Watercraft of the Inside Passage, a Field Guide
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Publisher: Howard and Jacobson
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Total Pages: 131
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The Ultimate Field Guide to Landscape Photography
Author: Robert Caputo
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781426200540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEver wonder how landscape photographers manage to capture every detail in a panoramic shot of the Grand Canyon? Want to make a waterfall look like velvet? Or highlight the shafts of sunlight in your pictures of forests? All these answers and many more can be found in this definitive new guide to landscape photography--a must-have resource for amateur and experienced shutterbugs alike. In clear, straightforward language, master photographer Robert Caputo reviews the basics of landscape photography for both film and digital camera users. Using concrete examples, he reveals recent directions in style and sheds light on the latest technology, advising how and when to use it. For additional guidance and inspiration, every picture shown in the book includes specific details on shutter speed, aperture settings, ISO settings, lenses, and types of cameras. Profiles of top landscape photographers provide more innovative tips for making your pictures unique. And a hefty chapter shares up-to-the-minute, information on new equipment and software for creating better digital images. Filled with practical information and step-by-step instruction, this 160-page volume will easily fit in a camera bag for handy reference in the field. A glossary of useful web sites and professional resources completes this authoritative guide from National Geographic--the ultimate "professor" for anyone eager to learn how to take better landscape photos.
Rich Johnson's Guide to Trailer Boat Sailing
Author: Rich Johnson
Publisher: NorlightsPress
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 193525409X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKtrailerable sailboat is the ideal way to explore the country ? wherever there is water. To make the most of this exciting lifestyle, owners of trailerable sailboats need three things ? an understanding of the boat and how to use it; knowledge about the tow vehicle and trailer used to transport the boat; and a spirited sense of adventure to live the dream. #13;#13; This book will help you get started. #13;#13; #13;
Metal boat maintenance-A do it yourself guide
Author: Scott Fratcher
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 0958294135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA do-it-yourself guide to metal boat repair and maintenance. Topic covered include metal boat corrosion, metal preparation, interior rust, painting, extending the life of a steel boat, ultra-sonic metal thickness gauge use, changing hull plate and alternative methods of repairing metal boats. ..."--Back cover.
Passage to Juneau
Author: Jonathan Raban
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2011-06-22
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 0307797260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bestselling, award-winning author of Bad Land takes us along the Inside Passage, 1,000 miles of often treacherous water, which he navigates solo in a 35-foot sailboat, offering captivating discourses on art, philosophy, and navigation and an unsparing narrative of personal loss. "A work of great beauty and inexhaustible fervor." —The Washington Post Book World With the same rigorous observation (natural and social), invigorating stylishness, and encyclopedic learning that he brought to his National Book Award-winning Bad Land, Jonathan Raban conducts readers along the Inside Passage from Seattle to Juneau. But Passage to Juneau also traverses a gulf of centuries and cultures: the immeasurable divide between the Northwest's Indians and its first European explorers—between its embattled fishermen and loggers and its pampered new class.
The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska
Author: Melissa DeVaughn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-03-04
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 0470228997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World "A Tourist's Best Friend!" --Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" --The New York Times Four Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide: * Lodging and dining rated for quality and value * Great ideas for family travel * An insider's guide to the top outfitters for every activity * Complete planning information for escorted tours or travel on your own
Tongass National Forest (N.F.), Kuakan Timber Sale
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Total Pages: 518
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Author: Kevin Monahan
Publisher: Fine Edge Productions
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781932310115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis reference guide for the pilot house is an assortment of valuable navigation tools including over 50 pages of handy distance tables between all of the major ports and anchorages for navigation planning between Tacoma and Ketchikan. It includes strategies for challenging the currents in places like Johnstone Strait and the Yucultas, conversion tables, time, distance and speed tables, weather reference data, radio procedures and frequencies, and a number of useful information resources to answer many of the questions that come up while underway. Written by Kevin Monahan, an officer in the Canadian Coast Guard, and former fisherman and delivery captain, this book provides the local knowledge to simplify navigation and safe passage from Tacoma to Ketchikan.
