Close up is right! Klein put a wide-angle lens on his camera, headed for any crowd he could find, and got as close as he could. He decided not to worry about graininess, blurriness, depth of field, and other technical considerations but to go for a spontaneous feel. He got it. These double-page, black-and-white photos are overflowing with people--blurry, grainy, and out of focu...(展开全部)

In this exhaustive guide to macro photography, respected author and photographer Adrian Davies takes a comprehensive approach to the subject, covering every aspect of the multi-faceted and often complicated world of close-up photography. Everything about Adrian's approach is both practical and diverse, with optimal output always in mind. His coverage of equipment, for example...(展开全部)

——多芬的航灯。

——多芬的航灯。

"A vibrant telling, amplified by striking images and photographs, of the Curiosity mission to Mars....A totally gratifying account." --Kirkus Reviews "Kaufman’s vivid description of the Curiosity rover mission to Mars, its history and its scientific results brings you as close as possible (without being a member of the science team) to the excitement, the frustration and the ex...(展开全部)

Gregory Crewdson's photographic series capture a particularly American state of normalcy--in dissolution. The viewer, at first seduced by what appears to be an idyllic scene, soon discovers subtle off-kilter elements more akin to Film Noir than an NBC comedy. In a work from his Twilight series, yellow school buses are parked outside white wooden houses, and students stand and...(展开全部)

美国当代著名摄影师格里高利·克鲁德逊 Gregory Crewdson作品《黄昏》 Twilight (1998-2002)，是他最知名的系列作品，得名于美国哥伦比亚电影公司从1959年至1965年发行的电视系列剧《迷离魔界》（The Twilight Zone），这个剧集汇集了种种都市传奇和诡异故事，以神秘主义和黑暗暴力风格表达人生寓言。"Twilight"这个词汇是指日落后天色变黑之前的短暂黄昏，也被称为"魔鬼时间"。此时有天光和路灯等人造光源的混杂照明和反射，使普通场景笼罩上特殊氛围。 Twilight拍摄于马萨诸塞州，Crewdson带领一个专业制作群体，进入一个小镇和居民们一起工作，电影式的场景，通过道具，置景，化装等手段实景拍摄。作品中处在日落时刻里的场面，由自然光和人工光源混合照明，背景中反复出现的家庭杂物，如肥皂盒、牛奶瓶、清洁剂容器...(展开全部)

This Gem explores and explains the world of whales and dolphins. Over 50 species of whale, dolphin and porpoise are illustrated with the author's own photographs. Aspects covered include: evolution; identification; biology; zoological categorization; feeding habits; and predators. The book answers commonly-asked questions, such as "how intelligent are dolphins?" and "should wha...(展开全部)

Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a cont...(展开全部)

In Bigger Than Life Mary Ann Doane examines how the scalar operations of cinema, especially those of the close-up, disturb and reconfigure the spectator's sense of place, space, and orientation. Doane traces the history of scalar transformations from early cinema to the contemporary use of digital technology. In the early years of cinema, audiences regarded the monumental close...(展开全部)