Stephen Dalton (1)

Excellent photography and well-written text. Although the majority of the spiders pictured are from the UK and Europe, there are a number of North American spiders shown too. Fascinating if you enjoy spiders.

"The Miracle of Flight explores how animals evolved wings and how humans have conquered the skies-from the often disastrous early experiments to the Wright brothers' history-altering flight of 1903. The subsequent development of jumbo jets, supersonic fighters and the exploration of outer space is narrated.

High speed photographs show birds and insects in flight, a golf ball struck by a club, athletes in action, bursting balloons, and bullets in flight, and are accompanied by a discussion of high speed photography

Le livre d'un photographe des années 1970 (donc argentique). Ce sont des photos extraordinaires de plantes et d'animaux et les explications techniques qu'il donne sont passionnantes.