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What’s Up? Vasili Chernishoff and I continue to enjoy countless opportunities on the Huguenot Memorial Park/Jacksonville Royal Terns and Chicks and More Extended IPT. More and more tern chicks continue to move from the colony to the open beaches. There is tons of flight photography with the adults bringing in fish of all kinds, squid, […] What’s Up? The tern chicks are beginning to move down to the beach and it is a record year for the production of young Royal Terns. And photography continues to be excellent. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, Vasili went off on his own to try for “blue water Backgrounds” while I opted to remain at […] What’s Up? Morning photography at Huguenot Memorial Park in Jacksonville, FL continues to be fabulous with no wind or a SE breeze instead of the forecast wind from the SW. David and Michele Pugsley headed home after their third great morning. It is the best year for chicks in more than two decades. I have […] What’s Up? The forecast for the Friday morning past at Huguenot Memorial Park was for partly cloudy with a southwest breeze. Partly cloudy in Florida usually means full sun ten minutes are sunrise and that was the case on the 27th. The good news is that the breeze at the beach was from the southeast […] Why the Sony 400-800 on a Foggy Day? by Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART When I first borrowed the Sony 400-800, I assumed that at 5.45 lbs. it was too heavy and that a f/8 on the long end it was too slow for general bird photography. Boy was I wrong. While photographing Roseate Spoonbills […] All four images were created on 12 June 2025 at Nickerson Beach Park, Lido Beach, Long Island, New York with the Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens (Sony E) with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter and the Latest Greatest Sony Flagship Body, the a1 II Mirrorless Camera. Common Tern originals Images […] What’s Up? I had a decent morning on Saturday. The stars of the show were a single Black-bellied Whistling Duck and an adult Sandhill Crane south of the pier, both with still blue water backgrounds. I walked the pier with the 400-800 and made a single nice flight image of a backlit young Green Heron […] Samsung 4TB T7 Shield Portable SSD (Black) BILD EXPO SALE: Save $115.00! Expires June 22, 2025 I double back up my images every day using a 4TB SSHD. If you are not backing up your work, it is only a matter of time until you lose all of your images. The Samsung 4TB T7 […] What’s Up? After getting drenched on my birthday, we headed back to Nickerson on Sunday morning. It was cold and a little bit wet with a brisk northeast wind. At times, I had the chills. But the photography was fantastic and the tern chicks got fed many times; there was lots of action. Note: photographing […] iPhone 15 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2: ISO 1250: 1/30 sec at f/2.2. Birthday cake, no […] Amazing BILD Discovery: BILD EXPO Presented by B&H I just learned yesterday that all BILD programs are 100% free. All you need to do is register and show up. See you there! Why Attend? BIRDS AS ART Appearances, Speakers, Gear, Deals, and more I am pleased to announce that I will be doing four […] Your Call Which of today’s three featured images is the strongest? Why did you make your choice? In the Last Blog Post Thanks for all the comments at the last offering. I loved all three of the photos equally for the reasons noted in the post. And all three were mentioned by at least […] Your Call? Which of today’s three featured photos do you like best? Why did you make your choice? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, my favorites were Image #3: White Ibis feeling for mole crab and #10: Incoming Royal Tern. For me, the single most ordinary of the lot was Image […] Your Calls? Which two of today’s featured images are your favorites and which two do you feel are rather ordinary? Why for each if you would. Enjoying the Sony 400-800 on the Beach at Fort DeSoto I cannot fully explain how much I love walking the beach on sunny or cloudy bright days with […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, A Surprising End to a Bok Tower Gardens Morning Photo Walk here, my favorite flower image was Image #3 for the sharp purple tip of the disc florets and the lovely defocused petals and the sweet background. My favorite owl photo was Image #6 for […] Your Calls Which of the three flower images is the strongest? Which of the three bird photographs do you like best? Why for each? I will share my thoughts in the next blog post. Gear Questions and Advice Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of photographers whom I see in the field […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, Image #5 was the top choice (though very few folks commented). Dan Cadieux figured out two of the three images that had some significant Photoshop work done on them (though he did not see any evidence). I liked all of the images with #5 also […] Your Call? Which two of today’s seven featured images are your favorites? Why do you like each of them? I will share my top two picks with you here in the next post. If you see any evidence of Photoshop foul play in one or more of today’s seven featured images, please identify them […] What’s Up? About a week ago, I had three Greater Yellowlegs fly in left of the pier as I was driving away 🙁 I had never seen even one before. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a first-ever Sanderling visited the beach left of the pier, SOP (South of Pier) Bay. It has been difficult to keep […] Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM Lens (Sony E) in Stock Tomorrow at Bedfords Order your copy of this super-fast zoom lens right now from Bedfords by clicking here and be sure to add the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout to get 3% back on your credit card and free second day air FedEx shipping. It […] |
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