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Living Landscapes HD: The World's
Most Beautiful Places (Blu-ray)

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Reviewed by Peter M. Bracke

“You'll be hard-pressed to find a single shot in 'The Most Beautiful Places in
the World' that doesn't tickle the eye. Detail is often exquisite, and the sense
of depth is often akin to looking out of a freshly-scrubbed window. . .
. . . I was particularly impressed with the cleanliness of the source -- it is
crystal clear, with excellent blacks and very natural contrast. Colors are
vibrant, yet very clean -- and they're refreshingly free from oversaturation.






The Living Landscapes Collection


review by DVD Authority

If you love to travel and see exotic locales, then you will love The Living Land-
scapes Collection. This is as good as these locales can look unless you travel
there yourself! I was able to kick back and just soak in the excellent visuals.
The image is crystal clear and pristine. I was impressed by detail depth and
even small, subtle visuals are visible. The colors and contrast perform well, es-
pecially the colors, which produce accurate spectrums for the varied locations.
In short, this is as good as these locales can look unless you travel there your-
self. The sounds are provided via a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 .

-DVD authority

 

 

Blu-ray Reviews >> Living Landscapes HD The World's Most Beautifuly Places (Blu-ray)

Living Landscapes HD
The World's Most Beautiful Places
Review by das Monkey | posted August 25, 2007 |

"Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art." - Philip James Bailey

“The World's Most Beautiful Places immerses the viewer in the breathtaking
visuals of nine regional locales that showcase the serene beauty often found
in nature. Living Landscapes places the camera in gorgeous locations and
allows the viewer to savor the sights and sounds at his own leisurely pace….
I found it soothing and entrancing and thoroughly enjoyed it. Filmed with high definition cameras, it should be no surprise that the visuals are stunning. The
intent here is to transport the viewer to another place with a feast of visual
beauty, and it succeeds in that goal immensely.”

Review by das Monkey

 

 

 

“Vivid images create immersive experiences and provide some “Fine Art
Videography ™ for your wall mounted HDTV. High-definition TVs, and now
high-definition DVDs, combined with 5.1 surround-sound, allow for better
realism that can transport viewers to places like the Olympic Rainforest,
Costa Rica, the Rocky Mountains, Bali, Hawaii and the California Redwoods.
To really recreate ocean waves pounding or birds flying and singing all around
you, Heumann and his crew use 360-degree pan systems, underwater tripods,
remote control jib arm cameras, a canoe-cam and a surroundsound audio
recording system that optimizes spatial imaging.”

 

The World's Most Beautiful Places
Produced by Michael Heuman
DVD, 75 minutes, HD Environments


“The World’s Most Beautiful Places transforms your television into a mesmerizing
and peaceful journey through glorious exotic locales. Filmed in high definition, gentle
background music and 5.1 surround sound add to the immersive experience. Great for
anyone recovering from illness or needing a mental respite — they’ll feel like they’ve
been on vacation after watching this.”

 

    

   



“The imagery is out of this world…but so in this world! Absolutely exquisite, beautiful! Thanks to HDenvironments media therapy I no longer need my pain medications.”
-Sharyl Perey, fibromyalgia sufferer

starstarstarstarstar “Visual Meditation”
I sometimes like to put this in and just “meditate.”  As I watch the scenes and listen to the sounds, I am aware of the aliveness inside my own body.  It’s a great meditation.
-Lisa Hepner

starstarstarstarstar Wow, I really loved this collection. I love the concept of the endless looping because the visuals and the music are so relaxing and awesomely beautiful. My new favorite.I have one going all the time now. I can't believe how beautiful nature is in HD!
Nature Lover "Nature Lover"

starstarstarstarstar Spectacular Introduction to HD
This is so very beautiful and peaceful - a great introduction to HD DVD - picture quality is excellent - sound is very good - stress just melts away - Very highly recommended - I am ordering the entire series.

starstarstarstarstar Best on HD
“I have the one disc of this collection …and let me tell you it is the most stunning delivery on HD. It is so resolute, detailed, sharp, and vivid, colors so striking, closeups of butterflies can see every vein, this is a must for anyone who owns HD to show off your set. I have my preorder with Amazon and I can't wait for the entire 9 disc collection. Bravo to the makers of such an amazing collection. Buy this buy this buy this, excellent stuff! “
Karim F. Amersi (Santa Monica, Ca U.S.A)

