Author: Allan D. Cruickshank
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486234977
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A noted naturalist's black-and-white photographs of one hundred fifty species and subspecies common to and endangered in the United States are supported by informative descriptive notes and anecdotes
Cruickshank's Photographs of Birds of America
Author: Allan D. Cruickshank
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486234977
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A noted naturalist's black-and-white photographs of one hundred fifty species and subspecies common to and endangered in the United States are supported by informative descriptive notes and anecdotes
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486234977
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A noted naturalist's black-and-white photographs of one hundred fifty species and subspecies common to and endangered in the United States are supported by informative descriptive notes and anecdotes
Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds
Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486210827
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Coots, bitterns, rails, crakes, cranes, herons, egrets, many others. 180 photographs.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486210827
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Coots, bitterns, rails, crakes, cranes, herons, egrets, many others. 180 photographs.
Backyard Bird Photography
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1629141011
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Fans of bird watching will rejoice with Backyard Bird Photography, a guide for learning how to set up your backyard in order to take the best photographs of your local birds. In addition to guiding you through the first steps of setting up your plantings and bird feeders, this book describes the types of photographic equipment you will need to get just the right image; how to maneuver yourself into just the right position to create a quality bird photograph; how to compose your shots for the greatest visual effect; and how to use more advanced techniques such as macro lenses and external flash techniques. Author and bird photographer Mathew Tekulsky breaks down the challenges of photographing these beautiful creatures and explains how utilizing your own natural surroundings can create stunning shots that rival those shot in the wild. Tekulsky explains that when your garden is set up as a tiny oasis for these feathered friends—with the right foliage, water sources, and feeders—then your backyard will be frequented by a variety of species on any given day. With tips for gaining the bird’s trust and composition, every photograph will come out a stunner.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1629141011
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Fans of bird watching will rejoice with Backyard Bird Photography, a guide for learning how to set up your backyard in order to take the best photographs of your local birds. In addition to guiding you through the first steps of setting up your plantings and bird feeders, this book describes the types of photographic equipment you will need to get just the right image; how to maneuver yourself into just the right position to create a quality bird photograph; how to compose your shots for the greatest visual effect; and how to use more advanced techniques such as macro lenses and external flash techniques. Author and bird photographer Mathew Tekulsky breaks down the challenges of photographing these beautiful creatures and explains how utilizing your own natural surroundings can create stunning shots that rival those shot in the wild. Tekulsky explains that when your garden is set up as a tiny oasis for these feathered friends—with the right foliage, water sources, and feeders—then your backyard will be frequented by a variety of species on any given day. With tips for gaining the bird’s trust and composition, every photograph will come out a stunner.
Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and Their Allies
Author: Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486210858
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
'Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published in 1950 as Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum bulletin 197.'
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486210858
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
'Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published in 1950 as Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum bulletin 197.'
The Art-makers
Author: Russell Lynes
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486242392
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Eakins, Hunt, French, Morse, Trumbull, et al. and their struggle to make art respectable in 19th-century America. 211 illus.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486242392
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Eakins, Hunt, French, Morse, Trumbull, et al. and their struggle to make art respectable in 19th-century America. 211 illus.
English Keyboard Music Before the Nineteenth Century
Author: John Caldwell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486248516
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
English keyboard art from Robertsbridge Codex (c. 1325) to John Field. Illuminating coverage of organ, harpsichord, pianoforte, other instruments; works of Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, many others. Bibliography.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486248516
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
English keyboard art from Robertsbridge Codex (c. 1325) to John Field. Illuminating coverage of organ, harpsichord, pianoforte, other instruments; works of Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, many others. Bibliography.
The Book of Beasts
Author: Terence Hanbury White
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486246093
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486246093
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A preeminent medievalist presents a wonderful catalog of real and fanciful beasts, including the manticore, griffin, phoenix, amphivius, jaculus, and many other exotic animals. White's witty, erudite commentary on scientific and historical aspects enhances this survey of proto-zoology on which science is based and pre-scientific perceptions of the earth's creatures. 128 black-and-white illustrations.
The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Author: James T. Tanner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486428376
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
All who seek the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker rely on this elegant treatise from 1942, an extensive profile of the species' characteristics and habits that includes its original distribution patterns; the history of its disappearance; and its feeding, nesting, and breeding habits. 20 halftones, 17 tables, 22 other illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486428376
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
All who seek the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker rely on this elegant treatise from 1942, an extensive profile of the species' characteristics and habits that includes its original distribution patterns; the history of its disappearance; and its feeding, nesting, and breeding habits. 20 halftones, 17 tables, 22 other illustrations.
Old Boston in Early Photographs, 1850-1918
Author: Philip Bergen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486261843
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Rare vintage views document oldest major American city: Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Faneuil Hall, Scollay Square, Bunker Hill, many more. Informative introduction, detailed captions. Maps.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486261843
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Rare vintage views document oldest major American city: Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Faneuil Hall, Scollay Square, Bunker Hill, many more. Informative introduction, detailed captions. Maps.
A Concise History of Photography
Author: Helmut Gernsheim
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486251288
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Highly acclaimed, scholarly volume examines technological advances and artistic development, with nearly 300 examples of photographic art. 285 black-and-white photos.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486251288
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Highly acclaimed, scholarly volume examines technological advances and artistic development, with nearly 300 examples of photographic art. 285 black-and-white photos.