Eileen Ramsay : Queen of yachting photography / by Barry Pickthall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickthall, Barry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photographers--Great Britain--Biography.

Photographers.

Photography of sailing ships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eileen Ramsay was at the centre of a unique period in yachting history, and this wonderful book, featuring her classic photography, celebrates an extraordinary woman and her extraordinary subjects. Eileen's heyday was between 1957 and 1970 - a time when eccentrics ruled, records were there for the setting, and women weren't often to be found behind the lens. But Eileen established herself as one of the greatest yachting photographers of her time, taking famous portraits of such sailing icons as Sir Francis Chichester, Eric Tabarly, Olympians including Rodney Pattisson and Keith Musto, and hist

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Contents; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1 Eileen Ramsay; CHAPTER 2 Dinghy days; CHAPTER 3 Cowes Week; CHAPTER 4 Ocean racing; CHAPTER 5 Powerboats; CHAPTER 6 The Ramsay technique; PPL CREDIT; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; eCopyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-7843-5

1-4081-7842-7

1-299-15972-9

OCLC:

1037813041