“…In this book, author and professional photographer Laurie Excell starts with the basics of composition—such as the popular rule of thirds—and illustrates how elements like color, shape, angles, and contrast work to create compelling images. In the process, she covers all key camera features that affect composition (regardless of what type of DSLR you have), including the ability to freeze and convey motion depending on what shutter speed you choose, and the correlation between aperture and depth of field. …”

“…For photographers interested in black and white, this video by pro photographer John Batdorff will help you conquer the fundamentals and capture stunning pictures.In this stunning, high-quality streaming video, Batdorff starts with the basics--composition, light, contrast, and textures--and when to choose black and white. …”

“…It provides a flexible and powerful system that describes how views and their content relate to each other and to the windows and superviews they occupy. In contrast to older design approaches, this technology offers incredible control over layout with a wider range of customization than frames, springs, and struts can express. …”

“…These localities offer ecological contrasts, rural-urban diversity, varied exposure to different climate events and diverse state and official responses. …”

“…Due to the enormous quantity of material, this overview will be contrasted by a precise analysis of three specific periods: the months after the "connection", the autumn 1939 and the period after Stalingrad. …”

“…Así se presenta la situación en aquellos años de las universidades de Portugal, Austria y Argentina dados sus paralelismos, contrastes e interrelaciones con la Universidad Central y el escaso conocimiento de ellas en el panorama historiográfico español…”

“…The common result of these studies is that a specific training produces not only improvements in trained functions, but also in other, untrained and higher-level visual functions, such as visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and reading speed (Levi et al, 1997a, 1997b; Polat et al., 2004; Polat, 2009; Tan & Fong, 2008). …”

“…La última parte -y la más original- del ensayo consiste en una reinterprctación de los hechos expuestos, en que se realiza una confrontación de la magia con cada uno de los aspectos de la cultura (religión, arte, ciencia) y se examinan los contrastes, así como con las supervivencias del pensamiento mágico, para llegar a apreciar cómo el pensamiento racional se ha ido desenvolviendo a partir de esas estructuras primitivas…”

“…The book describes the state-of-the-art knowledge on the Galapagos socio-ecosystem, presents modern modeling tools for the integration of information from diverse science disciplines and highlights contrasting viewpoints with regard to future scenarios for reconciling conservation with socio-economic development of the archipelago. …”
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“…The results showed that, for static displays, emotion recognition was impaired by aging and by cognitive impairment, with emotion-specific deficits for negative emotions. In contrast, when using dynamic displays, emotion recognition was not affected by aging. …”

“…Several practical applications of spin-crossover materials have been demonstrated including display and memory devices, electrical and electroluminescent devices, and MRI contrast agents. Switchable liquid crystals, nanoparticles, and thin films of spin-crossover materials have also been achieved.Spin-Crossover Materials: Properties and Applications presents a comprehensivesurvey of recent developments in spin-crossover research, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of this rapidly expanding field. …”

“…Lords of the land, lords of the sea focuses on two centuries of contacts between the indigenous polities on Timor and the early colonials, and covers the period 1600-1800. In contrast with most previous studies, the book treats Timor as a historical region in its own right, using a wide array of Dutch, Portuguese and other original sources, which are compared with the comprehensive corpus of oral tradition recorded on the island. …”

“…This kaleidoscopic approach demonstrates a rich plethora of ways for understanding the temporal modes of digital mapping and the interdisciplinary background of the authors allows multiple positions to be developed and contrasted…”

“…Balkan Holocausts compares and contrasts Serbian and Croatian propaganda from 1986 to 1999, analysing each group's contemporary interpretations of history and current events. …”

“…When insurgents establish broad social coalitions (relative to the incumbent), their movement will persist even when military defeats lead to loss of control of territory because they enjoy the support of the civilian population and civilians will not defect to the incumbent. By contrast, when insurgents establish narrow coalitions, civilian compliance is solely a product of coercion. …”

“…Elles s’inscrivent dans des contextes sociaux et culturels contrastés, tout en se faisant étrangement écho d’un continent à l’autre. …”

“…Elle présente de fortes disparités géographiques, entre la Normandie occidentale et la Normandie orientale, et il existe de visibles contrastes sociaux entre les élites aristocratiques et la plèbe nobiliaire qui peuple les campagnes de l’ouest de la province, souvent mise à mal économiquement. …”

“…It deals therefore especially with the moral relevance of national boundaries and cosmopolitanism.It is organised in four sections.The first section deals with cosmopolitan approaches to global justice, with regard to which Kok-Choir Tan's article presents an overview over the current state of the art, the challenges that cosmopolitanism is currently facing, and its relationship and contrasts with other theoretical strands. Etinson's article attempts to clarify the concept of cosmopolitanism. …”

“…People have a right in a community if their claim is acknowledged, and if they would acknowledge similar claims by others. Singer's account contrasts with theories of natural rights, which state that humans have rights by virtue of being human. …”

“…In order to fulfill the demands placed upon him as a diplomat, Alfonso Casati, like most envoys in early modern Europe, periodically reached into his own pockets. In contrast to many contemporaries, however, he did not respond to the costly requirements of the job by seeking to be relieved of his duties. …”