An authoritative, portable photographic guide to the birds of China. A compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to China, one of the world's top destinations for watching birds. A total of 252 species is described here in detail, from the majestic Black-crowned Night Heron to the striking Large Niltava. All of these birds are clearly illustrated in a collection of specially commissioned colour photographs. With almost 300 full-colour photographs, easy-to-use thumbnail family silhouettes, a regional distribution map and handy tips on the best birding localities. Illustrated with clear colour photography and brief but authoritative descriptions the Pocket Photo Guides highlight the species of birds and animals from each region that the traveller is most likely to see, as well as those that are genuinely endemic (only to be seen in that country or region) or special rarities. The genuine pocket size allow the books to be carried around on trips and excursions and will take up minimal rucksack and suitcase space.
Celebrated nature photographers Christopher Weston and Nigel Hicks have traveled the world in a passionate pursuit of shadow and light. One hundred of their finest photographs are collected here, featuring landscapes as diverse as the crashing fury of the Bali seashore and the cloud-tipped mountains of Nepal. Accompanying the photos are in-depth discussions about the equipment and techniques used to achieve each shot, as well as tips for attaining similar results in your own photographs. As instructive as it is inspiring, the collection offers help on everything from choosing the right equipment and film to using color and motion to capture and express emotion, and it even addresses the challenges and possibilities of digital photography. Special circumstances like fog and mist, and shifting light conditions including foul weather, dawn and twilight are considered and a host of innovative solutions are offered, making it an ideal addition to any amateur photographer's library.
The highly successful "Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps, and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The packs are excellent value, including both a guidebook and a soft cover of the fold-out Globetrotter map of the region, in a printed plastic wallet.
Understanding lighting, natural and artificial, indoors and out, is key to the photographer's art. This comprehensive guide is full of techniques, information and guidance on making use of the light in all situations. Lighting can often be the making or breaking of a photograph - many photographers struggle to capture colour and tone as they would like. This essential guide provides practical techniques that will help the photographer understand how to make the best lighting choices in a wide range of situations. Topics covered include landscape, nature, macro, urban, portraiture (both inside and out), interior and studio photography.
Over 250 species are included in this guide to the birds of the Philippines, with clear colour photographs, a regional distribution map and thumbnail silhouettes to help readers identify each species.
Over 250 species of bird are included in this useful guide, each description supported by a clear photograph. The introduction explains how to use the guide effectively and also contains fascinating information on bird biology and behaviour.
Over 250 species of bird are included in this useful guide, each description supported by a clear photograph. The introduction explains how to use the guide effectively and also contains fascinating information on bird biology and behaviour.
Covering Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, this book explores the highlights of a spectacularly beautiful and endlessly captivating region through the current lives and historical backgrounds of its peoples, through the scenic wonders, the vibrant cities, the rural villages, the architectural monuments and the flora and fauna.--Inside front flap of dust jacket.
Some People Prefer Hotels gets its title from a grumpy old work colleague's comment when the author and his wife bought a motorhome. Whilst nervously driving to Cornwall for a week's holiday during the first heavy rainfall for months and the windscreen wipers stop working, it seemed he had a point. What with the rotten weather, wobbly toilet pan, temperamental showers and being cooped up in such a confined space with Monty, their faithful Border Terrier, surrounded by dripping wet weather gear and muddy boots, they start to think that buying a motorhome was the biggest mistake they’d ever made. Luckily the weather improves, but as they explore some of Cornwall's most idyllic and historic places, some for the first time and others they’d been to before, if something could go wrong, it generally did... As well as expressing his candid and crotchety observations about their campsite experiences and life in general, the author also goes on a personal inner journey as sentimental old memories were triggered off by his motorhome holiday. If you haven't already done so, you might just be tempted to buy a motorhome and likewise take to the road. ...Or, there again, you may prefer hotels!
The Philippines is a truly exotic destination, with over 7,000 islands offering a dazzling array of diverse landscapes and culture. Stunning rice terraces, picture postcard beaches, extraordinary rainforests and a bustling spraw! of streets, bars and shops give the Philippines a unique flavour. This superbly illustrated book takes the reader on a journey through the Philippines, exploring its people, wildlife, politics, cultures, religions, festivals and arts.
From multi-coloured reefs teeming with fish and corals, to smouldering volcanoes and dense rainforest harbouring many endemic animals and plants, the Philippines boasts an impressive and precious natural diversity. This evocative yet practical exploration of the country's wildlife and wilderness areas brings to life the natural splendour of these richly-endowed islands.
The First World War was a period of turbulent and unprecedented political upheaval that witnessed contrasting fortunes for Britain's major political parties. This book demonstrates how the Conservative Party was able to respond effectively in these years by refining a wartime patriotism that ensured its unity as a party, helped define its electoral fortunes and shaped ideological cohesion. Concepts of patriotism determined not only attitudes to the prosecution of the war, to voluntary and forced military enlistment, but also to class politics, Irish Unionism, democratic reform and the relationship between citizen and state. Fundamental conclusions about modern Conservatism emerge: its organic ideological genesis into a property-defending party; its peculiar willingness and capacity to adapt not only to the immense challenges of 'total war', but also to the new political climate awakened by the conflict. Conservatism was therefore at once flexible and ideological. Filling the historiographical gap created by an overemphasis upon its rival Liberal and Labour parties, and using previously unused party sources, this study sheds new light on many aspects of the war, of Conservative Party history and its regeneration following three disastrous general election defeats in succession, and of British politics in the twentieth century.
The Tasmania Reef was the richest gold discovery anywhere in Australia in the 1870s and 1880s, and Beaconsfield grew to become Tasmania’s third biggest town. In today’s money, some $3 Billion came out of Beaconsfield over the life of the Tasmania mine. This book is a first-hand account of the discovery of gold and how the town was established. The narrator is a composite of the writings of around a dozen miners who were there – and describes the mines, the people and the events of the early years, as Beaconsfield grew and changed from a tent city to become a proud, innovative and community-conscious urban society.
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