2013 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Working in Manual Mode Re-visited

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This Bald Eagle juxtaposition image was created from a rocking boat near Homer, AK on the March IPTs with the Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400: 1/1250 sec. at f/8 set manually. […]

Bon Voyage

This captive and release Gem Anole was photographed with the tripod-mounted Canon Telephoto EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering -1 stop: 1/80 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode.

Central sensor AI Servo/Rear Focus on anole’s eye and re-compose. Click here if you […]

Missing Boys: One Found!

Ilyas snuggling with Grandpa Arthur on the backyard swing in Holbrook, NY. Image created with the hand held Canon Powershot G15 (now replaced by the Canon PowerShot G15 Digital Camera).

Image courtesy of and copyright 2013: daughter Alissa

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Ilyas

Ilyas was my third grandchild. Still […]

The BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Contest

Jacana chick on Lily-leaf. Image copyright 2012 Lou Coetzer. This image was the Grand Prize winner in the BIRDS AS ART 1st International Bird Photography Contest. We’d love to see your best in this year’s contest!

The BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Contest

We are proud to announce that plans are in […]

A Simple Image Design Principle That Few Understand...

The two-frame frames for this stitched pano were created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (at 70mm) and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/16 in Tv mode.

Central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus 1/3 […]

Answer Times Two

This image was created in-camera at Keukehof Gardens in Lisse Holland on the first Tulip IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

ISO 100. Evaluative metering +1 stop at f/22 in Tv mode. What do you think was the shutter speed?

Central […]

Fractastic! A Creative User Guide for the Redfield Fractalius Filter

Fractastic is the latest in a long line of eGuides published by BAA Books. Kudos to Andrew and denise.

Fractastic A Creative User Guide for the Redfield Fractalius Filter

BAA is proud to announce–at long last–the publication of Fractastic, a creative user guide for the Redfield Fractalius filter. Fractalius is a Windows Photoshop […]

Saving a Stunning, Under-exposed Bald Eagle Top-Shot Pose

BAA Bulletin #443

BAA Bulletin #443 is online and can be accessed right now by clicking here.

Fractastic eGuide Published! How Cool? What’s Not to Love? Cheryl Slechta Fracting Fun Holland 2014 Bosque Prayers Bosque del Apache 2013 IPT: “The Complete Bosque Experience.” Affiliate Links Used Camera Gear IPT Info Fishkill, NY Help Needed […]

No Room at the Inn

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus Lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)). ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/8.

Central sensor (by necessity)/AI […]

A Strange Sight and a Practical Image Design Question

The two-frame frames for this stitched pano were created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (at 70mm) and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/16 in Tv mode.

Central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus 1/3 […]

It's All Greek to Me

This image of a Great White Pelican was created on the Lake Kerkini, Greece IPT with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens , the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1250 sec. […]

Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet: Especially With the Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender

This image of my granddaughter Maya dancing to Edelweiss (a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music) was created with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (at 232mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO […]

Originals and My Favorite Roseate Tern Flight Image Revealed

This Roseate Tern was photographed on Great Gull Island with the hand held Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS II lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/2500 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode.

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

Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender: You Guess the Shutter Speed

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This image of a Sandhill Crane was created late in the day (8:05 pm to be exact) on June 17th with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (at 274mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +1/3 […]

Which One?

This Roseate Tern was photographed on Great Gull Island with the hand held Canon 300mm f/2.8 L IS II lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/2500 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode.

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

Tulips, Tulips, Tulips!

Images by Arthur Morris & Denise Ippolito. Card Design by Denise Ippolito.

Holland 2014 7 1/2-Day/8-Night: A Creative Adventure/BIRDS AS ART/Tulips & A Touch of Holland IPT. April 17-April 24, 2014 :$4995 Limit: 12 photographers/Openings 9 This trip needs 8 registrants to run so please do not purchase your plane tickets until you […]

Down By the Lake With the EF200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender: One Huge Surprise!

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This image of a Sandhill Crane was created on Thursday morning 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 560mm and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/1000 sec. […]

Apologies...

Apologies…

While checking out yesterday’s blog post “How’d He Do Dat?” this morning, I was shocked to see that there were no comments. Then I noticed that it said “Comments Not Allowed.” Not sure how that happened but a quick call to Denise Ippolito rectified the situation. So now it is time for you to […]

How'd He Do Dat?

This image was created in-camera at Keukehof Gardens in Lisse Holland on the first Tulip IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

ISO 100. Evaluative metering +1 stop at f/22 in Tv mode. What do you think was the shutter speed?

Central […]

Excellence All Around

An Excellent Day

Within an hour my new Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender arrived on my doorstep via Fed-X and I sold my Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II lens to Hawaii’s top bird photographer, Jack Jeffrey for the very fair asking price. Visit Jack’s website here; the guy […]