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Author Cavanagh, Peter, author, photographer.

Title 100 flying birds : photographing the mechanics of flight / Peter Cavanagh.

Publication Info. Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  598 Q CAVANAGH    Check Shelf
Description 320 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-315) and index.
Contents Eagles -- Hummingbirds -- Gulls & terns -- Small waterbirds -- Large waterbirds -- Ducks, geese & swans -- Raptors -- Condors & corvids -- Cranes -- Songbirds -- Favorites.
Summary "100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight offers a vivid and varied glimpse into the world of birds. A white-tailed eagle plummeting through a Japanese sky, a brown pelican striking a silhouette against an Ecuadorian sunset, an Atlantic puffin carrying its fish dinner above the Scottish coast, or a keel-billed toucan gliding through a Costa Rican jungle canopy; readers will marvel at the splendour of birds in flight while learning the techniques to capture these gravity-defying moments from a world-class nature photographer. For each picture, author and photographer Peter Cavanagh shares his most evocative thoughts: the challenges of the shoot, the beauty of the location, and the curiosities of the species. Bird people will enjoy the bird photographs and facts, travelers will gobble up the tales of distant parts, and photographers will absorb the technical details. For instance, readers might be surprised to see that a very slow shutter speed can freeze the motion of hummingbird wings. Peter Cavanagh has collected 100 beautiful photos spanning a wide range of species. The subjects of each of the 11 chapters are: Eagles; Hummingbirds; Gulls and Terns; Small Waterbirds; Large Waterbirds; Ducks, Geese and Swans; Raptors; Condors and Corvids; Cranes; Songbirds"--Publisher's description.
Subject Birds -- Flight -- Pictorial works.
Birds -- Flight.
Photography of birds.
PHOTOGRAPHY / General.
Birds -- Flight. (OCoLC)fst00833014
Photography of birds. (OCoLC)fst01061892
Genre/Form Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Illustrated works.
Added Title One hundred flying birds
ISBN 0228103339 (hardcover)
9780228103332 (hardcover)
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