2011 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Do Birds Understand Death? Two Tales: One New, One Old

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This image was created on December 30 past with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/8 in Av mode. (The proper compensation should have been about +1 2/3 stops as the […]

Which is the Best? Keep two. Delete one. Why?

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This image was created on Long Island, New York with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/800 sec. at f/8 in Av mode.

Which is the Best? Keep two. Delete one. Why?

Let’s […]

Lots More on Sleeping Dunlin Compositions.... Lots!

Lots More on Sleeping Dunlin Compositions…. Lots!

My general preference when photographing sleeping birds is to have them looking into the frame, that is, with 3-4 times more room between the tail tip and the edge of the frame than between the back of the head and the opposite frame edge. Thus, had […]

Two Takes on the 1-1-11 Sunrise: Philosophic and Photographic...

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The start of the new year, the sun just up. Shinnecock Inlet, Hampton Bays, Long Island, NY. Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens (hand held at 168mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/5.6. (7:20 am)

Two Takes on the 1-1-11 Sunrise: Photographic […]