WOW!!! The photography in this book is absolutely stunning. That the pictures are reproduced so well, showing the amazing clarity, detail, colours, vibrancy & richness of Ron's flower photography is superb. I have another of Ron's flower photography books, Flowering Passion, but it is nowhere near as beautiful as this title. Sure it's possible that I could be biassed because it's printed entirely in B&W, but there's more to it than just the lack of colour... The reproductions in Bloom are simply a level above - better than just any other photographer's flower books too, both the reproductions & the photography.
Of course flowers are a perfect subject to have reproduced in colour (with all of the beautifully vibrant, rich hues encountered in this book it's difficult to imagine why one would want to remove that colour to produce a B&W title), but even in B&W, Ron's outstanding skill in composition, exposure, physically arranging the flowers & lens choice are evident.
IMHO this is by far the epitome of flower photography. And there is nothing in this book to detract from Ron's amazing photographic skills - no boring photographic hints & tips, no selling of a sponsor's product, no boring/seen-it-all-before-shots, just a phenomenal artistic work.
Did I mention how incredibly vibrant, detailed & sharp each reproduction in this book is? One can only dream & wonder at what the original transparency would look like & does Ron produce inkjet prints for sale? My only wish is that he would release more books like this. Here's hoping...