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Your Call? Which two of today’s nine featured images do you like best? Please let us know why you made your choices. Please note that to better guide you, the nine images are arranged by time of capture (without regard to the date). In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post […] Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Super-Telephoto lens (the “old five”) with many Extras! Avian audio recording expert Lang Elliott is offering a used Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM super-telephoto lens (the “old five”) in very good plus condition plus a ton of extras for a ridiculously low $1999.00. Included are a 1.4X III TC […] Nickerson Beach in August is a bird photographer’s paradise. Clockwise from top left back to the center: Black Skimmer with tiny fish for chick (400-800 at 800mm); Great Black-backed Gull juvenile playing with seaweed (400-800 at 800mm); American Oystercatcher head portrait (400-800 at 800mm); Common Tern landing at nest with fish for […] Your Call? Which of today’s four featured images is your favorite? Why? Is there one you would have deleted? Why? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post most folks went with the calling Limpkin image for all the obvious reasons and that was my first choice as well with the skinny […] Peter Kes is job […] What’s Up? The summer doldrums continue but I manage to rustle up a good chance or two every morning. I spent most of Friday morning with a young Great Egret preening on The Perch II. I kept only a very few. Saturday morning was next to nothing. I kept only a few Limpkin images. […] What’s Up? The summer doldrums continue but I manage to rustle up a good chance or two every morning. Wednesday yielded a few decent keepers: Snowy Egret, Black Vulture, and Anhinga. There was a big mayfly hatch on Thursday morning at the north end of the North Field. Eight young Great Egrets, an adult Little […] What’s Up?/Averting a Near Disaster Miracle of miracles, after lengthy phone calls to Apple Care on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, my MacBook Pro arrived at ILE at 1:00pm on Tuesday. Though it took them long enough — 7 days in all, they did a great job of overhauling my laptop. All free with Apple Care. […] Need You Help Twice #1:Have you ever purchased a new Nikon, Canon, Olympus, or Sony camera body that came with a battery that could not be charged with the stuff that came in the original box? If yes, which one? #2: The Sony a-1 ii costs $6,998.00 new. It comes with a double charger, […] What’s Up? I had been hoping to have my laptop back before this was published. Not. They told me by phone that the part had arrived and that “they were working on it,” but that has not been reflected on the My Support page. I guess my best hope now might be Tuesday … As […] Wanted to Buy Looking for a Sony a-9 iii in Excellent plus or better condition for a friend. If you have one that you would like to sell, please shoot me an e-mail to samandmayasgrandpa@att.net and I will put you in touch with the potential buyer. Great News! Both Bedford and B&H have a1 […] What’s Up? For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am currently laptop-less. I sent my MackBook Pro M1 to Memphis, TN by Fed-Ex on Monday. As I never look at or work my images on a desktop computer, I will be keeping everything from my morning shooting sessions on Delkin […] Nickerson Beach Summer Bird Photography There are several thousand pairs of beach nesting birds at Nickerson Beach every summer including Common Terns, Black Skimmers, American Oystercatchers, and Piping Plover. Nearly all of the terns and skimmers are in one of two colonies that are about 400 yards apart. There are lots of chicks and […] After accidentally killing his toddler son, Dr. Greg Gulbransen set out to help not just patients but strangers. “Feeling needed, feeling useful, feeling important—they’ve helped me hide the demons,” he says. A Family Doctor’s Search for Salvation by Joshua Rothman A Family Doctor’s Search for Salvation Long time readers are familiar with […] Easy Peasy Help Needed With zero comments at the last blog post (until early WED morning), I am wondering if folks are getting the Newsletter post notifications. If you received the post notification via e-mail, please be so kind as the RSVP by clicking here and hitting send. Not much effort is required. Thanks. […] How to Grip the Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G Lens by Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART In this video, I detail the proper way to grip the Sony 400mm lens and share a brand new flight photography tip as well. Using a super-telephoto zoom lens might seem a simple proposition to many. But in four months, […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, I liked both images equally, the first for the unusual wings down display flight pose and the second for the neat dorsal view. I needed the square crop for the second image because I failed to follow my own oft-given advice: “Pan faster.” Thus, the […] Conditions Question Early on a sunny morning in early summer on the east coast of the USA, why is a north wind much better for bird photography than a wind from the south? Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to Your Call and a Question and take a crack at two additional […] What’s Up? I headed down to the lake early on a hot hazy Monday morning at Indian Lake Estates. The wind was fairly strong from the south and there was not much to photograph other than some of the local Sandhill Cranes. There was one four month old colt with its parents but they all […] Sony Price Increases Sony has raised the prices of the a-1 and a-1 II cameras in the US by $400.00 and $500.000 respectively (along with the prices of many other cameras, lenses, and accessories), seemingly in response to increased import tariffs. I was unable to find any details regarding the import tariffs. Sony a-1 […] |
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