In this title, budding photographers will learn how to take great landscape and wildlife photographs. Using simple text and dramatic photographs as examples, all the basics will be covered, including choosing the right cameras and lenses, composition, shutter speeds, depth of field, plus special field equipment used by today's top photographers. Also covered are the basics of making image adjustments in the digital darkroom. Readers will also learn...

"The Global Trees Campaign tells the tales of the world's most rare, vaunted, important, and charismatic trees and the conservators and scientists they have working in the field to save them. The book will celebrate trees while drawing a broad audience's attention to their plight and the GTC's mission. The coauthors have interviewed international tree experts and weave tales full of interesting facts and sidebar factoids, bringing the GTC's work to...

Describes what it is like to be a wildlife photographer, exploring the equipment needed, harsh conditions wildlife photographers work under, training requirements, and common assignments.

Gardeners and nature lovers delight in taking pictures-especially close-ups of flowers, butterflies, and insects. And though advances in digital camera technology have made taking, storing, and sharing photos easier than ever, taking top-quality pictures requires familiarity with both digital technology and the general principles of photography. Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers provides exactly the information that aspiring photographers-no...

Presents a collection of stories about animals who have forged unlikely, abiding bonds with other animals of different species, from Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten to Owen the hippo and the tortoise Mzee.

Invites young readers to learn about shapes that exist in the natural world, from the line pigeons form on a telephone wire to the square body of a ghost crab.

Doodily Zoo is fun for you. Doodily Zoo is a father-son endeavor, conceived of by Doug Cochran to showcase the wonderful animal photography of his adult son, Nik. The book was designed for sharing with Doug's one year old granddaughters, combining poetry with the animal images from Nik, in an alphabet book format. It is all about the read-to experience, the love of words and images all wrapped up in cozy times together. There were some challenges,...

On August 21, a remarkable event will occur over Oregon. A rare total eclipse will pass directly over the Gem State. If you are planning to view the total eclipse in Oregon, you need the Oregon Total Eclipse Guide. This book has everything you need to know about viewing and photographing the eclipse across the state. In it, you will find some of the secret locations locals know. Where should you watch the eclipse from? How will you find these locations?...

Stuart Palley's memoir Into the Inferno documents eight years of devastating wildfire in California, showing how fire can transform a landscape as well as a soul... For nearly a decade, Palley has been on the frontline of fire. He has witnessed homeowners on the worst day of their lives. He's seen puddles of aluminum where cars were once parked. He's watched as 150-foot walls of flame cascaded down mountainsides and crashed into the Pacific Ocean....

Award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied natural habitats.