Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

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This Marbled Godwit image was created with the Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II with the 2X II TC (hand held at 400mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/7.1.

Using the Right Tool

After two hours of photographing feeding Marbled […]

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I photographed this drake Surf Scoter yesterday morning from the boardwalk at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach, CA with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Exposure date will be revealed in a future post 🙂

“I […]

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This Red-shouldered Hawk image was created on a trip aboard James Shadle’s pontoon boat Hooptie Deux last Saturday out to Alafia Banks in Tampa Bay. I was hand holding the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 2X II TC (at 400mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400: […]

My Thoughts on “Bright Ideas: You be the Photo Editor”

It’s been a while since I posted “Bright Ideas: You be the Photo Editor.” Helen Longest-Saccone, the Editor-in-Chief of Nature Photographer magazine, has been busy up in Maine working on some new projects and just got back to me yesterday with her selects. I will […]

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This is a JPEG made from the optimized master file that I created from the three Common Eider images posted least week. Read on the see why it represented the best of all worlds. The three images were created in the same 1/100 sec. with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L […]

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Coastal Brown Bear blonde cub, Katmai National Park, AK. This image was created while I was seated in a low spot near a creek with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/200 sec. at f/5.6 set manually.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sandhill Crane landing, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. Image copyright 2010: Clemens van der Werf. Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 2000. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/800 sec. at f/9.

Mystery Photographer & Experience Level Revealed!

I first met […]

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Mother Borneo Orangutan carrying baby on her shoulders, Tanjung National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Image copyright 2010: Paul Mckenzie

Amazing Orangutan Adventure; Like Bugs?

Regular readers should be familiar with the name Paul Mckenzie. Even before I met Paul on Midway I knew that he was a skilled, gifted, and hard […]