Product Description

"Underwater Eden: 365 Days" features some of the most spectacular undersea photography ever taken by Jeff Rotman, who has spent over thirty years photographing life in our planet's seas and oceans. The focus is on the exquisite beauty of the world's coral reefs and inhabitants. Rotman's photographs of their vivid colors, textures and bizarre and magnificent shapes will leave readers speechless with awe. A variety of other types of ocean landscapes and ecosystems will also be featured, along with the startling diversity of wildlife found there, from sharks and dolphins to starfish and eels to anemones and coral cities. The exotic locales in which Rotman captured these images span the globe: Galapagos Islands, Red Sea, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Vancouver Island, South Africa and Hawaii, to name but a few. Two of the richest, most diverse areas are located off the coast of Costa Rica and the Red Sea. Rotman's text will highlight scientific facts and trivia about the amazing undersea world, interspersed with interesting personal anecdotes and insight gained from his many years photographing this amazing underwater eden.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147288 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 744 pages

Tropical Fish Magazine, June 2007
One of the finest marine biology books available today.

Good Book Guide, June 2007
Magnificant underwater landscapes, flora and fauna amaze on every
page... The whole is a treasure trove of submerged beauty.

About the Author
He is the author of numerous books on marine life for adults, including Eyes into Secret Seas, as well as eight children's books. His natural history articles appear regularly in prestigious international magazines. Over the years Rotman has developed a singular passion for sharks, which have inspired him to explore nearly all the seas of the world to document sharks of all shapes and sizes, from the colossal whale shark to the diminutive pygmy shark.

Customer Reviews

Disapointing Book - Room For Improvement
This book promises a veritable look at the undersea world with 365 photographs captured at many exotic locations, as a diving instructor I felt it would make a good addition to my book collection, it was however, a bit of a disappointment.

I felt that many of the photographs appear darker than they ought to be. In the more temperate waters of the British Isles diving photographers have to contend with the lack of available light. However the photographs in this book are a selection captured throughout many tropical locations where the available light is far greater.

I would also point out that around 80% of the books content is attributed to macro photography and unfortunately a significant number of the subjects are clipped from the top or bottom of the pages. There is of course a big market for this type of subject matter but I felt it was too restrictive and given the exotic locations I would have preferred more wide angle photographs.

The overall quality of the book is adequate but there is room for improvement one page in particular (page 62) is too big and has not been trimmed, someone strangely came up with the idea to leave it as is and chose to simply fold the excess inward resulting in a large crease on the illustrative side?

My overall impressions of the book are that there was scope for more improvement and I would unfortunately not really recommend this book.