Exploring Natural China - Out Now

Exploring Natural China

Heather Angel's latest book is a beguiling natural history travelogue with stunning images of the varied landscapes as well as the associated fauna and flora encountered on her extensive travels off the beaten track in China.

Over 250 photos show the stunning scenery and keynote plant and animal species of habitats from karst formations, bamboo forests, a huge inland lake to alpine pastures in a vast country which spans 35º of latitude

A special section ‘Back from the Brink’ features five endangered species and explains the efforts being made to ensure their survival

Travellers tips cover all the things – from how to order food to what mains adapters to take – that you wish you had known before you left home

Essential reading for anyone planning to explore the wilder parts of China either with a group or on their own

Photography tuition tips by pro photographer Heather Angel

Heather is now contributing photography posts on a regular basis to a new website Pixiq. http://www.pixiq.com/contributors/heatherangel

This is aimed for photo experts and enthusiasts to engage in an open and on-going dialogue about everything connected with photography.

Topics she has covered recently include:

Fine-tune the Composition
Long Lenses - not just for Birds
A Midnight Shoot
How to Take a Color 'X-Ray'
The Year of the Tiger

Black and White HDR tutorial

Giles has just completed a black and white HDR tutorial for a 'bookazine' about improving Black and White Photography in association with Digital Photogapher. Out now in WH Smiths, UK. It walks through shooting for HDR and then processing with PSCS5 HDR pro and Camera Raw.

WILD KEW Exhibition at Kew Gardens London 29 May - 5 September 2010

Heather Angel's Wild Kew Exhibition on view at Kew Gardens
in the Nash Conservatory 29 May -5 September 2010.

Kew is a World Heritage site and John Nash designed the

Conservatory in 1825 for Buckingham Palace. It was moved

to Kew in 1836.

Kew Wildlife Photo gallery

The diverse array of plants at Kew is a haven for wildife throughout the year. Heather spent most of 2008 on a voyage of discovery, often working at dawn and dusk. Over 350 images were finally selected to illustrate the book that reflects the seasons. Each spread is devoted to a specific topic with informative text and a relevant Photo tip. Topics range from Water babies, Leftover lunches and Alien invaders to Shady characters and Stag nights.

Check out this feature here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/aug/12/wildlife-kew-gardens-angel