Digital Nature Photography Closeup [Paperback]

Jon Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005

Some 59.3 million digital cameras will be sold this year-and most comes fully equipped with close-up features that let users get up close and personal with all the wonders of nature, from birds and trees to flowers and insects to underwater plants and fish. But few buyers know how to get the most from these exciting features. Digital Nature Photography Closeup lets everyone-from amateurs on up-harness this new macro power to create truly breathtaking nature photography. The author also offers advice on purchasing and using all manner of special macro equipment, i.e., lenses, extension tubes, teleconverters, microscopes, etc. In this logical follow-up to his best-selling, Digital Nature Photography, author Jon Cox uses dozens of full-color examples and clear explanations to illustrate exactly how he got that shot-and how other photographers can, too. From basic techniques, to action shots, aquarium and underwater photography, even shooting through a microscope, Digital Nature Photography Closeup is the perfect guide to exploring the fascinating world of nature.



• Many digital cameras come equppied with close-up features-but few users understand them


• Combines two of the hottest topics in photography today: digital and nature


• Perfect companion to Digital Nature Photography

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jon Cox, author of the acclaimed and top-selling Digital Nature Photography (0-8174-3791-6), is a well-known digital photographer. His work appears in major photography magazines, and he is the adventure photographer/writer on staff at Digital Camera. An instructor at the University of Delaware, he lives in Unionville, PA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081743674X
• ISBN-13: 978-0817436742
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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84 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for novice and intermediate, September 15, 2005

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Elsee "Elsee" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digital Nature Photography Closeup (Paperback)

For me, I found Jon Cox - "Close-up" book to be the perfect companion book for "John Shaw's" Close-up book.
(John Shaw's books are for film. Jon Cox's- Closeup book, are for digital cameras).
Both books are "easy to read" and are packed with information.

Sometimes,I don't care how knowledgeable a photographer is. If a book is a "chore" to read or understand, (because the author is a lousy writer or the layout is lousy or both)..... the book is practically usless.

Readers quickly grow tired of books that are badly written, (regardless how "chock-full" of information)... and soon stop reading the book.

This is not the case with Digital Nature Photography Closeup by Jon Cox. (or John Shaw's Close-up book).

I love the beautiful photographs. But, more so, I love how Jon Cox photographs are shown in duplicates of the same image,(side by side), shot with different "lenses" or "field of depth" or "white balance" or "exposure" etc. etc. etc.... So the reader instantly see's identical photographs "change" when settings are tweeked.
AND, if you don't understand what "field of depth" or " white balance" or "Diopters" or "exposure" or "f-Stop" etc. etc. etc. are.... he explains in easy to understand writing .... what all these are and how to use them efficiently.
This book isn't just for beginners.
It is also for intermediate photographers and even advanced photographers who are switching from Film to Digital.

I highly recommend this book!

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and Outstanding, February 21, 2006

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P. Smith (Northeast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Nature Photography Closeup (Paperback)

This book is essentially a discussion of macro digital photography. There are many macro books in print for film cameras, few for digital photography and very, very few that are for digital photography macro that excel like this book does. It is thorough- every detail is covered of how to shoot macro in practice yet it is in language that anyone with a semblance of knowledge in photography can understand. This book is a rare book - one you wish you could award more than five stars for.

64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Polished, but basic, October 29, 2006

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G. Clark "hogwallow" (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Nature Photography Closeup (Paperback)

I've noticed a problem with specialized photography books: not enough specialized information. Digital Nature Photography Closeup is well organized, clearly written and very attractively designed with some striking photography. Unfortunately, more than half of the book is devoted to basic photo equipment and concepts.

What I've wanted - and have yet to find - is a book on macro photography that assumes I have basic or intermediate photo skills and want to extend them into a new space. The chapters of the book are:

- Equipment
- Camera features and techniques
- Light & Color
- Composition
- Flash
- Working with Histograms
- The Digital Darkroom

It could be the outline of almost any photo book - and much of the content in each is applicable to any photography, not macro in particular.

If you're relatively new to digital SLRs and have an interest in closeup photography, you'll probably get a full meal here. If you're beyond the basics, it's not much more than a light snack. Well presented, but not very filling.