Creatures Close Up

By: GILLIAN WATTS

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Paperback | 1 November 2016

At a Glance

Paperback
64 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
22.8 x 22.8 x 0.64

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Philippe Martin creates his close-ups by "stacking" images inside his computer. To create one picture, he takes dozens of photographs, each time focusing the camera on a slightly different part of the subject. Then, using computer software, he combines the images into one perfectly focused composite image. Finally, he cleans up the image pixel by pixel. The result is almost three-dimensional photographs of animals and plants, with such sharpness and brilliance that they appear to leap from the page.

Creatures Close Up includes a selection of amazing photographs of flora and fauna -- snakes, frogs, insects, spiders, lizards and other creatures. Many of these creatures are on the endangered species list in Madagascar, where Martin spent a month shooting in the rainforest. These large, hyper-realistic images bring the viewer face to face with tiny creatures and plants, where the smallest details can be examined. This is nature photography as never seen before. It will fascinate children of all ages and a wide range of interests.

About the Authors

Gillian Watts, a writer and editor for more than 30 years, has great knowledge about a vast number of things natural.

Philippe Martin is an ecologist, photographer, including underwater subjects, and author of numerous books with a career spanning more than 40 years. His book Hyper Nature Tropical received the First Place "French Book Prize" 2014.

Industry Reviews

This amazing book takes a stunning look at nature using a revolutionary method of extreme close-up photography... The resulting photographs of animals and plants are almost three-dimensional and look so real they nearly leap from the page. Readers come face-to-face with tiny creatures and plants, allowing the smallest details to be examined.--Jane Muller"City Parent Toronto" (11/30/2016)

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