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7D II ISO 1600. Part II: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron & Without One of These, I'm Going Nowhere!

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I sent 73 e-mails yesterday, just the beginning of catching up. Got flights and vehicles for the now sold-out UK Puffin IPT. Enjoyed another long swim and an ice bath. Y’all just squeaked by yesterday with 3082 views to keep the 3000+ views streak alive…

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Revealed: Photoshop Phony or Right Out Of Camera? Great BAA Blog News

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I accomplished a ton on Tuesday. Lots more work on the ethics of nature photography business. A nice long swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath.

This blog post took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare and was published at 6:43am from my home in central Florida.

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7D II ISO 1600. Part I: Roseate Spoonbill in Flight. 7D Mark II User's Guide Update Info.

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I spent more than a few hours yesterday following up on a 90-minute phone interview the previous day with a Features Editor at Audubon magazine on a subject near and dear to my heart: the ethics of nature photography. At some point, you will almost surely be hearing lots on that topic from me […]

Oh What a Great 7D II Only Day! 1251 images/267 keepers... Today's image with the 600II/2XIII/7D II Combo

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I had begged John Dupps and Peter Peter Hawrylyshyn who had signed up for the full day on Saturday to stay on for the next morning of the Hooptie Mini IPT. I explained that extending for another session would greatly improve their chances of having one of those very special days. As it […]

New AF Image Creation Strategy. Is the Image Real? Is It a Photoshop Phony? Or Is It Love? Two Out of Three Ain't Bad... Meat Loaf

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We had a great morning on the Hooptie Deux. We had a fine working lunch. We had a great afternoon at a local rookery. I am tired. I need to get up early. So I will be brief here 🙂

Today’s post was completed in less than an hour on Saturday night. It was […]

100-400II/7D II Gosh Darn It! Image and Morro Bay Pre-Canon Destination Workshop In-the-field Day Offering

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After waking yesterday at 2:41am, before the 3:15am alarm, I drove through thick fog in Polk County but as I got closer to the coast and Fort DeSoto visibility improved a bit. I stopped on the way at my secret spot on Tierra Verde and the Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were there as advertised; see […]

For the Love of Gulls... Ghostly Gull Lens Revelations & 7D II & 100-400 II Flight Image

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Yesterday was a rewarding day for me. We sold nearly 100 copies of the new 7D Mark II Users Guide in half a day. We are off to a good start. If you missed the announcement see same in yesterday’s blog post here. Or skip the hype and purchase yours in the BAA […]

The 7D Mark II User's GuideThe 7D Mark II User's Guide (Includes free AF point auto switching update for folks who own the 5D III UG or the 1D X AF Guide)

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Everything came together yesterday and somewhat surprisingly I was able to finish the 7D II User’s Guide by mid-morning. I have even begun trying to catch up on e-mails…. And I did have time for a longer than usual swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath.

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1D X ISO 1600 Low Light Flight Image Lessons

This Just In 7D Mark II User’s Guide Now Available

The long-awaited 7D Mark II User’s Guide is finished. You can purchase your copy right now in the BAA Online Store here for $59. This is the highest priced user’s guide surpassing the 5D II User’s Guide at $50. Why? I did twice as much […]

Teleconverter in the Waders Pouch & 7D II/600 II Low Light Spoonbill Reflection Image: Art? Or Not?

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I spent most of yesterday hard at work on the 7D Mark II Users Guide that so many are clamoring for. I got a ton done and will continue my efforts today. I did have time for a nice swim and an ice bath.

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A Lousy Morning at Fort DeSoto: 300 f/2.8L IS II/1.4X III TC/7D II Low Light ISO 800 Image

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Following a Saturday afternoon of torrential rain, the pool was down to 70 degrees but by 1pm it was up to 75 on a relatively balmy day so I took my first swim since last week. And enjoyed it. I did a lot of work on the 7D Mark II User’s Guide and […]

Another Info-packed, Can't Miss Blog Post: A Single Image Answers Canon 7D II Low Light & 100-400mm II and/or 70-200mm Questions

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On yet another dark, dingy morning I left the hotel at 7:00am and headed to DeSoto. Though rain in the area was forecast for about 9am it began drizzling pretty hard as I got near the turn to the park so I just kept on driving. With no traffic I arrived home in […]

Ghostly Gull/You Tell Me... Estero Help Needed

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Five-sixths of the sold-out Hooptie Deux IPT group joined me for the DeSoto Add-on IPT. The always helpful, always smiling Mark Hardymon headed down to Naples, FL after our Thursday morning session. We were joined by the smiling, delightful Dutchman Wilfred (Willy) Marissen and Lou Newman’s friend Betty Neupert. We did well on […]

Canon 600 II/1.4X III/7D II Wings Raised, Early Morning Light Roseate Spoonbill Image

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The Hooptie IPT lucked out on our last morning… I awoke early on Thursday, even for me. I peeked out the window of my hotel room to see torrential rain with the palm trees whipping in the wind. The Tampa TV weather noted that it would be “a rainy morning with thunderstorms followed […]

Foggy Ideas...

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With a wind shift to the west and a bit of persisting fog, Wednesday morning was the worst of the IPT. That said a lot of learning went on and everyone made some nice pleasing blurs of spoonbills, pelicans, and cormorants. And later on we had a nicely juxtaposed group of three spoonbills […]

The 600II/1D X Combo Still Works Well & Midair Pelican Miracle Ballet in the Fog

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More spoonbills. Tons of pelican flight. Tons of fog. Tons of learning about exposure. Lunch at Ruby Tuesday’s. A great Photoshop session. And an hour of fine land-based photography at a local rookery.

This blog post took 2 hours to prepare and was published at 3:50am from my hotel room in Brandon, […]

Is the 600II/2X III/7D II a Viable Combo? What the ??? Answer

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More spoonbills. Lots more White Ibises coming in each day. Lots of flight photography. This blog post took 2 hours to prepare and was published at 4:45am from my hotel room in Brandon, FL.

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See item 2 for the answer.

Hooptie Spoonbill Mini-IPT

The Hooptie Roseate Spoonbill Mini-IPT […]

I Was Nervous As All Get Out... 600II/7DII for Flight

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Great group. Four recidivists (repeat clients), two new folks. Lots of spoonbills. Lots of flight photography. Core exercises. No swim even though there is a large pool at the hotel. This blog post took 1 1/2 hours to prepare and was published at 4:45am.

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What the ??? answer tomorrow. […]

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The pool was down to 65 degrees on Saturday morning. No swim for me. I headed over to Brandon to meet the Hooptie group at 7:30pm for a meet and greet. As I typed on Saturday afternoon, I was in the car with Alan and Pat Lillich–where have they not been with me??? headed […]

Canon’s Two New 50+ Megapixel Camera Bodies: You Must Read This Before You Buy

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After yet another cold, clear night the pool was at 67 1/2 degrees. I swam. Core exercises. Catching up on e-mails. Thinking about packing for my trip over to Brandon and the Hooptie Deux Roseate Spoonbill IPT. But I put that off until tomorrow. I will probably leave just after lunch. I want […]