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Old Combo Still Effective: the 600 II and the 70-200 II.

Day 4, morning dry landing, Punta Albemarle, Isabela

This image was with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (at 192mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/7.1 in Av mode.

Two sensors left of the […]

Flying Dolphin Revelation and More...

This flight shot of a Bottle-nosed Dolphin was created with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (hand held at 120mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/4.5 in Av mode.

Two sensors below the central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus on the water at the […]

Hand Held Photography with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender

Day 4, midday Panga ride, Punta Albemarle, Isabela

This Flightless Cormorant image was created with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with the internal TC in place at 519mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/7.1.

Two sensors to […]

Oh Baby; Thanks Pat!

This image was created at Nickerson Beach, Long Island NY on the recently concluded Nickerson Beach Baby Beach Nesting Birds IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: […]

Flying Dolphin or Photoshop Creation?

Galapagos: Day 3—Navigating Past Marchena Island to Isabela

This flight shot of a Bottle-nosed Dolphin was created with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (hand held at 120mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/4.5 in Av mode.

Two sensors below the central sensor/AI […]

Learning About the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender on Tower Island/Prince Philips Steps

Learning About the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender on Tower Island/Prince Philips Steps

This Great Frigatebird image was created on our afternoon landing at Prince Philips Steps, Tower Island with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (at 490mm with the internal TC […]

Open to Anything: Splashdowns!

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode.

Central sensor (Surround)/AI Servo Rear Focus AF just caught the trailing edge of the closest bird’s left wing–active at the […]

Less was More and other Follow-ups

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This small-in-the-frame Common Nighthawk image was created at Indian Lake Estates with the with the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/160 sec. at f/9 in Av Mode. […]

Adding an External 1.4X TC to the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender: 784mm!

This Great Frigatebird chick was photographed with the tripod mounted Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with the internal TC in place), the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (at 728mm), and the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop in early morning light: 1/500 sec. at […]

Canon 200-400 & 70-200 Low Foot and Lens Plate Tips

Canon 200-400 & 70-200 Low Foot and Lens Plate Tips

On Friday past, Mark Williams wrote asking how the various lens plates mount on the Mongoose M3.6 that I use and depend on every day. I brought some gear out to the pool deck and created the five images here at ISO 1600. The explanations […]

Beginning of a Love Affair with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS lens: Day 2 Darwin Bay, Tower Island am-Part I

This white morph Red-footed Booby image was created with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (hand held at 381mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/160 sec. at f/4.

Two sensors above and one to the right of the central sensor/AI Servo-Surround/Rear […]

Almost Home! Galapagos Photo-Cruise/Day 1, afternoon: Dragon Hill, Santa Cruz

Almost Home

I am working on this post while online in my Sequoia that is headed up the Florida Turnpike towards Indian Lake Estates. Captain Marian Schneider of Grande Tours in Boca Grnade, FL is at the wheel, her friend Marilyn is in the rear passenger seat. Marian and Marilyn were on the recently […]

My Favorite Me; A Guest Blog Post by Tim Grey

Yours truly at Fort Desoto. Image courtesy of and copyright 2013: Tony Golic. You can see more of Tony’s excellent people images on his website here. Thanks a stack Tony!

My Favorite Me; A Guest Blog Post by Tim Grey

On November 18, Tim Grey interviewed me by phone for the December issue of […]

Couldn't Be Prouder

This image of my grandson Sam was created with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (hand held at 300mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/400sec. at f/5.6.

The exposure compensation of +2/3 was a bit […]

Top Ten Bird Photography Tips

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 +2/3 stop off the sky just above the mountains: 1/1650 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of […]

Canon EF200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender: Close Focus & 4-Stop IS Advantages

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This mushroom image was created on my birthday morning, June 14, with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with the 1.4X TC in place) at 461mm and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/100 sec. […]

Can Less Be More?

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This 2/3 frame Common Nighthawk image was created at Indian Lake Estates with the with the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/160 sec. at f/10 in Manual […]

Amazing Color Balance Transformation & 200-400 w/Internal 1.4X TC Zooming Tip

Amazing Color Balance Transformation

In the “Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet: Especially With the Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender” blog post here I shared two images of granddaughter Maya that were created at her dance recital. The lighting was a mix of colored lights and spotlights. Whenever I have to deal with […]

Image Design Principle Simplified

Simple composition map A.

Image Design Principle Simplified

In The Art of Bird Photography II, in Chapter II, Advanced Composition and Image Design, I wrote:

While the hallmark of my style is working with single birds set against backgrounds of pure color, there are countless times when including other elements (both natural and […]

Jason, the UPS Driver: What Brown Did For Me!

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This image was created at Indian Lake Estates with the tripod-mounted Canon Telephoto EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Autofocus lens and the and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/16 in Av mode.

Manual focus on the chick’s eye (AF is […]