New Releases by CHRISTOPHER GREY

Focal Digital Camera Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450DJust bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.For the basics, turn to the quick start guide, which will get you up and running in five minutes.For an understanding of your camera''s many controls and features, check out the section called "The Camera." If all you need is a quick explanation, you''ll find it. If you''re looking for the Whole Story, you''ll find that, too. Settings that affect how your pictures look are accompanied by full-color examples that show you exactly what you can expect. This section also covers the camera''s menus, playback features, memory, and power sources.The section called "Software" shows you how to get the most out of your camera''s software. It covers tethered shooting, color management, RAW conversion, storing your images, managing your library, and backup strategies - to name just a few topics.Ultimately, this book''s greatest strength isn''t its focus on the camera or the software; it''s the detailed, easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take truly superior photographs. Sections devoted to lenses, subject matter, and light cover these variables in depth, always presenting the most effective techniques in the context of the strengths and limitations of the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D.Written by a widely acclaimed photographer and photography teacher, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D shows you how to get the shots you can see in your head but have never been able to capture with a camera.* The quick start guide will have you taking great photos in five minutes.* In-depth coverage of every feature and control ensures that you have access to the tools you need for every shot.* Full-color examples demonstrate how different settings affect your photos.* Expert coverage of lenses, lighting, and subject matter gives you the practical knowledge you need to go after any shot.* Step-by-step instructions on photo editing and image management help you get the most out of your camera''s software.* A detailed review of accessories for your camera explains which of these add-ons offer the most value for your needs.* Dozens of tips and tricks prepare you for every situation you''re likely to encounter - in the field, at the studio, or at your next wedding or family reunion.

So you have a Canon DSLR? Do you know how to get the most from your sophisticated camera? Canon DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer''s Guide is a thorough, in-depth and step-by-step look at how to understand the Canon digital photography system and how to optimize your digital photography workflow from pre capture to output. Chris Grey shows you how to customize your DSLR according to the genre you are working in. He showcases the work of professional photographers from the worlds of wedding photography, fine art, sports/action, portrait and nature and each photographer explains their differing workflow requirements and how they get the best shots. Starting with the issues you will face: which file format - RAW or JPEG? Which camera? Which lens? Which software? - and moving on to covering the specific features of all the new Canon DSLRs in the EOS system, from the nifty Digital Rebel XTi to the awesome 1D Mark III, Chris Grey shows you how to get the most out of each camera. He shows images taken and the settings he has used so you can see the exact effect of each function. Packed with tips from the pros, key workflow solutions and images side by side showing different camera functions, this book is a must have for any Canon shooter.

This book gives guidance on how to not only lose weight but also how to ensure that it doesn''t come back.

Written in an accessible style, this work presents a discussion of classical and contemporary ideas about organizations and their management. It shows that getting to grips with these ideas means asking fundamental questions about what it means to be human and about the nature of modern society.

Stem cell research is one of the most promising and cutting-edge fields in the medical sciences. It is believed that this innovative research will lead to lifesaving treatments in the coming years. As part of their work, stem cell researchers must first determine which of their stem cell colonies are of sufficiently high quality to be suitable for experimental studies and therapeutic treatments. Since colony texture is a major discriminating feature in determining quality, we introduce a non-invasive, semi-automated texture- based stem cell colony classification methodology to aid researchers in colony quality control. We first consider the general problem of textural image segmentation. In a new approach to this problem, we characterize image texture by the subband energies of the image''s wavelet decomposition, and we employ a non-parametric support vector machine to perform the classification that yields the segmentation. We also adapt a parametric wavelet-based classifier that utilizes the Kullback-Leibler distance. We apply both methods to a set of benchmark textural images, report low segmentation error rates and comment on the applicability of and tradeoffs between the non-parametric and parametric segmentation methods. We then apply the two classifiers to the segmentation of stem cell colony images into regions of varying quality. This provides stem cell researchers with a rich set of descriptive graphical representations of their colonies to aid in quality control. From these graphical representations, we extract colony-wise textural features to which we add colony-wise border features. Taken together, these features characterize overall colony quality. Using these features as inputs to a multiclass support vector machine, we successfully categorize full stem cell colonies into several quality categories. This methodology provides stem cell researchers with a novel, non-invasive quantitative quality control tool.

This book is the standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. It covers Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkans, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco - in all over 2500 plant species are described. Introductory chapters cover the general ecology and climate of the region, and describe the structure of the book and how to use it. Illustrated by renowned botanical artist Marjorie Blamey, and written by leading field botanist Christopher Grey-Wilson, this field guide will enable anyone to identify the wild plants found in this lovely and diverse region.

