2013 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Big Lens News (Pardon the Pun) & Photoshop Tern Revelations

Big Lens News I

I bit the bullet and purchased a Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender through the Explorers of Light program. I was blessed to have been selected as one of the original Canon Explorers of Light about 18 years ago and continue in that role today. I […]

And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns...

This image of a displaying Roseate Tern was created at 4:46pm on June 3, 2013 on a hazy bright Great Gull Island afternoon with the hand held Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering […]

Try This One...

This image was created on Great Gull Island at 5:11 pm on June 3, 2013 with the hand held Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering off the grey sky +2 stops: 1/2000 sec. […]

Photoshop Hanky Panky?

This image was created at 6:44 am on the early morning of June 5, 2013 on Great Gull Island with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2/3 stop: 1/2500 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual Mode.

One sensor below […]

More Thoughts on the Canon 200-400 f/4L IS and the Series II Super-telephoto Lenses

More Thoughts on the Canon 200-400 f/4L IS and the Series II Super-telephoto Lenses

In the blog post that noted the announcement of the long awaited Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender, I wrote, “It promises to be a great lens for wildlife and for trips to places like Africa, […]

My Pissed Off Pano Opinions, and a Big Lesson

This image was created this morning, June 5, 2013 on Great Gull Island with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2/3 stop: 1/3200 sec. at f/8 in Manual Mode.

One sensor below the central sensor Surround/AI Servo/Rear Focus […]

Dynamic Flock Flight

This image was created just before 7pm on June 5, 2013 on Great Gull Island with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/4000 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual Mode.

One sensor below the central sensor Surround/AI […]

Pissed Off Pano Questions

This image was created this morning, June 5, 2013 on Great Gull Island with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2/3 stop: 1/3200 sec. at f/8 in Manual Mode.

One sensor below the central sensor Surround/AI Servo/Rear Focus […]

Passing Fancy

This image was created on Great Gull Island on June 3, 2013 with the hand held Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering off the grey sky +2 stops: 1/500 sec. at f/5.6 in […]

The Focus of Her Attention

This image of Helen Hays leaving one of the few blinds that escaped the wrath of Hurricane Sandy last October was created on Great Gull Island on June 1, 2013 with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto zoom lens with the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter) (hand held at 125mm) […]

Flight Shot!

This Roseate Tern image was created on Great Gull Island with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto zoom lens with the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter) (hand held at 245mm) with the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/2000 sec. at f/7.1 […]

Not Sure; Who Knows???

Not Sure; Who Knows???

It is Thursday, May 30, 2013. I am headed out to Great Gull Island for a week. GGI is in the middle of the Long Island Sound between Orient Point, Long Island and Niantic, Connecticut. Last time I was there–in 1990–I think, it was home to 9,000+ pairs of Common Terns […]

Over-exposed American Robin and More

This image was created at Jones Beach State Park last week with the 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 +2/3 stop: 1/50 sec. at f/10 in Manual Mode.

Central sensor (by necessity) […]

Urgent Notice/Denise Ippolito Program Tonight: New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee

Dahlia Multiple Exposure © Denise Ippolito. Learn how in denise’s great “Creative Multiple Exposures MP4 Tutorial Video.” Only $4.00 here.

Urgent Notice: Denise Ippolito Program Tonight: New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee

Denise Ippolito will be presenting “Bloomin’ Ideas and Pleasing Blurs” at the New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee meeting […]

Surreal City Sunny Six

This 3-frame in-camera Art Vivid HDR image was created with the hand held Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS EF USM AF Lens(at 65mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops yielded a base exposure of 1/200 sec. at f/8 in Av mode (+/-2 stops).

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Disappearing Act

This Sanderling duo image was created last week at Nickerson Beach 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 -1/3 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/9 in Manual Mode.

Central sensor (by […]

NYC Formula For Success

This 3-frame, in-camera Art Vivid HDR image was created on Lexintgon Avenue, NY, NY on New York City–On Location with Denise Ippolito & Arthur Morris 2-day Workshop with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM zoom lens (at 110mm), the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. […]

Iris Who?

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/50 sec. at f/13 in Av mode. 2-second timer.

Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF on […]

Before the Mayhem Started-Surf Strategies

This female Piping Plover image was created 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 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/13 in Manual Mode.

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

Your Call and More

This image was created at Jones Beach State Park last week with the 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 +2/3 stop: 1/50 sec. at f/10 in Manual Mode.

Central sensor (by necessity) […]