I am a photographer with over 50 years experience and my photo-stories have been published by the Detroit Free Press, Oakland Press and others. I have had photographic exhibitions on China and the Mediterranean here in Atlanta. I'm afraid this book may lead you to the misunderstanding that to take great photographs that you have to have a bag full of different lenses and other equipment. Of course, they are pluses but not the sole factor. Ones eye is the most important tool you will ever have. Some of the world's greatest photographers only used one camera and often one lens. The lengendary Henry Carier-Bresson is said to have only used his prime lens with his trusted Leica camera. He is often referred to as the Father of Modern Photography. Sometimes it is best to travel light especially if using a camcorder at the same time as in my case.I have read most sections of this book and come away with mixed feelings. I'm somewhat amazed in that this book claims to show you how to make the "master shot" but neglects to mention tools that many professional photographers would use but not mentioned in this book.Firstly, for instance, what about the RAW format. Many professionals these days only shoot in RAW or a combination of RAW and JPEG. This important file format is not mentioned in his index nor in the book it seems. The reason RAW is so popular among professional photographers is that about eight elements can be changed AFTER the photograph has been taken. This is particularly important in that the exposure, contrast, white balance, saturation and tone, etc. can all be changed. This is especially important when dealing with tricky lighting scenes. Plus editing RAW files on your computer is not destructive. Such is not the case with JPEG. I have had instance, where a high percentage of the pixels disappear after only one editing section of JPEG.Secondly, what about the "golden rule" of photography. This refers to the few minutes before sunrise and the few minutes after sunset when the sky has a very soft and even lighting. This is never brought to the attention of the reader. For landscape photographers, this is considered a golden rule yet it is never mentioned in the book.Instead of buying this book, I would recommend instead:If you want to read a really great book on photography, read Alfred Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photography. Eisenstaedt spent 36 years as a staff photographer for Life magazine from its inception to the very end. This book (1978) is no longer being published but might be found in a used book store. He has a section on Travel PhotographyAnother great but more modern book is The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby who is president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and is Editor in Chief of the Nikon Software User magazine. This is a small book but is very comprehensive with great practical tips. This has evolved into several volumes but the first volume might be the bestAnother book with more practical advise than in this book is the Ultimate Field Guide to Landscape Photography by the National Geographic Society. This book is small and is packed with great tips and can be carried easily in a purse or backpack.Getting back to the book itself, it looks like a star filter is used in this wonderful photograph of the Royal Palace on pages 92 and 93; otherwise, how did the sun get its star like appearance?It seemed to me that many photographs were oversaturated. The author never mentioned if he used Photoshop to enhance the colors and saturation. Perhaps he likes for his photographs to "pop" for a more dramatic impact. I sometimes like a more "natural" photograph that might be the one actually viewed.This book might better be purchased for its inspirational images rather than as a guidebook. The advise is good but it leaves out certain important concepts. Hope these observations are helpful.If you would like to see any of my photography, go to the Search Box on YouTube.com and enter five words: Gwinnett County Parks by Frank and it will bring up 38 videos that I made of the walking trails here in Gwinnett County which in 2008 won the Golden Award for having the Best Park System in the United States beating out Las Vegas and Fort Worth, Texas for the top award.