Nature Up Close and Personal: How to get close up photos of Birds and Animals. Includes over 50 close up photos.

John Spencer enjoys bird and nature as a hobby and pastime activity. On a fixed retirement income he could not afford to enjoy his hobby using a DSLR camera, instead he uses zoom cameras with built-in high zoom capabilities. In this book "Zoom into Nature" ,the latest of his 5 books, is John Spencer's attempt to induce birders to try their hand at bird photography. He would also like to have photographers learn the joys of close up bird/nature photography using zoom cameras.

Over twenty years he has traveled all over the globe shooting birds and animals with inexpensive zoom cameras.

So many DSLR photographers are restricted to landscape, travel and portrait photos, basically because of the high magnifications required for close up nature photography.. DSLR lenses for bird and nature photography cost so much that only professional photographers can afford them. The present day zoom cameras have the capability of zooming from 20 mm to 1200mm. (-2X super wide to 60X super zoom) To reach even 800 mm in the Cannon system requires thousands of dollars for the telephoto lens alone. Add the body price in and you'er talking really big bucks.. Even the cheapest 400 mm lens for DSLR's will cost more than the best top-of-the-line zoom camera.

This book will lead you step-by-step through the process of learning about zoom cameras. What features and factors to consider in selecting one. John will provide information on both required and optional equipment. What to look for and what to purchase, Then he will 'lead' you out into the field. His detail instructions will show you how to take great close ups of birds and nature .

His next book "Image editing for Birder" will pick up where this one ends. What to do to, and for, your photographs. Both free and purchased software details will be taught step-by-step. Publish target date is late summer 2014..