Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map.
Best bets for dining, lodging, sightseeing. Plus a full-color pullout map.
Photography: Night Sky will give you the tips and techniques you need to take stunning photographs in the dark. You'll learn how to overcome the unique issues that confront nighttime photographers and capture images of which you'll be proud. Co-author Jennifer Wu, an elite Canon Explorer of Light professional photographer, has become renowned for her ability to capture nighttime phenomena, from quarter-phase moon rises to shooting stars to the ephemeral Milky Way. This new guide reveals her methods and concentrates on photographing four principal subjects: stars as points of light, star trails, the moon, and twilight. These subjects share common photo techniques and considerations, but each also requires a distinct approach. Once captured, your digital images must be finished on the computer; co-author and author of the bestselling Photography: Outdoors, James Martin, delves into the settings and procedures that elevate an image from mundane to striking. This clear and practical guide will help photographers of all levels portray the stunning spectacle of the night sky, preserving those special memories and moments from a life outdoors.
Photography Night Sky: A Field Guide for Shooting After Dark
The newly updated London for Visitors guide is bursting with interesting cultural features and expert local information with a Londoner's perspective. This is the perfect great-value guide for every new visitor to London on a short weekend break looking to get the most out of the capital.
Filled with trail-tested advice, Travel the World Without Worries is the must-have planning resource for the low-budget traveller. Whether you are dreaming of epic jungle treks, wild tuk-tuk rides, authentic food markets, or maybe just finding that perfect undiscovered beach—with this book you can start turning your travel dreams into a reality today. Whether you are going away for 6 weeks, 4 months or 2 years, you will be able to skip the hard lessons of backpacking and travel the world with confidence.
Traveling in the Amazon is a dream of millions of people from around the world, and this book shows you how to accomplish this historic journey and make the trip safely, easier and more affordable than you could ever imagine. Right now, you can conveniently catch a flight from anywhere in the world and spend a couple of days in the Amazon rainforest. On the other hand, you could make a longer journey, as I did, from the beginning of the river in Peru, through Colombia, to its end at the beautiful beaches of Brazil's Atlantic coast. Throughout this journey, you will learn that the Amazon is full of brilliant and magical moments and together we will discover: The secret, step by step, to enjoying the most beautiful river in the world according to time, budget, and favorite activities How to save hundreds of dollars on airline & boat tickets to have a fantastic holiday How to maximize your time on the river or the jungle. Do more with less! Exotic safe tours off the beaten track to beautiful little-visited, but safe remote communities. Places to go surfing, golfing, play tennis, or go fishing How you can help conserve the environment and why you should support indigenous communities. Whether your style of traveling is relaxed or full of activities and adventures, this eco-guide will help you explore the Amazon River the fun and easy way. This eco-book from Mynor Schult will the only tour guide you will need on your incredible journey. Part of the proceeds of this book are donated to institutions in the Amazon community.
An amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaska's stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want to celebrate its singular beauty and expansive history.From the lush rainforests of the Inside Passage, to the desolate beauty of the far north, Alaska's natural wonders never cease to enthrall and amaze. Join National Geographic on this spectacular visual journey through seven distinct geographic regions of this amazing state, bringing each region alive through brisk historical narrative and lavish color photography, art, and maps. Whether to learn, to visit, or simply to dream--National Geographic's Alaska provides readers with an incomparable tour.