2012 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

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Barnegat Lighthouse in Heaven

This image was created on the first Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3 in Av mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Rear Focus AF and […]

Blacklight & Creativity

This Coastal Brown Bear image was created in Katmai National Park on a 2009 Bear Boat IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV that has been replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO […]

How Did I Get From A to B?

Home Safely

After a pretty good night’s sleep on the Auto Train we pulled into Sanford, FL this morning an hour early. I was way-lucky when my SUV was one of the first off the train. After stops at Publix and Junior’s Fish Market in Lake Wales I arrived at my home in Indian Lake […]

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Magic

This Chestnut-mandibled Toucan image was created by BPN member Vikram Potdar with the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR AF lens and the Nikon D-700 replaced by the Nikon D800 Digital SLR camera body (w/FREE Bonus Item – $191.60 Value! [expires soon]!). ISO 200. Ev -.3: 1/250 sec. at f/4. White balance: Fine […]

In Traffic Hell!

In Traffic Hell!

I left my Mom’s in Holbrook, Long Island, NY at 9:39 am this morning, hursday, 12/27/13. Google Maps showed 5 hours 1 minute in current traffic to the Amtrak Station in Lorton, VA where I will board the Auto Train tomorrow. I hope. The close-in LIE was a bit crowded and traffic […]

Why the Biggest Gun?

This Ipswich race Savannah Sparrow was photographed on the recently concluded Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/10 in Manual mode.

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Malicious Attack

As I have been saying, it was a bit windy at the Barnegat Jetty on Friday and Saturday. This image was created with the tiipod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 50. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops as framed: 1/10 sec. at f/14 […]

Barnegat Miracle...

Barnegat Miracle…

Despite high winds on Friday and Saturday, gusts of more than 50mph, water washing over the jetty, and waves of 40 feet in the inlet, a great time was had by all on the Barnegat Jetty IPT. All four of us: Denise and I and Bill Wingfield from South Carolina and David Policansky […]

Two Drake Harlequin Duck Images; So Many Lessons

This image was created on the Barnegat Jetty IPT (things are going great) with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/10 in Manual mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bird’s […]

Catching Up & Holiday Shopping Suggestions

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the low sky: 1/1250 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here […]

Is the Lethal Canon EOS-1D X Unfair to Flying Cranes?

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the low sky: 1/3200 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here […]

Tampa, Florida: Weekend Nature Photography Seminar

Weekend Creative Nature Photography Seminar, Tampa, FL: February 23 & 24, 2013: $149 Limit: 50/Openings: 2

Join Denise Ippolito and me on the weekend of February 23-24 on the outskirts of Tampa, FL for a great weekend of fun and learning. Learn to improve your photography skills, your skill at designing images in the field, […]

Image Transformation Questions

BAA Bulletin #425 is On-line

BAA Bulletin #425 is on-line and can be viewed here.

Bosque IPT & Canon Digital Learning Center Trip Report “Birds of Paradise” by Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes West Nyack, NY Event: Triple Header Used Camera Gear (including some great new listings!) BIRDS AS ART/A Creative Adventure Barnegat Jetty […]

1D X Detective

This adult Ross’s Goose image was created at Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 200: 1/320 sec. at f/18 in Manual mode (brilliant white in full […]

What Does WIW Mean?

This image, “Seductive blue diamond orchid,” was created by Denise Ippolito with the Canon 100mm macro lens and the EOS-5D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/200 sec. at f/4.5 Click on the image to enjoy a larger version.

Denise will open the proceedings at 9am on Saturday with her “Blooming Ideas/Creating new and […]

Dressed in Red. To Kill?

This image was created by Juan Pons with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS EF USM AF Lens (hand held at 40mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only) $200 instant savings + 2% Reward [expires 5 JAN] ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/7.1 in Av mode. […]

Looking Up

This image was created with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (hand held at 320mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only) $200 instant savings + 2% Reward [expires 5 JAN] ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: […]

Nature's Best Honored Photographers on the CES Southern Ocean Expedition

“Hair Wash,” male African Lion: Highly Honored in African Wildlife. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 600mm f4 L USM IS +1.4x TC, 1/125 sec, f.5.6, ISO 4,000, bean bag. Image copyright and courtesy of Paul Mckenzie. ISO 4,000 is not a typo.

Nature’s Best Honored Photographers on the CES Southern Oceans […]

Lucky Thirteen: Finally Blasting at 1/13 Sec.

This blast-off blur was created at Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, NM with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (hand held at 215mm), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only) w/FREE Bonus Item – $145.83 Value! […]

Only Two...

This Sandhill Crane silhouette image was created at Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 3200. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/8 in Av mode. […]