Yellowstone « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

My Thoughts on the Angel’s Veil Images; And More

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This vertical of Angel’s Veil (at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park) eliminated the problem of whether or not to keep the tree branches in the lower left corner. The image was created with the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II (at 165mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400 […]

Which “Angel’s Veil” Do You Like Better and Why?

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This image was created with the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II (at 145mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400 in pre-dawn light. From a 3-frame bracket +/- 1 stop around +1 stop: 1/8 sec at f/22. Tripod-mounted (3530 LS). Giotto’s tiny ballhead (MH 1302)and bubble level. With the […]

How Slow Can You Go With the Rapids?

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This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 50. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/13 sec. at f/32.

How Slow Can You Go With the Rapids?

Each of the images in today’s blog post was created at LeHardy Rapids. Denise and […]

You Gotta Learn to Love Shade…

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This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6 at 11:30 am on a bright sunny day. The key was waiting for this Bighorn Sheep lamb to work its way into the […]

Swimming Bison?, Dealing with Underexposure, and BAA Bulletin #342

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To create this image I used the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld at 280mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/800 sec. at f/4. See the image below for the underexposure story.

Swimming Bison?, Dealing with Underexposure, […]

Mormon Barn, Cabins (?), and Disaster Averted…

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I created the three frames for this HDR image on the last morning of our Wyoming trip with the tripod-mounted Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV (with Bubble Level). ISO 800. Evaluative metering bracketed +/- 2/3 stop around +1/3 stop at f/11. Denise and I […]

Galapagos Day 13/July 18, Afternoon, Pinnacle Rock, Sullivan Bay, Bartolome

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Thanks to Denise Ippolito for sharing her grunge HDR image of the steps on Bartolome. I get winded just looking at it.

Galapagos Day 13/July 18, Afternoon, Pinnacle Rock, Sullivan Bay, Bartolome

After a great snorkel we took a short panga ride to view Pinnacle Rock up close and personal […]

Grand Prismatic Springs and BAA Bulletin #341

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The three frames that I used to create this stitched panorama were created with the with the tripod-mounted Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/30 sec. at f/20 set manually. When creating the images for a stitched pano I fist […]

Howdy From Yellowstone

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This moving water blur was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV at Lehardys Rapids in Yellowstone. ISO 50. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/14 in Tv Mode. To learning everything that you ever wanted to know about creating pleasing blurs, click […]