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Friday was a relaxing day. I switched around some of my Alaska flights due to a change in travel plans. I finally, finally, finally, after a few Catch 22 nightmare scenarios, got things squared away with the National Trust memberships for the UK Puffins and Gannets IPT. Whew. Those who would like to join […]

Why own the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II if you own the 100-400 II?

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I finally got my 2014 tax info off to the accountant. And I am almost done with the National Trust Memberships for the UK Puffins and Gannets IPT. I thought that that ordeal was complete but I got an e-mail on Friday morning that my credit card did not go through so I need […]

More Than Hard to Get: the Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM Lens

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Almost finished my 2014 taxes; I should have them on the way to the accountant tomorrow. I enjoyed a late swim and then got right into my ice bath. And froze. Even though the pool is a warm 80 degrees it is more than 18 degrees cooler than the human body. The effects […]

Save $5000: Galapagos Photo Cruise Insanity

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On Tuesday I made some prints for a friend, answered more than a few e-mails, and did about eight more critiques of participants’ images from the two Palouse IPTs.

This blog post took about 15 minutes to prepare and was published at 5:00am early on the morning of Wednesday, June 17.

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Photoshop 6 (and previous versions?) Mystery & My Solution

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First off, thanks a zillion to the folks who wished me a Happy Bird-day both here and especially on Facebook. I really felt the love. I worked very had yesterday but after the fact I am not sure what I accomplished. Did enjoy my core exercises, a lightning and thunder-shortened swim, and an […]

Pan Blurs and Denise and Artie Palouse Kudos

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I spent most of my birthday–thanks a stack to the huge number of folks who sent birthday wishes along either here or especially on Facebook–doing what I do most days when I am home: answered e-mails, worked on this blog post, worked on a few images, started another round of core exercises, and […]

Local Knowledge Rocks: Low Light Peregrine...

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I spent all morning getting the information needed for the National Trust memberships together for the sold out UK Puffins and Gannets IPT; the task was finished just before lunch. Now I need to get the passes. That on Monday.

I went to granddaughter Maya’s dance recital in the afternoon and created […]

Infrared Fun & Infrared Camera Conversions Info plus Free Infrared Custom White Balance Tutorial Offer

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My first night home I slept eight hours with five pit stops. After my first ice bath in more than two weeks on Thursday, I slept seven hours with no pit stops. The power of the ice baths is amazing. No swim on Friday, just an ice bath. When I finish this blog […]

Mystery Meat; What Is It?

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Somewhat surprisingly, I lost 3 pounds on the Palouse trip. Go figure…. I slept eight hours last night until awakened by a vicious cramp in my left calf. It was good to get back into my routine: a swim and an ice bath. This blog post, which took me about 2 hours to […]

A Personality Plus Hairdo: Announcing the 2016 Lake Kerkini Greece Dalmatian Pelican IPT

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My alarm was set for 3:00am on Wednesday morning. Denise and I left the hotel at 4:10am to make our flights, mine at 5:25am to Denver and then on to MCO, hers to SLC at 6:15m and then onto Newark. I slept off and on on both flights and I am sure that denise […]

Dealing with Bright Sun and Blue Skies, Part 2, & the Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM Lens Rocks the Palouse

This HDR Art Vivid (+/- 3 stops)image was created on day 4 of the Palouse IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens (at 14mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III . ISO 300. Evaluative metering at zero yielded a base exposure of 1/2 second at f/20 in Av […]

Photographing Erratically Flying Ducks/100-400 II Versatility Continued...

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We photographed a wonderful old prairie home in the early morning; I made probably my favorite image of the trip. I will share it with you here soon. Then we photographed a barn that we had been searching for for a year. We made out trek to Palouse Falls State Park that Monday […]

Just in Case You Thought That I Was Exaggerating...

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We had a great morning that began at denise’s tree. We followed that up with three great red barns. Then a quick coffee break. We finished the morning up with some mustard fields panos and two more great red barns. Then an indoor picnic-style deli lunch, Photoshop and image critiquing and sharing sessions. […]

Dealing with Bright Sun and Blue Skies, Part 1

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The hip is feeling better each day, and my black and blue and yellow and purple bruise keeps getting larger. We had a great 2nd morning on the 2nd Palouse IPT at a dijon mustard field in bloom. Talk about a win-win situation, the participants learned from and were inspired by the two […]

A Real Trooper and a 5D Mark III/7D Mark II HDR Tip

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My hip is feeling fine and my black and blue and yellow and purple bruise is getting larger by the hour. The 2nd Palouse IPT got off to a great start. This blog post, the 149th in a row, took about 1 1/4 hours to prepare. It was published just after midnight on […]

Announcing the 2016 Palouse IPTs

Miracle Day in the Palouse

Today was indeed a miracle day in the Palouse. We did not go photographing. We did not make a single image. We did no scouting. As I said, it was a miracle day.

We have a meet and greet with the second Palouse IPT folks at 7:30 pm Thursday […]

Hip-Wrecked on the Prairie... And a Funny Tale as Well

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One Palouse IPT down. One day off almost done. One more of each to go. This morning’s outing to denise’s tree wound up being a bit of a painful adventure for me. Read on. We did a bit more scouting in the afternoon and after two pretty boring hours of driving we hit […]

Canon 11-24mm One Frame Wonder: 24mm for flowers?

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One Palouse IPT down. One to go. Denise and I are planning to get up at 3:30am to photograph her very own special tree; story to follow at some point.

This blog post, the 146th in a row, took about 45 minutes to prepare. It was published just after midnight on Tuesday.

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Killer Sunrise Options...

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We went to the crooked barn, my very favorite in the entire Palouse Region. And we were finally blessed by a cloudy day. A great time was had by all as we covered the basics of creating originals for stitched panos and HDR captures. On Monday afternoon we are heading for Palouse Falls […]

Seven South Georgia Giant Petrel With Chick Answers

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The IPT group thrilled on a gorgeous red sunrise from Steptoe Butte. Long lenses were best, the longer the better. I shared my 200-400 with the internal TC in place and an external TC added with several participants, and opened Bill Keay’s eyes to the possibilities as he has owns the lens. Then […]