Bøger af David Thorpe

The Olympus E-M1 Mark III is the latest version of Olympus's E-M1 flagship camera. It has improvements to stabilization and focusing and additional facilities like Live ND filters that combined make a camera that is more than the sum of its parts. As important as all the technological progress is, it wouldn't mean a thing if the camera had lost the sheer usability of the E-M1 line. It hasn't and with its compact body and professional spec, the E-M1 Mark III is a camera that can do anything you ask of it.Like all Micro Four Thirds cameras, the E-M1 Mark III is a highly complex digital imaging machine at heart and for anyone new to the system or upgrading from a smart phone it can seem quite off-putting. It needn't be. If you want a simple life, just put the E-M1 Mark III in Program mode and it is no more difficult to use than your phone. On the other hand, you don't buy a quality camera just to do selfies for Facebook and snapshots for Instagram. The E-M1 Mark III is capable of just about any type of work, from 60 frames per second speed burst for the sports photographer to silent, instant focusing for street work and it's a capable movie camera too.There's a lot to know about the Panasonic E-M1 Mark III. SCP or Live View? Silent shutter? Live Composite? Some settings are crucial, some just good to know. This book doesn't try to teach you photography. Its aim is to familiarise you with the menu and settings of the E-M1 Mark III, what they do and why you might want to use them. It is true that the camera is a tool but just knowing your scales on a violin makes you a better musician, so mastery of the E-M1 Mark III menu will make you a better photographer.The menu system and controls of the E-M1 Mark III are well presented but with 6 main containing around 200 menu items, many of those with sub menus, even the most experienced user will sometimes find themselves scratching their head and wondering what an entry means. This small book goes through every menu choice and control and explains (a) what it does and (b) why you might want to do it. It may not inspire you in a literary sense but with its help you may find a E-M1 Mark III, tailored to your personal taste inspiring to use.

Marvel's world-famous Cinematic Universe is set in an alternate reality called Earth 616. The Secret Origin of Earth 616, reveals how it came to be.David always wanted to be a writer for Marvel Comics when he was a child. Find out how he fulfilled that dream and how his stories of Captain Britain spawned the multiverse which became the setting of the most successful film franchise of all time.Discover why superheroes are so popular, the importance of the secret identity and the world of British Comics in the 1980s and 1990s, the power of alternative realities and alternative versions of yourself, and how David used this concept to overcome his disability.

The E-M10 MkIV is Olympus's smallest EVF equipped Micro Four Thirds camera body Don't let its small size fool you though, for packed in that little frame is most of the technology present in its larger stablemates. Like any digital camera, at its heart is a complex menu system with more than 130 entries, many with their own sub-menus.This book goes through each and every every menu choice and explains what it does and why you might want to do it. What my books aims to do is to familiarise your with your E-M10 MkIV and learn to tailor it to your own taste and needs. Having done that, you I think you will find using the camera not only a pleasure but inspiring as well.

The E-M5 Mark III is Olympus's first mid range camera to feature PDAF focusing. With 30fps burst shooting, class leading stabilization, 50Mp High Resolution mode and many other high end features it is of necessity a complex camera. As with any digital camera the heart of the machine is the menu system, consisting of around 160 entries, many with their own sub menus offering many hundred of options.It is no surprise then that even experienced users can find themselves scratching their heads as they wade through the mass of options.. This book goes through each and every every menu choice and explains what it does and why you might want to do it. It doesn't try to teach you photography. You wouldn't have chosen a E-M5 Mark III if you didn't already have some expertise. What my books aims to do is to familiarise yourself with the E-M5 Mark III and learn to tailor it to your own taste and needs. Having done that, you I think you will find using the E-M5 Mark III not only a pleasure but inspiring as well.

The Panasonic S1 and S1R are Panasonic's first foray into the world of the mirrorless full frame camera. They are high end cameras with a wealth of technical features and capabilities and of necessity complex cameras. As with any digital camera the heart of the machine is the menu system, consisting of nearly 200 entries, many with their own sub menus offering many hundred of options.It is no surprise then that even experienced users can find themselves scratching their heads as they wade through the mass of options.. This book goes through each and every every menu choice and explains what it does and why you might want to do it. It doesn't try to teach you photography. You wouldn't have chosen an S1/S1R if you didn't already have some expertise. What my books aims to do is to familiarise yourself with your S1/S1R and learn to tailor it to your own taste and needs. Having done that, you I think you will find using the big Panasonic not only a pleasure but inspiring as well.

Texting Women - Phone Number To Date Every Time is the only book you need when it comes to texting and messaging women. A fully comprehensive guidebook for the dating man, the book teaches the winning structure to messaging women, The Texting Ladder. The Texting Ladder is a fail-safe, universal structure that you can follow when texting so know how to consistently go from taking her number to going on that hot date with the woman of your dreams.

Sustainable Transport Fuels Business Briefing explains, for a global business audience, the latest developments in the world of sustainable transport. Not the vehicles or modes of transport themselves, but their means of propulsion. New technologies and players are coming and going with bewildering speed. Some observers are putting their money on electric vehicles, others on hybrids; some see electric vehicles as a mere stepping stone to hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles, already being seen on city streets. The mere mention of biofuels often provokes fierce arguments about their sustainability, yet they, too, are here to stay and will be filling more and more fuel tanks. By the time you finish this book, you will understand not only the pros and cons of all these technologies, the programs around the world furthering their development, and the players large and small, but also the catalysts for change, and the successful partnerships and innovative business models being employed. You'll be able to make informed decisions about investments, whether you're considering a new fleet, haulage or mobility of any kind, or whether to install an electric vehicle charging point in your property.

This DoShort explains, for a UK business audience, the technical, scientific and economic aspects of solar photovoltaics (PV) technologies. It is useful to anyone considering a business use of solar PV, whether an investor, potential purchaser, or thinking of setting up a company in the sector. It succinctly examines: their applications and how to assess them; the prospects and drivers for cost reductions and implementation; the role of PV in carbon offsetting;and the business case for and against investment. It will arm the reader with sufficient knowledge to talk to contractors or to compile a business investment case for senior management. PV is the sunrise sector for electricity generation; the renewable technology whose time has come. Clean, and with no moving parts to wear out, it interfaces neatly with other technologies, both digital and analogue. Cost curves are decreasing and installation curves exponentially rising. Although silicon-based cells are well-known, due to the Feed-in Tariff support they receive, within the next five to eight years, lowering production costs and technological innovations will mean that solar electricity will be poised to find even more widespread applications.

A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book at: draught-proofing, insulation and damp; ventilation, heating and cooling; electrical efficiency and renewable energy; water use and re-use; and, more.

Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. In the process, it provides a unique insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved.

A thrilling sci-fi novel set in a believeable - and terrifying - near future... Hybrids is the winning entry to the HarperCollins nationwide new author competition with SAGA Magazine.Johnny Online and Kestrella are hybrids - victims of "e;Creep"e;, a pandemic sweeping the country which causes sufferers to merge with items of technology when over-exposed to their use. Kestrella persuades a wary Johnny to help her find her missing mother, but the Gene Police have other plans for him...Powerful, compelling, and narrated alternately by Johnny and Kes, it questions our human dependence on technology, and our reactions in the face of nationwide panic. This was the outstanding winner of the Children's Book Writing Competition run in conjunction with SAGA Magazine.Orange-prize winning author Helen Dunmore - one of the judges - says: "e;The writing is sharp, the dialogue good, and the action pacey and page-turning. But there's a real depth to this story, too. Like all good fiction it makes the reader see the world in a different light."e;