Ebook: The bird photography field guide: the essential handbook for capturing birds with your digital SLR

Cover Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Equipment -- What Digital Camera do I Need? -- Digital SLRs -- Digiscoping Equipment -- Telephoto Lenses -- Zoom Lenses -- Teleconverters -- Wide-angle Lenses -- Tripods -- Tripod Heads -- Beanbags and Window Mounts -- Understanding Exposure -- Exposure and Histograms -- Freezing Action -- Motion Blur -- Understanding Depth of Field -- Memory Cards -- File Formats -- Which Format-Raw or JPEG? -- Taking Care of Equipment -- Photographing Birds -- Backyard Birds -- Urban Environments -- Seabirds -- Wildfowl and other Waterbirds -- Birds of Prey -- Game Birds, Crakes, and Rails -- Shorebirds -- Passerines -- Captive Birds in Natural Surroundings -- Birds in Flight -- Shooting Low -- Lighting -- Capturing Action -- Stalking and Field Craft -- Blinds -- Remote-control Photography -- Traveling with your Gear by Air -- Choosing Bird Photography Vacations -- Digiscoping Techniques in the Field -- In the Field-A Personal Experience -- Digital Photo Editing -- Computer Hardware -- Editing Software and Working with Color -- Importing, Sorting and Editing -- Processing a Raw Image -- Improving Composition -- Adjusting Exposure, Contrast, and Color -- Using Curves -- The Clone Stamp and Healing Brush -- Resizing and Output Formats -- Sharpening -- Printing -- Getting Published -- Long-term Picture Storage -- Bird Photography and Ethics -- Glossary.;As digital photography equipment, notably digital SLR cameras and digiscopes, become increasingly affordable, more and more birdwatchers are turning their hands to capturing images of their favorite subject. But having the equipment is only half the battle to achieving stunning bird images. A good knowledge of your equipment, an understanding of both photography and field craft, and a firm basis in post-production techniques are also essential if you want to capture and create high-quality bird photographs. All these topics are covered in this portable guide to bird photography. Although small enough to fit in a jacket pocket or camera bag, the Bird Watcher's Photography Field Guide introduces and instructs on each stage of the digital photography process, describing all the necessary equipment, discussing specialist field-craft techniques, and showing you how to manipulate and enhance your photos. * A portable, ready reference that will teach you everything you need to know about capturing birds in all their beauty *Expert guidance on how best to approach birds using fieldcraft skills and hides *Provides comprehensive information on essential equipment and what to do with your photos once you've taken them.