Posts Tagged ‘book’

Nová zásadní kniha pro seriosní vážkaře – Exuvie evropských vážek
A new and truly essential book for european odonatologists - Fotogids Larvenhuidjes van Libellen by C. Brochard et al, KNNV Uitgeverij, 2012. It looks so perfect that one has to just regret that it is not written in English which may limit some readers incl. myself :-(. However, the microphotographs are self-explanatory so this book is a gem, anyhow. Read the rest of this entry »

Flying Dragons by Ghislain Simard – letovky vážek
UPDATED Jan 11, 2010
Photobook Flying Dragons by Ghislain Simard, aka "dragonflies in flight". Stunning DIFs (Dragonflies In Flight) photos of various European dragonflies and damselflies, with excellent technical and artistic quality. However, almost all dragonflies are taken with their legs outstretched which looks very unnatural and odd as all dragonflies and damsleflies fly with legs tightly folded at the body. They outstretch legs only when taking-off or landing (or catching prey) which, however, is apparently not the case of some of the presented photographs as there is no perch close around. Sadly almost no word is spent about this behaviour of featured dragons in the book. I wrote about this my concern right to the Mr. Simard, and he has provided me a very effective and interesting explanation. Read the rest of this entry »
Vážka na obálce učebnice Základy ekologie
je šídlo rašelinné (Aeshna subarctica). A kdyby Vám bylo povědomé, tak není divu, protože je to z téhle mojí fotky na obálce učebnice Základy ekologie, kterou vydalo Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého. Jinak knihu doporučuji, nejen proto, že mám na obálce fotku, či proto, že jsem ji s pomocí přátel a kolegů překládal, ale proto, že je to opravdu slušná “entry level” učebnice pro každého, kdo se chce dozvědět o ekologii trochu víc.