starstarstarstarstarGot sleep? Excellent stressbuster, spiritual mediation and yoga
This is an excellent soothing and relaxing DVD. If you are a working and commuting individual, then you need sleep and rest. Medications are good, but Nature is the best medicine without any bad side effects or hangovers to experience afterwards. This DVD's natural sound of birds and ocean waves and cinematography is well balanced. You can hear the ocean waves and sea birds, while calm background music is playing. It has the new loop effect, so you can put it in your TV/DVD disk drive and at the end of the series, then the Pacific coast will continue to play until you decide to stop it. It takes your imagination (as if you were looking out of a picture window) and look into the face of nature. So save yourself some money and skip the Airport TSA lines, baggage checks, plane tickets and relax in your favorite armchair with a cold drink and watch Mother Nature put you to sleep in the safe environment of your home. Let the RICH keep their oil, along with its high prices. I await the future DVDs.
Cherith's brook (Nation's Capitol, USA)

starstarstarstarstarStunning video. As good or better than the pic on the cover, September 27, 2007
Just got a copy of World's Most Beautiful Places, and it is exactly what the title projects it to be. Absolutely gorgeously filmed, Hi-Def locations and landscapes from all around this beautiful planet, expertly framed and edited, compiled here from their other full length disc sets. I played it, expecting to use it as pretty, moving backgrounds, but was captivated to sit and watch the whole thing in one setting. The music is appropriately soft and elegant, along side the background sounds of streams, wind, ocean waves. This disc is easily on par with my other nature disc, Planet Earth, but without all that talking. It will make a spectacular "screen saver" in my front room, ever reminding me of the magnificent contrasts of nature's natural beauty. I will be buying the rest of HD Environments BluRay discs very soon, and look forward to their future releases as well. It's a wonderful production that met AND exceeded my expectations.
From Greg Best, Des Moines, Iowa

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" I HAVE ALL OF THE Living Landscapes HD RELEASES... THEY ARE FANTASTIC TO SAY THE LEAST,,, THEY HAVE BECOME PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE AS BACKGROUND FOR OUR LIVING ROOM"
Don Barker

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"So relaxing"
Last night I watched the DVD, Worlds Most Beautiful Places, I just simply don't know what to write. Gosh it made me wish for a big screen in my garden bathroom so I could watch it while I relaxed in a tub of bubbles. While writing this I now realize I can bring my wide screen laptop in there and watch it hmmmmmmmm I may do just that this week, it is so relaxing, peaceful and beautiful. The images and sounds really seem to bring me there.....mmmmmmmmmmmm

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"Nice and relaxing"
Review: Lets face it - how many times you can watch the same movie? And I'm talking about movies that good, they might not be too new... Things change with this HD-DVD: you can watch it over and over, because it is like like going to the spa: it relaxes you and makes you feel good. Plus, you can learn things as well.

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Rating: 5 out of 5. "SPECTACULAR"
Review: Living Landscapes: World's Most Beautiful Places What a gift to be able to enjoy the world's most beautiful places that I may never get to personally. The sights and beautiful music are inspiring and made me appreciate the wonders of God's creation even more than I already do. I've watched the entire series and enjoyed the artistry of each moment. If everyone was doing what they love to do, like you obviously are, this world would run as beautifully and wondrously as Nature. T. S.--Transformations

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Absolutely mesmerizing!!!,
I find myself watching this just to take away the stress of the day. The combination of music and breathtaking scenery just melt away my cares. We put it on when guests come to visit and it creates a wonderfully inviting atmosphere to visit. I recommend this for anyone with a blu-ray and high def television.
R. Hyer "home shop tool guy" (Ogden, Utah United States)

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A perfect hour of arm-chair travel!,
My husband and I just finished an hour of uninterrupted beauty.
The photography was superb, the various subject matter kept our attention throughout, and the choice of music along with the few sound effects added another dimension to this splendid video! Rose and John
Rose L. Geiger

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These beautiful DVDs bring the outside inside. These are the kind of films you'll want to watch over and over, even if it is just playing in the background while you're having a morning cup of coffee. My visual experience was immersive and compelling... it looked to me like I could walk into the scene.
Couple that with audio in 5.1 surround sound and the DVDs creates the sense of being there. After watching my first one numerous times now, the verdict is "treasure".
Awesome DVDs. I highly recommend them.
[I'm playing these in a basic home theater setting -- Sony equipment: 50" 1080i Wega TV, HTDDW795 surround sound, and s300 Blu-ray player.]
Edward Leslie
Irmo, SC 29063

"My husband and I were introduced to your wonderful looking product at Circuit City where we purchased a new flat screen television. We are very interested in what we might put on that screen when we're not using it to watch entertainment as a background in the room because the TV is now going to be pretty much the focal point of the room."

-Lucille Sanchez Carea
Bodega Bay California

I love my Living Landscapes HD The World’s Most Beautiful Places — that is L - O - V - E, love it. You should get yours as soon as possible. I know you will love it as soon as you get it.
-The Burt Blog

 


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