Galapagos 2009 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

The Galapagos Trip Continued, BAA Bulletin 294, and More

[Not a valid template] This male frigatebird was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/50 sec. at f/9.

Folks often ask me, “With the birds in the Galapagos being so tame, why do you bring a long telephoto […]

August 3rd, 2009 | Category: 2009, 800mm-f/5.6, Galapagos 2009, MKIII | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Back to the Basics and More #3/Galapagos

[Not a valid template] This frigatebird image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens (handheld at 200mm) with the Canon EOS-50D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/5.6.

Deciding to keep the image above was a no-brainer. The bird was perfectly juxtaposed to the imaging sensor. It is diagonally […]

July 28th, 2009 | Category: 2009, 400mmDO-f/4, 50D, 70-200mm-f/4, Galapagos 2009, Photoshop Tips | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

More From the Pangas

[Not a valid template] This Blue-footed Booby image was created from a panga with the handheld Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3.

When working from any type of water craft, IS and VR lenses are extremely useful; they can help you produce sharp images […]

July 24th, 2009 | Category: 2009, 400mmDO-f/4, Galapagos 2009 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Galapagos Hawks Galore

[Not a valid template] This immature Galapagos Hawk was photographed with the handheld 70-200mm f/4L IS lens (at 75mm) and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 400. Evaulative metering +2 stops: 1/640 sec. at f/7.1.

After a successful but long and arudous walk on the 3 mile trail at Urbina Bay we planned to call the […]

July 21st, 2009 | Category: 2009, 70-200mm-f/4, 800mm-f/5.6, Galapagos 2009, MKIII | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Panga Penguins

[Not a valid template] These braying, displaying Galapagos Penguins were photographed with the handheld Canon 400mm IS DO lens and the EOS-1D MIII body. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the water set manually: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3.

On my Galapagos trips, we do lots of photography from the pangas (Zodiacs). The 400 […]

July 20th, 2009 | Category: 2009, 400mmDO-f/4, Galapagos 2009, MKIII | Comments are closed

Almost Home

[Not a valid template] This Galapagos Tortoise was photographed with the 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/80 sec. at f/9.

I am posting this (I hope) from the Panama City, Panama Airport on the way home from an amazing Galapagos trip. I will be sharing […]

July 19th, 2009 | Category: 2009, 800mm-f/5.6, Galapagos 2009 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)