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What’s Up? What’s up is that I have so, so much to share right now that I wish that I could do three blog posts every day for at least the next two weeks. But alas, the Spoonbill Boat IPT calls. We had a relatively slow start but had some great chances with breeding plumage […] What’s Up? The SONY gang had a great time on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning with tons of learning going on along with some great chances. See below for some of those. The Spoonbill Boat IPT group is all headed for our Meet and Greet dinner in Brandon. We will be getting up very early […] What’s Up? I am heading over to Circle Bar B Ranch in Lakeland for a morning photography session. Then I meet multiple IPT veterans Mike Gotthelf and Morris Herstein for a lunch session on setting up their SONY A9 bodies for bird photography. That will be followed by an afternoon shooting session at Fort DeSoto […] What’s Up? I’ve been walking and swimming every day and am sleeping and feeling great. I am getting ready to head over to the west coast (of Florida) for the Spoonbill Boat IPT and more. IPT Updates $200 late registration discount on the Spoonbill Boat IPT! Scroll down for the details. I have room […] What’s Up? I spent four hours with Patrick Sparkman on FaceTime last night. We had planned to do a SONY A9 Setting Up Your A9 for Bird Photography video using Camtasia. After almost three hours we realized that that was not going to happen. 🙂 It took Patrick about an hour to help me get […] What’s Up? I have really been enjoying my swims each afternoon along with Florida’s gorgeous weather. Being open to seemingly serendipitous encounters and following through on them can have some wonderful results. IPT participant Luis Alberto Grunauer is in the process of experiencing just that. You will surely find his story below interesting and […] Too Ignorant for Too Long: Shutter Count dot Com. And the Nikon Fire Sale Succeeds and Continues ...What’s Up? I am getting excited about receiving my new SONY gear by Fed-Ex tomorrow. I was glad to learn that Patrick Sparkman sold most of his Nikon fire-sale stuff (including his 600 VR!) in one day. You can see his new used D850 listing and the remaining item below. […] What’s Up? I’ve been doing lots of walking and swimming and relaxing every day since I got home from San Diego. I am planning on replacing some of the relaxing with lots more stretching exercises. I was glad to learn that four folks have signed up for the Fort DeSoto Spring IPT, three of […] What’s Up What’s up? Patrick Sparkman will be returning the borrowed SONY gear to B&H on Monday. Huge thanks to them for the loan. Both Patrick and I ordered our SONY stuff yesterday and should have it fairly soon. IPT veteran Mike Gotthelf ordered himself a SONY rig using my B&H link thank you very […] What’s Up? My flight home on Thursday was a breeze. I love Southwest’s Orlando/San Diego nonstops! Thanks as always to Jim Litzenberg for the airport pickup. We were home at 7:30pm. Friday was spent creating this blog post and catching up on e-mails and business. I ordered my Sony gear and should have it some […] What’s Up? It is 6:45am and we are in the car headed to the San Diego Airport. Wednesday morning was great for pelicans and also for gulls in flight. I stayed in that afternoon to pack. The Sony gear continues to amaze. IPT Updates Unsolicited via e-mail from multiple IPT veteran Donna Bourdon Thank […] Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens Yours truly is offering a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens in excellent plus condition for only $1799.00. The sale includes the original product box and everything that came it including the front and rear caps along with insured ground shipping via United Parcel Service. […] Stuff The pelicans returned to La Jolla en masse on Tuesday morning after an unexpected two-day lull. I enjoyed Day 4 with the SONY gear and continue to learn more each day. Patrick Sparkman has been working hard on fine-tuning the best settings for SONY A9 bird photography. In addition, with more help from Patrick […] What’s Up? What’s up? Lots. Sunday and Monday were the two worst pelican mornings I have ever experienced in La Jolla. But we did well both days with the Brandt’s Cormorants and had a ton of fun at the Crevice with a small flock of Royal Terns. Sunday afternoon was a bust at my […] Stuff When we arrived at Lake Hodges on Friday morning, it was 38 degrees … As the grebes rarely if ever dance when it is cold, Ken Cook and Anita North decided to go for duck’s instead. In the afternoon Patrick Sparkman and I decided to try an old favorite afternoon pelican spot. We did […] Stuff We got kicked off the cliffs at 7:30am just when things were getting good when a team from the city came to spray the cliffs with soap to reduce the smell of the pelican roosting cliff … I mentioned to the biologist that since the pelicans leave the cliffs between 10 and 11 am […] What’s Up Though there was somewhat of a dearth of pelicans on Wednesday morning, the dozen or so that were present were in gorgeous breeding plumage and with fewer birds, it was easier to isolate them. Then we headed down the coast to do some gull flight photography and lucked out by finding a tame […] What’s Up? Monday dawned cold and blustery with strong northwest winds. The traditional pelican spot was a guaranteed waste of time so we made a wiggle and with one large cloud to the east made hay for an hour and a half while the sun did not shine. Once the skies cleared we had brutal […] What’s Up? We did great on our scouting morning. Patrick Sparkman is loving the Sony A9 with the Sony 100-400 and is making great images with it every session. He switched from Canon to Nikon last year when I did and is now strongly considering another switch. I will have six days to play with […] What’s Up I am on my way to the airport for my nonstop Southwest flight to San Diego for the IPT and more. I hope that I did not forget anything important 🙂 Contest News As below, the deadline for contest entries has been extended until February 7, 2019. The 2018 B&H/BAA Bird […] |
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