Insect photography is a challenging and stimulating art. Well-shot images give stunning results; which can aid study and enhance enjoyment of the natural world. This practical book explains how to reliably take those photographs. Through introducing insects and their behaviour; it advises on when and how to see nature at work and; by instructing on techniques; it shows how to capture the moment to dramatic effect.Advises on buying and using equipment for both compact camera and SLR users.Describes how to find and understand insects; and encourages responsible photography and good fieldcraft.Instructs on composition; exposure; lighting and advanced techniques.Suggests ways of sharing images; cataloguing and caring for them; and backing them up.Aimed at amateur and professional naturalists and photographers; as well as artists.Insect photography is a challenging and stimulating branch of the photographic art.This practical book introduces you to the world of insects; teaching you to take reliably stunning photographs through good fieldcraft; honed technical skill and an understanding of the subject.Aimed at amateur naturalists who would like to be able to use basic equipment; professional entomologists and naturalists and serious amateur and professional photographers.Beautifully illustrated with 292 colour photographs.John Bebbington is a teacher of photography; fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and chairman of the RPS Nature Group.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A book you dont want to miss. It is simply the best.By eledavf VivianThis engrossing biography deserves the highest praise for style and substance as well as organization. Not a page caused me to lose interest. In fact; I cannot imagine a superior biography of the remarkable Clara Schumann.Her existence was closely touched by many of the greatest composers and performers of her time and the author weaves it all together clearly and vividly. First and foremost; naturally; the tragic story of Robert Schumann.Then there was Brahms. His youth and; in a way; his entire life were so large a part of Claras existence that his admirers will find much to interest them here. The author presents the great composers devotion to her as a truly chivalrous attachment persisting through the decades. That is all we will ever know; though the author surmises that Clara may have come to love him as more than a friend and he in his youth perhaps had loved her as deeply.I was greatly impressed on learning the full extent of Claras concert career; which spanned decades; brought triumphs and honors across Europe from England to Russia; and maintained her always in the very highest ranks of pianists. They were years of hardship; sacrifice and tragedy; but music was not just the means of existence for herself and her children: she was guided and strengthened by the unalterable conviction that music stands alone at the pinnacle of human endeavor. I encourage any lover of music or of human drama to read this wonderful account of this great womans life.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Satisfying biography of a great musicianBy Adele FasickClara Schumann spent much of her life trying to fulfill the wishes and ambitions of the men in her life---her father who had decided that Clara would become a virtuoso musician; and her husband Robert Schumann who wanted her to choose taking care of him and their children as her major priority. Trying to live up to these expectations was difficult and Nancy Reich in this well-balanced biography shows us how hard Clara worked all her life. She needed the outlet of her music; which may have led her to be somewhat harsh and humorless; but she lived under incredible pressure. Reichs biography provides an excellent introduction to the personal and professional life of a great 19th century musician.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An exemplary biographyBy Raymond HallThis is an impressive and highly readable work of scholarship from which emerges a woman of towering stature; warts and all. It is the story of a woman who worked in pursuit of a passion that she would not allow to take second place to the traditional role ascribed to a woman in her day; and of one who worked in the face of enormous adversity to support a family through a professional career at a time when women were not supposed to have one. She deserves to be remembered as a pianist who was second to none in the impact she had on her art and the legacy she left. One is tempted also to see her as a triumph over the gender stereotypes of her time. In many respects she was; except for the sad fact that she lost confidence in her (very considerabe) gifts as a composer.