| Introduction |
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| Chapter 1 Understanding Nature |
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16 | (2) |
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Photographing in State and National Parks |
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Pre-Visualizing Your Shoot |
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Learning How to Capture Something Unique |
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Assignment: Pack and plan an outing with all the necessary gear |
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| Chapter 2 Nature in the Digital Age |
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How Digital Benefits Outdoor Photography |
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Traveling with Digital Media |
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Referring to Your LCD Screen in the Field |
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Setting a Proper White Balance |
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Understanding Your Histogram |
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Assignment: Set your white balance in nature |
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| Chapter 3 Framing Your Outdoor Scenes |
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Thinking Outside the Viewfinder Box |
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Assignment: Create an outdoor image following the rule of thirds |
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| Chapter 4 Metering the Outdoors |
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Settings and Functions That Affect Scenes |
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102 | (3) |
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Determining the Best Exposure |
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Assignment: Document a landscape using all available metering modes |
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| Chapter 5 Lighting and Weather |
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Weather, Atmosphere, and Climate |
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Using the Elements to Your Advantage |
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Assignment: Photograph a scene using the light to your advantage |
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| Chapter 6 Filters and Fill Flash |
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134 | (10) |
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Assignment: Document a landscape using a grad ND filter |
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| Chapter 7 Capturing Wildlife |
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Capture an animal in its habitat demonstrating behavior |
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| Chapter 8 Macro and Intimate Scenes |
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Assignment: Photograph a macro scene with a clean background |
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| Chapter 9 Creative Techniques |
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Creating the Exposure You Want |
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High Dynamic Range Imagery |
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211 | (4) |
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Assignment: Capture and process an HDR image |
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218 | (2) |
| Chapter 10 Post-Capture with Digital Nature Files |
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222 | (1) |
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Digitally Altering Nature |
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Organizing and Cataloging Your Digital Files |
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Assignment: Process a raw nature image |
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| About the Author |
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| Resources |
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| Index |
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