The Art of Bird Photography: The Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques

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Summary: OK but flawed
Review: This is a quite good but flawed "how to" book on bird photography with pretty good pictures. It is flawed for the following reasons: 1) It is not the complete guide to bird photography the undertitle claims it to be. Several important aspects of bird photography are not treated in any detail. 2) Technical advise is very brand specific. The book would have been better with general information on how equipment works like most other "how to" books, and not centered around a single camera model from a company the author is sponsored by. This book will date fast and is not the only one you need on the subject.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent, but with strong brand bias
Review: What the other reviewers have said is true. This is an outstanding book on bird photography. It also contains outstanding photos. The closest thing to a weakness with the book is the strong association and support Morris has with Canon products. I'm a Canon person myself, but I sometimes wonder about equipment advice Morris gives in his book or his fine website at birdsasart, because of his contract connection with Canon.
Despite my whining on this subject, the book is excellent if you want to learn about photographing birds. It includes a review of the basic principles of any type of photography, then goes on to give very detailed information on techniques of photographing birds. In addition to camera use, there is good information on tripods, stalking techniques, and some bird photography hotspots around US and Canada.
An excellent book, even for non-Canon shooters! I gather that it is being released in a paperback edition now, which will be a better value.