2013 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Follow Your Nose...

This adult Snow Goose image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 3200. Evaluative metering +2 2/3 stops off the sky: 1/1600 sec. […]

The 2014 Bosque IPTs

Join Denise Ippolito and me for four great days of photography and learning at one of our soul places. Please click on the card to enjoy a larger version.

Bosque del Apache 2014 BIRDS AS ART/A Creative Adventure Instructional Photo-Tour (IPT). NOV 29-DEC 3, 2014. Totaling 4 FULL-DAYS: $1449. Leaders: Arthur […]

Live View Caution/A Guest Blog Post by Tim Grey

This tulip image was created at the Willem-Alexander Pavilion at Keukenhof, Lisse, Holland with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/5 sec. at f/16 in Manual mode.

Again, manual focus on the distal […]

Three Lenses, and the Power of Twelve

This image was created on the Tanzania Summer Safari with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens (hand held at 65mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/16 in Av mode.

Central sensor AI Servo Surround Rear Focus AF on the bird and […]

Near Perfection Equals Total Failure

This adult Snow Goose image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops off the sky in early […]

Multi-Subject Flight Photography Tips and a Primer On Exposing for Whites in Bright Sun

This Blog Post and College Football…

I started working on this blog post at 4:00am. After I take my 59 degree Fahrenheit ice baths before dinner each night I usually get to bed early so I get up earlier than most folks. I will post this at about 9:30am. Yesterday afternoon I was thrilled with […]

Bird Photography Hotspot: Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

Bird Photography Hotspot: Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park.

Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

Simply put, Anhinga Trail is one of the top bird photography hotspots in the U.S. How good is it? In the original The Art of Bird Photography it was one of only ten listed North American hotspots.

Here, […]

You Gotta See This: First Ever Published BAA Video & Catching Up

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Like yesterday’s blog post, this post took a bit more than four hours to prepare. Each blog post is presented for your enjoyment, to teach you a few new things about nature photography, and hopefully, to inspire you. Please consider doing all of your Amazon holiday shopping by starting with our Amazon […]

Big Time Bosque Screw-Up: Recovering In Part From a Brain Freeze

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Using All the Clubs in your Bag at Bosque: Beyond Spectacular Part II

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This blog post took more than 8 hours to prepare. Each blog post is presented for your enjoyment, to teach you a few new things about nature photography, and hopefully, to inspire you. Please consider doing all of your holiday shopping by starting with our Amazon affiliate link immediately below or with […]

A Fitting Ending/Short Zoom Lens Tips

This image was created yesterday evening at Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, New Mexico with the hand held Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens (at 24mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body ISO 640. Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 1/80 sec. at f/5.6 in […]

The Exact Right Place at the Right Time: Give Me a Good 26 Minutes and 34 Seconds

This image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 50: 1/8000 sec. at f/20 in Manual mode.

Central sensor (by necessity) Expand/AI […]

Who is Dave Klein and Who Cares?

This calling Sandhill Crane image was created on our snowstorm day with the tripod-mounted Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR lens (Black), the Nikon TC-14E II 1.4x Teleconverter for D-AF-S & AF-I Lenses only, and the Nikon D7100 . ISO 400. Matrix metering +1/3 stop in Av mode. AF-C AF mode. […]

The Before and the Deafening Aftermath

This image was created on November 28, 2013 at Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, New Mexico with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (at 98mm), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body ISO 50. Evaluative […]

Your Goose is Cooked...

This adult Ross’s Goose image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400: 1/1600 sec. at f/10 in Manual mode is the equivalent […]

Happy Bird Day

This Wild Turkey tom bird-scape image was created near my home at Indian Lake Estates way back when, on February 16, 2008 with the Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens (now replaced by the much lighter Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM lens), the 1.4X II TC (now replaced by the Canon 1.4x […]

Wings Up/Wings Down: Crane Pool News

This Sandhill Crane image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the white frosted grasses: 1/1600 sec. […]

Beyond Spectacular Part I

This image was created yesterday, November 25, 2013 at Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, New Mexico with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (at 98mm), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body ISO 100. Evaluative […]

Attempted Murder?

This image was created yesterday, November 23, 2013 at Bosque del Apache NWR in San Antonio, New Mexico with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (at 210mm), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body ISO 400. Evaluative […]

Having a Blast at Bosque with the Canon 200-400 with Internal Extender

This image was also created at Bosque del Apache NWR on the very early morning of November 22, 2013 with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with the internal TC in place at 560mm) and the […]