Full Product Details
Author: David Tipling
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Imprint: Firefly Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 21.40cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 27.40cm
Weight: 0.585kg
ISBN: 9781554073054
ISBN 10: 1554073057
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 14 September 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Tipling provides valuable information and techniques to take the best pictures possible by making the right adjustments.
This classic title has revisions in every chapter. [Review-of-previous-edition: ] A great all-round astronomy guide. [Review-of-previous-edition: ] Absolutely the best book for beginners. [Review-of-previous-edition: ] Highly recommended as the best of its kind. [Review-of-previous-edition: ] Easily the best in its field. ... Highly recommended for all libraries. NightWatch remains the best single source on sky watching and astronomy equipment for the backyard enthusiast. [Review-of-previous-edition: ] This is a book you can confidently recommend to anyone who is just starting out in astronomy. NightWatch remains one of the best sourcebooks to introduce beginning astronomers to the night sky, and to keep them interested. New, better-quality photos; amped-up sections on astrophotography and using amateur telescopic equipment... new chapter on the [Southern hemisphere]skies. Newly updated, lavishly illustrated...packed with facts...and a cosmic closet-full of other astronomical delights. Nightwatch puts the heavens at your fingertips. Fabulous photos ... written in a personal style... A useful guide... Even experienced photographers will benefit.--Diana Mumford Wavelength (03/01/2008) Tipling provides valuable information and techniques to take the best pictures possible by making the right adjustments. Fabulous photos on every page illustrate a text written in a personal style, drawing on the author's experiences with photographing animals in the studio and the field. This is a useful guide for anyone wanting to learn more about digital photography and how to take stunning wildlife photographs using new technology and techniques. Even experienced photographers will benefit from learning how Tipling approaches his work, and can apply his techniques to their own way of working. Amateur photographers can read and practice now, and be ready for encounters with wildlife during the paddling season!--Diana Mumford Wavelength (03/01/2008)
Fabulous photos ... written in a personal style... A useful guide... Even experienced photographers will benefit. -- Diana Mumford Wavelength (03/01/2008)
Author Information
David Tipling is a professional wildlife photographer and birder, whose work has been widely published. He has won many awards, including the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year, and is the author of several books.
