New Releases by Nic van Oudtshoorn

Explore the amazing world of Close-up and Macro Photography and Focus Stacking with an internationally published photographer. Learn the techniques and equipment (optical, lighting and support) needed to achieve sharply focused, well-exposed photographs of flowers, insects and much more. This hands-on book will show you how to get the most from your DSLR and mirrorless camera and how to enhance its macro capabilities in very affordable ways. Find out, for instance, how to turn your ordinary lens into a superb macro lens for only a few dollars. Or how to turn your on-board flash into a macro flash for small change. The course covers every type of close-up shot, all the way to extreme macro, and equipment ranging from macro and reversed lenses to close-up attachments and bellows. It also covers focus stacking techniques (including processing through Photoshop and Helicon Focus) as well as software and equipment for extreme macro. A series of practice activities covers everything from photographing insects and spiders to water drops, jewellery, coins, flowers and plants. Nic van Oudtshoorn is a macro specialist and multi-award winning photographer whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, calendars and postcards worldwide, including Reader's Digest and Time. An accomplished documentary film-maker, his video footage has been shown internationally on television, including National Geographic and Discovery channels. Nic is a certified trainer and teaches macro photography at several colleges. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.

Here's a succulent chowder of witty quotes, hilarious jokes, crazy cartoons and brain-busting puzzles to brighten every fishing fanatic's day. Stir in amazing "Did you know?" facts about fish, then season with tasty short stories from famous writers - and you're in for a tantalizing treat. It's a book crammed tight as a sardine can with enough fun to turn long hours into mere minutes while you wait for that whopper to bite! Part 1 of The Fishing Fanatic's Guide to Happiness brings together the wit and the wisdom of fishing fanatics through the ages who have tried to capture in words a pleasure we all know but find impossible to express. It is also a survival guide for anglers everywhere, packed with apt advice like this from Mark Twain: "Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish." In Part 2 (starting on page 81) we turn from the wisdom of the sages to the wit of the Web for some of the funniest fishing tales around. They're guaranteed to keep you chuckling at your favorite fishing spot. Spice up this succulent chowder with wordsearch and maze puzzles, a Fishing Dictionary (page 84), Monsters of the Deep (page 105), Fishinating Facts (page 125), and great fishing stories by Jerome K. Jerome (page 113) and Zane Grey (page 135) - and you have a dish that will keep you entertained for hours!

The imbiber's bible for relief!— San Bernardino Sun

This guide provides a host of facts and figures on the subject of beer. It should be a handy complement to the Hangover Handbook.

A humourous look at how to maximise the benefits and minimise the pitfalls of excessive drinking. Includes how to brew your own and how to prevent hangovers.

Basic guide containing 202 pointers on how to make your dollar go further. Covers mortgages and other household bills, travel and eating out. Author has worked as a journalist and has written an assortment of books on Australian subjects.

Focusses on her painting, drawing and graphic design.

General description and history of Island.