This helpful and practical RSPB guide to all aspects of digital wildlife photography is an updated version of our first edition. It is accessibly written by and beautifully illustrated with the work of one of Britain's best known wildlife photographers. The book's elegant design makes the most of the author's incredible photos and informative text. The book discusses all aspects of digital wildlife photography, from equipment, fieldcraft, locations and composition, post-processing and computer manipulation of images, through to getting your photos published. This is the ultimate reference book for all aspiring and established natural history photographers, and will equip its readers with everything they need to know to help them take better digital wildlife photographs.

This accessible, practical guide includes everything you need to know to capture fantastic photographs of birds on your doorstep. In RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds, celebrated photographer and wildlife writer Mark Carwardine shares his expert advice and insider tips and tricks for capturing the perfect photo. Whether you have a professional camera and a garden filled with birds, or a smartphone and access to a bird table, his guidance will improve your photography in leaps and bounds. Packed with beautiful photographs, this book is a step-by-step masterclass on garden bird photography – from attracting different species to using artificial rain and capturing spectacular images of birds in flight. Once you've mastered the basics, you can make garden bird photography as simple or as challenging as you like. A robin perched on a garden spade? Easy. A blackbird feeding among fallen leaves? No problem. A blue tit in flight? Might take some planning but still very achievable. And there's more. Garden bird photography isn't only rewarding in its own right – it's also a sensational way to hone wildlife photography and field skills that you can then adapt to suit any subject anywhere in the world.

A practical guide to all aspects of digital wildlife photography, including equipment, field craft, locations and composition, post-processing and computer manipulation of image, and getting photos published.

An up-to-date guide to the best and most useful sites on the Web. Completely revised and updated to incorporate newer sites as well as favourites in previous years, this is the definitive A--Z on the Internet for young and old. The original best-selling guide to the best sites available on the Net. Divided into sections and genres, each site is fully reviewed to show what unique features set it apart from the rest. From music to shopping, finance to travel, the internet covers a bewildering range of topics, but this book will focus on what's really useful and popular. The completely revised and updated 2006 edition will have around 5000 sites, each of which is rated for content, value, ease of use and speed. Divided into sections which will include Consumer Information, Help for the Disabled, Dance, Organizing a Party and Politics, as well as staple sections on Food and Drink, Travel, Finance, Health and Hobbies. A must-have for parents, as well as an invaluable resource for children, this book has universal appeal

World Guide to Libraries lists more than 45,000 institutions in 181 countries. This directory is arranged by continent and country. Then subdivided by type of library (national, federal, regional, university, school, public, special, governmental, parliamentary, religious or business) and city. Included are: Name (listed in English and native national language) Addresses Telephone, fax and telex numbers E-mail addresses Main and special collections Statistical holdings CD-ROM holdings Networks and interlibrary loan programs