Science for the curious photographer : (Record no. 196857)
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| fixed length control field | 01563cam a2200337 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780415793223 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780415793261 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 770.9 |
| Item number | JOH/S |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Johnson, Charles S., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science for the curious photographer : |
| Sub title | an introduction to the science of photography / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Charles S. Johnson, Jr. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Second edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 286 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm |
| Other physical details | HB |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Permissions; Chapter 1 What Is Photography?; Chapter 2 What Is Light?; Chapter 3 The Camera-An Introduction; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Camera Body; 3.3 The Lens; 3.4 Film and Sensors; 3.5 Digital Camera Design; Chapter 4 Images: What Is Perspective?; Chapter 5 Why Does a Camera Need a Lens?; Chapter 6 Elementary Optics: How Do Lenses Work?; Chapter 7 The Simple Thin Lens and What it Does; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Optical Surfaces; 7.3 Compound Lenses. 7.4 Conclusion Chapter 8 How to Make Lenses that Are Good Enough for Photography; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Aberrations; 8.3 The Petzval Sum; 8.4 Optical Materials; 8.5 Anti-Reflective Coatings; 8.6 Conclusion; Chapter 9 Coming to Terms with Real Camera Lenses; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Thin Lens; 9.3 The Compound lens; 9.4 Gaussian Optics; 9.5 Entrance Pupil, Stop, and Illumination of the Image; 9.6 Vignetting; 9.7 Metalenses and the New Optics of the 21st Century; 9.8 Conclusion; Chapter 10 Wide-Angle Lenses, Fisheye Lenses, and Panoramas; 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Conventional or Rectilinear Lenses10.3 Types of Fisheye Lenses; 10.4 How Fisheye Lenses Accomplish Their Magic; 10.5 Examples and Illustrations; 10.6 Panoramas; 10.7 Conclusions; Chapter 11 What Is an Equivalent Image?; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Determinants of Image Appearance; 11.3 Comments and Conclusions; Chapter 12 How to Get Very High Magnification; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Supplemental Lenses; 12.3 Extension; 12.4 Teleconverters (Tele-Extenders) for Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses; 12.5 Afocal Teleconverters for Fixed Lens Cameras. 12.6 Combinations of Lenses and Extenders for Real World Macrophotography12.7 Special Problems Resulting from High Magnification; 12.8 Lighting for Close-Up Nature Photography with High Shutter Speeds; 12.9 The Optimum F-Number for Macrophotography; 12.10 Expanding the Depth-of-Field; 12.11 Conclusions; Chapter 13 Do We Need Filters Anymore?; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Absorption Filters; 13.3 Polarization Filters; 13.4 Polarization in Nature; 13.5 UV and IR Photography; Chapter 14 The Limits of Human Vision; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 Structure of the Eye; 14.3 Operation of the Visual Receptors. 14.4 Visual Acuity14.5 Sensitivity; 14.6 Conclusions; Chapter 15 How Can Color Be Managed?; 15.1 Introduction; 15.2 Color Theories; 15.3 Colorimetry; 15.4 Color Spaces for Digital Photography; 15.5 Color Management in the Tristimulus World; 15.6 Goethe-Hering Theory; 15.7 Monochrome and Monotone Images; 15.8 Color Constancy and the Land Theory; 15.9 Color Opponent Cells in the Retina and Brain; Chapter 16 Image Capture and Processing; 16.1 Introduction; 16.2 Capturing Photons with Image Sensors; 16.3 CCD and CMOS Image Sensors; 16.4 Encoding of Color. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Photography. |
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| Keyword | Optics. |
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| Keyword | Vision. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | 25/03/2019 | 6 | 2508.46 | 770.9 JOH/S | 47487 | 26/09/2019 | 26/09/2019 | General Books |