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Author Shaw, Michael C

Title The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography : Understanding, Planning, Creating, and Processing Nightscape Images
Published Independence : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (453 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; CONTENTS; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Dedication; SECTION I WHAT IS LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND WHY NOW?; 1 Introduction and Goals of Book; SECTION II UNDERSTANDING ASTRONOMY AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE FOR NIGHTSCAPE IMAGES; 2 The Night Sky and Its Movement; 3 Sunrises and Sunsets; 4 Aurora Borealis/Australis; 5 The Moon; 6 Solar System; 7 Meteors, Meteor Showers, Comets, Fireballs, and Bolides; 8 The Milky Way; 9 Weather and Atmospheric Science; SECTION III UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY FOR LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES; 10 Light and the Human Eye
11 Camera and Lens Systems12 Exposure; 13 Light Painting and Light Drawing; 14 Video, Time Lapse, and Motion Production; SECTION IV PLANNING SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES; 15 The Twenty-Five Best Landscape Astrophotography Targets (and How to Photograph Them); 16 Developing Your Astrophotography Session Plan; 17 Essential Software and Apps; 18 Essential Hardware and Equipment; SECTION V CREATING LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES; 19 The Landscape Astrophotography Clinic; 20 Obstacles and Common Unexpected Problems; SECTION VI PROCESSING LANDSCAPE ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY IMAGES
21 Image Management and Processing Foundations22 Creative Nightscapes: Multiple Image Processing; SECTION VII DETAILED CASE STUDIES; 23 From Concept to Curating-Four Detailed Case Studies; SECTION VIII DISTINGUISHED GUEST GALLERY; 24 Distinguished Guest Gallery; SECTION IX CONCLUSIONS; 25 Where Do We Go from Here?; APPENDICES; I Equipment Checklist; II Image Summary and World Map; III Annual Night Sky Planner; IV Homemade Planisphere; V Polaris Altitude; VI The Horizon; VII Contributor Websites; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Landscape photography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Night photography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Astronomical photography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Astronomical photography.
Landscape photography.
Night photography.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317410386
1317410386