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The Magic of Digital Nature Photography (A Lark Photography Book)
by Rob Sheppard
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1579907733
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2006-09-28
Publisher: Lark Books
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For anyone who has waited for just the right moment to capture a blazing sunset or tried to catch the stark and simple beauty of bare tree limbs in winter, this manual will prove irresistible. Rather than simply providing ideas of what to photograph, Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazine editor Rob Sheppard presents invaluable insider techniques and insights: use a histogram to get the ideal exposure, or white balance to create atmospheric images. Find out how to shoot crisp close-ups or awe-inspiring panoramic shots, and how to enhance pictures by using filters such as grads and polarizers. See how computer and image-editing software can turn ordinary images into extraordinary photos. Each section offers a listing of 10 Quick Tips for handling common outdoor photography challenges.
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A fine read
This book is nicely laid out and full of great images and examples. A good read, and being somewhat experienced, I still picked up a lot of info and tips to improve my hobby. I think all will enjoy this, regardless of skill level.
 The Magic of Digital Nature Photography
For me, I found the tips very useful and practical. It is doable and makes me want to go out there to try these techniques too. Glad to have had a chance to purchase this book too.
Finally!
Finally a book that lives up to its title. Other books take half their pages telling me which camera to choose and how it works, etc! This one actually talks about taking pictures. When he talks about filters, he shows photos to illustrate such as a picture taken with and without the filter. He gives useful tips and clear explanations.
I finally feel like I bought a book that was worth the money and my time.
Nice book for beginners.
I enjoyed this book and got a lot of good information out of it. The writing style is good and the photos are very nice.
I would say this makes a nice digital compliment to Shaw's Field Guide and Focus on Nature books.
Extremely Disappointing Book--Buyer Beware
If you are looking for a helpful book on nature photography, keep looking. This book's focus is not on technique (or even nature photography) but mostly on gear and simplistic ABCs.
55% of the book is photos. None of the photos give detail of how it was shot or any twist on a technique used. This drops the page count from 207 pages to 93 functional pages. The first 61 pages offer nothing different than that of a camera's manual on shutter speed, white balance, etc. More wasted space is used on "gear" about tripods and cameras. Doing the math, we are now down to 66 pages. This process continues to where we have just a few pages that may offer some value.
Much of the remaining reduction comes in wasted space on "gear" which Sheppard rehashes multiple times. This book's only purpose would be to get someone not the slightest interested in photography to perhaps spark an interest. For any photographer at any level, the book offers nothing than what you find on camera manufacturer websites and manuals inside camera boxes. It is so basic that even beginners would be hard pressed to learn much. In the end, you are left wondering where the pages are about nature photography. Look elsewhere in Amazon for more suitable photography books.
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