Proven techniques for making award-winning photographs of the great outdoors.

The National Audubon Society Guide to Nature Photography is an inspiring reference for both amateur and professionals who want to improve the quality and beauty of their work.

The book reveals time-tested field techniques and artistic insights guaranteed to improve any photographer's portfolio. Every aspect of photographing nature is comprehensively covered: landscape, wildlife, insects, flora, and forests.

Photographers will benefit from:

• Advice for buying the best equipment for photographing nature subjects
• Top-ten lists of the best North American locations for photographing landscapes, big game, birds, wildflowers, and seasonal colors
• Tips for using filters, handling composition, lighting, color, exposure and moving subjects
• Practical advice for choosing and using the latest digital cameras and equipment
• Pictographs provide point-by-point views of the anatomy of a successful photo

All the information comes from actual field experience, accompanied by 200 stunning examples.

Customer Review: Read this before your next National Parks trip

Ever wonder why those 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. summertime pics at the Grand Canyon look pretty crappy compared to what you see professionally?

Well, Fitzharris has the easy answers, from time of day through time of year to use of filters.

Fitzharris visits each park. Based on foliage and other considerations, he recommends the best photographic tims of year to visit. Then, in each park, he lists the best photographic hotspots with times of day to visit.

Beyond that, he suggests how to plan a trip to each park to allow for morning and evening shooting along with midday hiking or other activities.

The photos from each park perfectly illustrate the suggestions he supplies.

Customer Review: Great book with a noticable bias

There is not much I can add to the previous reviews of this wonderful book. The photos are superb and there is a plethora of great information. My only problem is the author's obvious bias towards Canon products. It is fine to have a favourite camera, but not by providing misinformation about another brand. Long Canon lenses are not 75% shorter and two-thirds lighter than Nikon lenses. Check out the web sites and you will get the exact opposite story. A small point perhaps, but one that I had to make.

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