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A complete guide for nature enthusiasts and serious photographers.

"Digital Nature Photography" is the definitive how-to book on photographing nature with a digital camera. Focusing primarily on the art of taking the picture in the field--rather than just manipulating the image after it has been shot--this comprehensive guide is geared to the nature photographer who is fairly new to the world of digital cameras.

What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish, it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. Examine how the very landscape of planet Earth would change in our absence. A stunningly graphic journey to a world wiped clean of humanity.

For anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to capture the nuances of a snowy landscape, to do justice to fall leaves, to catch reflections in a dewdrop, or to convey the exuberant joy of a summer picnic, Tom Ang's "Digital Photography Through the Year" is the essential companion to photography throughout the changing seasons. Divided into seasons, each chapter features beautiful, evocative images, and provides details of how to recreate the look....

In An Unreal Estate, Lucinda Carspecken takes an in-depth look at Lothlorien, a Southern Indiana nature sanctuary, sustainable camping ground, festival site, collective residence, and experiment in ecological building, stewardship, and organization. Carspecken notes the way fiction and reality intertwine on this piece of land and argues that examples such as Lothlorien have the power to be a force for social change. Lothlorien's organization and social...

Relax with the natural sounds from summer solitude. The listener might imagine being in a mountain clearing that is bathed in the light of summer. You'll hear the quiet babble of a nearby mountain stream, the sounds of birds fill the air, and plenty of fresh air teaming with the sounds of life. As the sun begins to set the sounds of evening crickets and the spectacular colors of the evening sunset are truly a soothing delight to the senses.