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The Nikon D90 Companion - Ben Long

9780596159870: The Nikon D90 Companion by Ben Long - £18.99

Through easy-to-follow lessons, The Nikon D90 Companion offers a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Nikon D90. This is not your typical camera guide: rather than just show you what all the buttons do, it teaches you how to use the D90's features to make great photographs-including professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots, HD video, and more.
With Ben Long's creative tips and technical advice, you have the perfect, camera-bag-friendly reference that will help you capture stunning pictures anywhere, anytime. The Nikon D90 Companion will show you how to:

Take creative control and go beyond automatic settings

Learn the basic rules of composition

Capture decisive moments, including fast-moving objects

Discover ways to use a flash indoors and outdoors

Learn about different lenses, and the best time to use them

Understand the options for shooting RAW, and whether it's right for you

Use the D90's ability to shoot high definition video

Posted by O'ReillyGMT on April 08, 2009 in Books, Photography, Rocky Nook | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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New Title - Data Warehousing with SAP

9781933952406: Data Warehousing with SAP BW7 BI in SAP Netweaver 2004s by Christian Mehrwald, Sabine Morlock - £68.99

BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s is the official abbreviation for the successor of the Business Information Warehouse (BW) which has been completely revised by SAP with its latest release. Core elements of this comprehensive suite for decision making applications are functions for extraction, transformation and data management. With this new release, these functions aim more heavily at company-wide data warehousing.
The book focuses on these core tasks of SAP BW and gives well-founded insights into the system architecture. As practical handbook and well-structured reference book, the book is for SAP consultants and IT staff that are responsible for or planning a BW-based data warehouse implementation.
Apart from system architecture, the book focuses on detailed descriptions of data management (data models and Analytical Engine) as well as the Staging Engine which have been completely revised and deal with new data transfer process technology. The design of the controlled operations has been substantially expanded and besides a comprehensive description of automization techniques by using process chains, regular maintenance and administration tasks are also discussed (model trimming, technical validation).
The book emphasizes a comprehensive view on aspects to manageability and system performance which are discussed in individual chapters but also implicitly in all other ranges of topics.

Posted by O'ReillyGMT on March 25, 2009 in Books, Databases, Rocky Nook | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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New Title - Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook

9781933952420 Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook by Stephen Laskevitch - £30.99

Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows today. The introduction of CS4 is another milestone in the development of this imaging behemoth. Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, either, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow. Steve has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a step-by-step guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop CS4 and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 2. Focusing on the critical elements of the workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, the Handbook is designed to get you working quickly in these applications. It provides the essential terms, concepts, and information along with step-by-step methods for Photoshop techniques of all levels. Use the Photoshop CS4 Photographer's Handbook to: Educate yourself or others in the tools and processes used to "develop" photographs in Photoshop CS4 Learn a practical and robust workflow for editing images: organizing, clean-up, global and targeted adjustments, and creative effects Learn specific techniques through step-by-step instructions and the principles to develop your own unique practices

Posted by O'ReillyGMT on March 06, 2009 in Books, Photography, Rocky Nook | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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New Titles - Beautiful Architecture, Photographic Multishot Techniques, Juergens Gulbins, Rainer Gulbins, The Art of Lean Software Development

9780596517984: Beautiful Architecture by Diomidas Spinellis, Georgios Gousios - £34.50

What are the ingredients of robust, elegant, flexible, and maintainable software architecture? Beautiful Architecture answers this question through a collection of intriguing essays from more than a dozen of today's leading software designers and architects. In each essay, contributors present a notable software architecture, and analyze what makes it innovative and ideal for its purpose.

9781933952383: Photographic Multishot Techniques by Juergens Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins - £26.99

Photographers are just beginning to realize the potential of high dynamic range imaging (HDRI). Now, the newest techniques based on a bracketed series of exposures make it possible to go beyond HDRI: photographers can increase resolution for ultra-sharp, detailed images, and they can extend the depth of field in a way that was never before possible.
Photographic Multishot Techniques provides a thorough introduction and is a hands-on guide to these various techniques. Using a series of example images, the authors explain and illustrate the use of each technique. Included are lessons on HDRI, super-resolution, focus stacking, and stitching images. Moreover, the reader will learn how to effectively combine these various techniques to create amazing images.

9780596517311: The Art of Lean Software Development by Curt Hibbs, Steve Jewett, Mike Sullivan - £26.99

This succinct book explains how to you can apply the practices of Lean software development to dramatically increase productivity and quality. Lean principles are being applied successfully to product design, engineering, the supply chain, and now software development. You'll learn how to adopt Lean practices one at a time, rather than taking on the entire methodology at once. At each stage, you'll see significant, measurable results.

Posted by O'ReillyGMT on March 02, 2009 in Books, O'Reilly, Photography, Programming, Rocky Nook | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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New Titles - Scanning Negatives and Slides 2e, The Nikon Creative Lighting System, 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know

9781933952307: Scanning Negatives and Slides, 2e by Sascha Steinhoff - £34.50

Many photographers have either moved into digital photography exclusively or use both analog and digital media in their work. In either case, there is sure to be an archive of slides and negatives that cannot be directly integrated into the new digital workflow, nor can it be archived in a digital format. Increasingly, photographers are trying to bridge this gap with the use of high-performance film scanners.

9781933952413: The Nikon Creative Lighting System by Mike Hagen - £26.99

The book shows a simple, step by step method for setting up and using the newest Nikon iTTL flash units. It solves people's frustrations with flash and specifically, shows them how to use their SB-900, SB-800 and SB-600 strobes. It also has a complete chapter showing system configuration so readers can duplicate the photos on their own.
The book teaches everything you want to know about using Nikon's iTTL flash system. It shows all the steps required to set up consistent and amazing flash photos.

9780596522698: 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know by Richard Monson-Haefel - £26.99

In this unique technical book, today's leading software architects present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. More than four dozen architects -- including Neal Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de h ra -- offer advice for communicating with stakeholders, eliminating complexity, empowering developers, and many more practical lessons they've learned from years of experience. You'll learn what top software architects think is important, and how they approach their projects.

Posted by O'ReillyGMT on February 26, 2009 in Books, O'Reilly, Photography, Programming, Rocky Nook | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)