2012 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

The Sweet Little Old Lady From Boston...

This image was created with the hand held Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS II lens, 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the blue sky: 1/2500 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode.

The Sweet Little Old Lady From Boston…

After a very good first […]

Basic Image Clean-up: Right or Wrong?

This drake Kelp Goose was photographed with the tripod-mounted Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS II lens, the 2X III teleconverter, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/2000 sec. at f/5.6 in Av mode.

Central Sensor AI Servo Rear Focus AF and recompose. Click here if you missed the […]

Love Is...

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS II lens, 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode.

Love Is…

Unlike the elaborate courtship dances and displays of the Laysan and Black-footed Albatrosses of Midway, […]

Fracted Penguin

This image above was created from the image below using Fractalius, a really neat Photoshop plug-in from Redfield.

Fracted Penguin

I was introduced to Fractalius about two years ago by Denise Ippolito in BPN’s Out of the Box Forum. It is great fun and can produce a variety of looks. I started this […]

Way to Go CES! (Cheeseman's Ecology Safaris)

This image of the Cheesemans’ Ecology Safari staff working hard to safely control a zodiac was created at Bailey Head, Antarctica with the tripod-mounted Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the Canon 1.4X III TC (at 140mm) and the EOS-5D Mark II. ISO 200: 1/8 sec. at f/22 in Manual mode. A 3-stop ND […]

EOS-5D Mark II Quick Evaluation

These Macaroni Penguins were photographed with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the Canon 1.4X III TC, (handheld at 145mm) and the EOS-5D Mark II. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/800 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode.

Central Sensor Rear Focus AI Servo AF active at the moment of exposure. Click […]

St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Southern Ocean Voyage; Best Day Ever?

This image was created in the sweet afternoon light with the tripod-mounted Canon 16-35mm L lens and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV). ISO 200. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/640 seconds at f/9 in Av Mode. Gitzo 3530 LS tripod with the Giottos MH 1302-655 (Tiny) BallHead. Wimberley P-5 camera body plate. Double Bubble Level […]

Home From the Southern Oceans Trip

Above is the Macaroni Penguin colony on Cooper Bay, South Georgia. As I was making the climb up and down to the colony I was seriously questioning my own sanity…. The image was created with the Canon 24-105mm IS L lens (hand held at 24mm) and the EOS-5D Mark II. ISO 400. Evaluative metering […]

Image Caption Contest/What's Going On Here Contest?

Image courtesy of and copyright 2011: Denise Ippolito. With the Canon 100-400mm IS L zoom lens (hand held) and the Canon EOS-1D Mark III (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV).

Image Caption Contest

Write the funniest caption for the image above and win a $20 credit at the BIRDS AS ART On-Line […]

A Photographer's Guide to the Ontario Landscape

A Photographer’s Guide to the Ontario Landscape

BIRDS AS ART is proud to announce the publication of “A Photographer’s Guide to the Ontario Landscape,” a new e-book by Andrew McLachlan of Thornton, Ontario. Andrew’s guide is the latest in a long line of beautiful, inspiring, educational, how-to and where-to treatises brought to you by […]

China Poot

This three frame stitched panoramic image was assembled in Photoshop CS-5. The individual frames were created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV). ISO 200. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 8 seconds at f/11. “Mirror lock” via Live View with the 2-second self timer.

For a much […]

My Comments on: For Your Critique/Image #9

This panorama was created from seven vertical frames stitched together in Photoshop (File/Automate/Photomerge). The individual images were made with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark III (replaced now by the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 1/800 sec. at 8.

As is my habit, […]

Was I Unlucky?

Sandhill Crane running display, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonion, NM. With the the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the grasses: 1/1000 sec. at f/8 in Manual mode (early morning light at 7:22am).

Central Sensor (by […]

Just Duckie: Two Depth-of-field Questions & Additional Lessons

Harlequin Ducks, two pair on the rocks. Barnegat Jetty, Barnegat Light, NJ. DEC 12, 2011. With the the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop (was still well underexposed): 1/25 sec. at f/18 in Av mode. 1/25 sec. is not a typo.

Central […]

Pushing the Shutter Speed Envelope

Harlequin Duck drake, head portrait. This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, a 25mm Extension Tube, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/14 in Manual mode. (1/8 sec. is not a typo….)

Central Sensor (by necessity) […]

My Comments on: For Your Critique/Image #8

This image was created on the Lake Kerkini, Greece IPT with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens and the 1.4X III TC (handheld at 145mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/250 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode.

Lens/camera body Micro-adjustment: -8.

My Comments on: […]

Composition Maps; Visual Design Aids for Nature Photographers

COMPOSITION MAPS: VISUAL DESIGN AIDS FOR NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS

BIRDS AS ART Books is proud to announce the release of “Composition Maps: Visual Design Aids for Nature Photographers” a brand new e-book by Gloria Hopkins (with photographs by Arthur Morris). Several months ago we released Gloria’s first BAA e-book, Natural Design: Image Design for Nature […]

Antarctic Inspiration from Paul Mckenzie

Wandel Peak, Booth Island, Lamaire Channel, Antarctica. Image courtesy of and copyright 2011: Paul Mckenzie

Antarctic Inspiration from Paul Mckenzie

On Thursday, December 22–just 6 days before I fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina and continue on to Ushuaia, I received the e-mail below with the following Subject Line:

Falkland Islands, South Georgia and […]

My Comments on: For Your Critique/Image #6

Brown Pelican in Peach Heaven, La Jolla, CA. This image was created was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X III teleconverter (hand held at 400mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2 1/3 stops: 1/60 sec. at f/6.3 in Tv Mode (to maintain a minimum […]

Visit Arctic Norway with Jasper Doest

Visit Arctic Norway with Jasper Doest–Exclusive to BAA Folks Two Trips: Svalbard 2012/second trip (birds and landscapes) and Svalbard 2013/first trip (prime time for birds). Be sure to see the image collection below.

In June of 2011, I traveled to Svalbard with Patrick Sparkman and his wife Robin during prime time for birds. Jasper Doest […]