Author Interview with Mark Carwardine: RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds
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RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds is an inspirational and practical guide to photographing birds in your own garden. Packed full of tips and tricks, the book covers equipment, composition, light and weather, as well as providing guidance on feeding the birds to make your garden as attractive as possible to feathered visitors. The second half of the book contains a range of different projects, each with details on the equipment required and the techniques you will need to use to obtain the desired shot.
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Mark Carwardine is a zoologist and an award-winning writer, a TV and radio presenter and a bestselling author of more than 50 books. Well known for his skills as a wildlife photographer, he was selected as one of ‘The World’s 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers’ in the US’s Outdoor Photography magazine and is currently presenting and producing the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass on YouTube. He also runs wildlife photography holidays and workshops worldwide.
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In this Q&A, we chatted with Mark about the book, about his life and journey as a photographer, and discuss some tips on making photography affordable.
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Buyers' Guide: Trail Cameras
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This month, in our new NHBS Buyers' Guides series, we are discussing our range of trail cameras.
At NHBS we sell a wide range of trail cameras, and while this does give you plenty of choice, it can sometimes be difficult to decide which camera will best suit your situation and requirements. The information in this guide will help you to make an informed decision.
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This month, browse our newly catalogued books on Leon's bookshelf.
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Rare Trees: The Fascinating Stories of the World’s Most Threatened Species
Due April 2023
Rare Trees offers a stunning visual presentation of 60 of the most fascinating, bizarre, and threatened tree species on the planet. Includes colour photographs showing trees and their most unusual features, maps of growing regions, callouts of memorable facts, and examples of poignant cultural and historical uses by Indigenous populations.
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Hymenoptera: The Natural History & Diversity of Wasps, Bees & Ants
Due May 2023
Packed with richly illustrated keys and thousands of colour photographs, identified with help from many of the world's best hymenopterists, this volume provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to a huge group of organisms, along with an overview of the diversity of fascinating families included in the group.
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More wildlife photography titles
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Wildlife Photography Fieldcraft
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British Wildlife Photography Awards, Collection 11
Due March 2023
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Bird Photographer of the Year, Collection 7
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio 32
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Wildlife photography equipment
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Num'axes PIE1059 Trail Camera
Arriving soon at NHBS
Designed and made in France, the PIE1059 features an impressive trigger time of 0.6s, an adjustable video length of 3 to 60 seconds, and 40 infrared LEDs providing a flash range of up to 20m (65ft). A 2-inch LCD colour screen built into the camera allows for photos, settings and battery level to be quickly checked in the field.
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Browning Recon Force Elite HP5
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NHBS Nest Box Camera Kit
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Ltl Acorn 5210
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IP Nest Box Camera
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