table" style book, it is quite unique. This book can make a railfan out of almost anyone.
O Winston Link's lost world December 25, 1999
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
During a recent business visit to Norfolk Southern Railroad office tower complex in Roanoke, VA. I was surprised to see stunning photos, almost on every floor, of N&W steam locomotives. I was told to get a book by O Winston Link-Steam Steel & Stars, if I wanted to see more. I was not disappointed. Mr. Links work is like nothing ever done before or since. He captured not just the end of steam on the Norfolk & Western Railway, but a way of life in America. This is not your typical railfan photo essay. The text describes the great lengths and advance planning that went into all of his photos. He is a true living legend. He has frozen in time the end of an era. You need not be a railfan to enjoy this book.
Extraordinary technical discipline in Photography May 10, 1998
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Link is the country's top train photographer, combining trains with the human perspective His color pix of steam trains below a harvested corn field is amazing!
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