The Handbook of Bird Photography Author: Markus Varesvuo | Language: English | ISBN:
B00C50OAU4 | Format: PDF
The Handbook of Bird Photography Description
The Handbook of Bird Photography distills the knowledge, talent, and experience of three well-known professional wildlife photographers into one beautifully illustrated volume. Written in a manner that is easy to understand, this book offers fresh insight and practical tips that will broaden horizons for nature and bird photographers. The authors share their stories showcasing photographs for which they have received awards in major international wildlife photo competitions.
In this book, you'll learn about all of the elements that lead to a great bird photograph, including:
- The bird photographer's equipment
- Shooting techniques: exposure, focus, how to show movement and freeze action, etc.
- In the field: bird behavior, hides, and how to attract birds
- How to use light and compose and crop images
- The best sites for finding and photographing birds
You'll also learn how to show, share, promote, and sell your photographs.
Bird photography is a brilliant way to spend your free time, and for some it's a career. This book helps beginners get the hang of things quickly and accurately, and offers field-specific expertise for more experienced photographers.
- File Size: 186112 KB
- Print Length: 368 pages
- Publisher: Rocky Nook; 1 edition (June 14, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00C50OAU4
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,605 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Arts & Photography > Photography > Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions - #9
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in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Animals > Birds & Birdwatching > Field Guides
Maybe it's all the snow in the photographs. Or maybe it's the species that I never see here in North America. Or maybe it's that the three Finnish authors and photographers of this book are the most patient, intrepid and artistic of photographers. As far as I'm concerned this is one of the best books of bird photographs I've ever seen.
Varesvuo, Peltomaki and Mate, two Finns and a Rumanian, first published this book in Finland, but the images were captured all over the world from Iceland to Brazil, and, in the United States, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. Each of the sections of the book is written by a different author and they cover topics as diverse as the importance of perseverance and the art of building a blind. There are also sections describing some of the far-flung locales where the images were taken, including tips on where and what to photograph.
The number of award-winning pictures of both large and small birds in flight, or catching a meal, or preening is staggering. Opening the book at random, I see a photograph of a Little Bittern clutching a stout vertical reed with both feet, leaning way out over water to take a stab at a fish, and the escaping fish, flying through the air in a burst of water droplets. All of this is reflected in the water. The bird and the fish bear a halo of backlight but every detail of the shadow portions of the bird and fish are clear. One can't say this is a typical image, because few pictures in the book are typical.
The artists use a variety of equipment. There is a photograph of Whooper Swans taken with a lens set at 19mm, an angle so wide that most bird photographers would never assay an image with such a lens. But here are three swans large in the frame and ranks of other swans stretching back toward distant mountains.
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