This book is the fruit of Marjorie Blamey''s lifelong absorption with wild flowers and their accurate illustration. Covering all species, both native and introduced, widespread or local, north of the Alps and the Mediterranean region, except for grasses, sedges, rushes and horsetails, CASSELL''S WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE is the most complete and detailed colour-illustrated guide yet for any comparable area of the globe. Majorie Blamey''s flower paintings appear on the right-hand pages of the book and are minutely accurate and precise with many small details. Illustrated on the book''s left-hand pages are details of flower, leaf, stem, fruit or seed, and variations in colour or form. These are keyed by numbers to the text, where asterisks indicate fuller portraits on the facing page. The descriptive text, by Christopher Grey-Wilson, perfectly complements the illustrations, and provides clear details of the size, habitat and distribution of the flowers.

This unique manual teaches the specialized techniques for correcting photos, restoring damaged photos, changing backgrounds, and adding or subtracting people from an image. Filled with practical examples, the book teaches everything from input via scanning or digital photography to image manipulation and printed output.

Organized by the apparent number of petals the flower contains, each of the main species is illustrated with a detailed description of identifying features, habitat, range and habit.

With analyses of the origin of many cultivars, helpful identification keys and more than 150 full-colour photographs, this text will prove accessible to the gardener, horticulturist and botanist alike."--BOOK JACKET.

Simply the definitive full-color reference to the horticulture of North America, AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers contains more than 8,000 plant references, 4,250 photographs, and practical advice on everything from cultivation and pests to plant selection and identification.

This monograph stresses the species of Clematis, unlike The Gardener''s Guide to Growing Clematis, which features the cultivars.

Ce guide du naturaliste décrit et illustre toutes les fleurs sauvages de l''ensemble des régions et des îles méditerranéennes. Portugal - Espagne - Baléares - France Méditerranéenne - Corse - Italie - Sicile Et Sardaigne - Malte - Balkans - Grèce - Crète - Chypre - Turquie - Syrie - Liban - Israel - Egypte - Libye - Tunisie - Algérie - Maroc. - Plus de 2 500 espèces et variétés décrites : fleurs, feuillage, fruits, habitat, époque de floraison, distribution, avec renvois des descriptions aux planches couleurs. - Plus de 1 500 illustrations couleurs couvrant les principales espèces, et 1 200 dessins noir et blanc en regard des textes. - Un inventaire exhaustif en 118 familles pour identifier autant que pour admirer l''exceptionnelle richesse de la flore méditerranéenne.

Pretty much anyone can take photographs of nudes but creating artistic photographs of the nude body is a different matter. This new handbook, by an acknowledged expert in the field, provides the reader with all they will need to master the skills required to photograph dramatic, fine art nude images in black and white. Includes everything from designing creative lighting through to selecting the best models. Illustrated throughout.

Making Up Accountants: The organizational and professional socialization of trainee chartered accountants explores the training and socialization of trainee accountants in two Big Six firms in the UK.

The first section of the book discusses the appeal and the requirements of different kinds of climbers and makes suggestions for exciting plant associations for well-loved species. It also gives practical guidelines on the cultivation of climbers, including pruning as well as training and support. The introduction is illustrated throughout with inspiring colour photographs of climbers in a variety of garden situations, enhancing walls and buildings or camouflaging less attractive structures. The comprehensive directory, illustrated with glorious colour photographs, describes the many climbing species suitable for growing in our gardens. For each, a detailed description is given, as well as cultivation requirements and season of interest. In addition to chapters on the wide range of temperate evergreen climbers and temperate deciduous climbers, there is a section devoted to tropical and subtropical climbers which, in temperate gardens, can bring a tropical feel to a conservatory. With its alphabetical listings and inclusion of the latest varieties and cultivars, the directory is both easy to use and totally up-to-date.

Plus de 500 espèces végétales sont illustrées et décrites de façon claire et précise. L''identification des espèces est facilitée par les commentaires qui entourent les nombreuses photographies. Naturalistes amateurs ou éclairés, collectionneurs débutants ou confirmés, cet ouvrage à la fois beau et pratique est l''instrument indispensable pour vos découvertes.

Cet ouvrage est le seul guide consacré aux fleurs des régions montagneuses de France, de Suisse et d''Europe. Chaque espèce est décrite en détail. Les caractéristiques essentielles sont mises en évidence, afin de faciliter l''identification. En face du texte, l''illustration, réalisée d''après des spécimens vivants ou fraîchement cueillis, montre les plantes sous leur forme réelle et avec leurs vraies couleurs. Le texte et l''illustration de cette nouvelle édition, entièrement en couleurs, ont été considérablement augmentés. L''aire couverte par ce guide s''étend à présent jusqu''à l''Europe de l''Est.