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The difference between getting the shot and missing the shot comes down to split seconds and how you manage your gear and your technique. In Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography professional adventure sports photographer Dan Bailey shows readers how to react quickly to unfolding scenes and anticipate how the subject and the background might converge. Capturing those significant moments to produce powerful imagery that evoke the feel and mood of adventure requires specialized skills and a wide variety of creative ideas.This book teaches photographers how to think geometrically and how to pull together the elements that make for a successful shot, all while being immersed in the action. The practical manual will improve your technique for creating more compelling adventure imagery, whether you’re shooting ultra-marathoners splattered in mud, rock climbers in a crevasse, or mountain bikers hurtling past you.In this book, you’ll:• Discover the necessary equipment for shooting action, learn how to use it to its full potential, and develop a comprehensive adventure photography camera system that you can adapt to different shooting situations.• Learn specific techniques and creative ideas that help you freeze the moment and create images that convey excitement, mood, and the feel of adventure.• Learn advanced skills that can help you start defining your own particular style of action photography and create a "brand" of photography that’s based around your passion and your vision.• Examine case studies that break down the process for shooting different types of action subjects and see the nuts and bolts of how to create powerful imagery from start to finish.

40 inspiring short walks in and around the Kingdom of Fife, stretching from the north side of the famous Forth Bridges, along the Firth of Forth to Culross, and Gleneagles and Dollar Further north, and then east beyond Kirkcaldy to the string of picturesque fishing villages of the East Neuk. The guide travels north through Dunfermline and Glenrothes to Falkland and beyond to St Andrews, Tentsmuir Forest and the might Tay, with forays also into Kinross.

The difference between getting the shot and missing the shot comes down to split seconds and how you manage your gear and your technique. In Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography professional adventure sports photographer Dan Bailey shows readers how to react quickly to unfolding scenes and anticipate how the subject and the background might converge. Capturing those significant moments to produce powerful imagery that evoke the feel and mood of adventure requires specialized skills and a wide variety of creative ideas. This book teaches photographers how to think geometrically and how to pull together the elements that make for a successful shot, all while being immersed in the action. The practical manual will improve your technique for creating more compelling adventure imagery, whether you‘re shooting ultra-marathoners splattered in mud, rock climbers in a crevasse, or mountain bikers hurtling past you. In this book, you‘ll: Discover the necessary equipment for shooting action, learn how to use it to its full potential, and develop a comprehensive adventure photography camera system that you can adapt to different shooting situations. Learn specific techniques and creative ideas that help you freeze the moment and create images that convey excitement, mood, and the feel of adventure. Learn advanced skills that can help you start defining your own particular style of action photography and create a "brand" of photography that‘s based around your passion and your vision. Examine case studies that break down the process for shooting different types of action subjects and see the nuts and bolts of how to create powerful imagery from start to finish.

FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited, 2nd Edition teaches you everything you need to know in order to achieve mastery with your FUJIFILM camera, gaining maximum performance and total creative liberation with your photography no matter what FUJIFILM X Series camera you use. Written by professional photographer, expert Fuji user, and X Series ambassador Dan Bailey, you'll learn every feature and every menu item, button, and function of the FUJIFILM X Series lineup. More importantly, you'll learn how to use these features and settings in actual shooting situations out in the world in order to capture great photographs. Dan has shot with X Series cameras for nearly ten years, and he s worked closely with the FUJIFILM tech reps and product managers. He knows these cameras inside and out. He knows how they function out in the real world, and he's tested them with a wide range of subject matter, often in extremely challenging conditions, environments, and shooting situations. FUJIFILM X Series Unlimited, 2nd Edition teaches you everything he s learned along the way. In this revised and updated edition of the best-selling first edition, you'll learn all the camera settings, how to use autofocus, how to use and customize the film simulations to create your own look, how to set up the camera for maximum image quality and performance, and many other features such as bracketing, exposure modes, the ADV mode filters, how to update firmware, and how to optimize your Fuji to match your style and subject matter. This book is absolutely packed with tons of great recommendations, advice, and insight. If you take the time to learn and master just a few of the features covered in this guide, you'll be able to take your creative and technical skills to a whole new level.

Take on 50 of Scotland's greatest mountain days, from the wild and remote Fisherfield Six and the soaring ridges of Liathach and Beinn Alligin in the Northwest Highlands to the Cairngorms 4000-ers, Skye's Trotternish Ridge, and the Rum Cuillin traverse in the islands. Spanning the full breadth of Scotland from Galloway to the Outer Hebrides, this is a handpicked collection of classic routes and unsung gems across some of the most dramatic mountain terrain in Europe. Designed for experienced hillwalkers, scramblers, backpackers, and ambitious fell runners, this large-format Cicerone guide describes 50 long and challenging routes across Scotland, ranging from 20 to 46km (13–28 miles) and taking between 7 and 20 hours. Each route can be completed as a single big day or backpacked over two days, with many well-suited to winter conditions for those with the appropriate skills and experience. Choose from 50 classic and lesser-known mountain routes across Scotland, covering the Northwest Highlands, Lochaber, the Central and Southern Highlands, the Cairngorms, Galloway, and the islands of Arran, Skye, Rum, Harris, and Lewis, with a mix of ridge traverses, horseshoe circuits, and remote multi-summit expeditions.Discover highlights including the Fisherfield Six, the Lochaber Traverse, the Mamores, the Glen Coe Circuit, the Cairngorms 4000-ers, Liathach and Beinn Alligin, Ladhar Bheinn and Loch Hourn, the Trotternish Ridge on Skye, and the Rum Cuillin traverse.Navigate with confidence using adapted 1:100,000 OS mapping included for each route, with guidance on the recommended OS Explorer and Landranger sheets and Harvey maps for every area of Scotland covered.Plan your approach with practical information on public transport, boat and bike access options, accommodation, camping, bothies, and sleeping out, making even the most remote routes accessible with the right preparation.Take on the routes year-round, with major seasonal variations noted throughout and winter conditions clearly flagged as more serious and demanding, requiring appropriate skills, equipment, and experience in Scottish mountain terrain.Run, walk, or backpack the routes to suit your ambitions, with many routes suitable for fell runners as well as experienced hillwalkers and overnight backpackers, and optional scrambling on a number of the more technical circuits. Created to inspire a lifetime of Scottish mountain adventures, this is the definitive Cicerone guide for anyone who wants to push themselves further into the wild, remote, and magnificent landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands.