2015 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Zoom Blur Fun and How-to for the Non Blur Haters... What's the Bad News About Really Small Apertures?

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I worked very hard on Saturday on picking images for the San Diego exhibit. Denise Ippolito helped me with the final cuts, getting down to six images in each category. Talk about heart-wrenching work…. We still have two to finish. I enjoyed a long swim and several meditation sessions but skipped my ice […]

Patrick Sparkman Does Spectacular Totality With the 7D Mark II. And How!

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A 66-image career retrospective solo exhibit of my work at the San Diego Natural History Museum (aka The Nat) will open on Saturday, January 16, 2016 and run through April 25, 2016. More than 4,000 folks are expected to visit the show. I spent a good part of yesterday picking images. I am planning […]

CYAN Sky Corrected & Eye Doctor (Nictitating Membrane) Work...

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Now that the 2013 audit is finished and my 2014 taxes are ready to be filed I figured that I would be left wondering what to do on Thursday. Not! Not only was I busy all day catching up (after two solid weeks of staring at credit card and bank statements and Excel […]

Flight Light and Flight Pose Considerations...

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I swam yesterday at 8am. Jim and I headed to the audit in Lakeland at 9:30. We met Chip Jackson–the man is brilliant–for brunch at 11 and showed up early for the audit at 11:05am. The agent was pleasant and wound up being quite fair. He studied my documentation and as Chip had […]

Bosque: It Ain't Just Geese and Blurs...

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I finished up the re-do of my 2014 tax return. I head over to Lakeland tomorrow morning for my 2013 audit at noon. I am 100% perfectly prepared. So busy was I today working on my taxes and helping a friend complete hers that I skipped my swim. I did take a very […]

Still 2,385 images in one folder... Way too many

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Got lots more work done on my 2014 tax return. All that I can say at this point is that I am most thankful that I was audited…. I will explain after the audit is completed. Had time for a swim and a really cold ice bath: 58.3 degrees when I got out […]

Not your typical Bosque image... Think you know Bosque? Head Angle Lesson...

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I worked hard on re-doing the 2014 tax return in the morning and then got lazy, i.e., I spent the rest of the day and night watching various NFL games (I have NFL package) and some UFC on Tivo. And ate too much. Ah, once in a great while is not too, too […]

The 600 f/4 L IS II/7D II Advantage, Nice BKGR!, and AF & Blue Goose Exposure Comments

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Got a ton of work done yesterday on the re-do of my 2014 taxes. I streamlined the new techniques that I came up with while preparing for my 2013 audit and the new system works like a charm; it allows me to work much faster and more accurately than before. For the first […]

Whaddya Mean--Plus Three Stops Off the Gray Sky?

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I began work on re-doing my 2014 taxes based on what I learned preparing for the audit of my 2013 tax return. A nice swim and an ice bath as usual.

This blog post took about a 75 minutes to prepare. It should be published automatically at 6am on Saturday, September 26, 2015. […]

First Time in 20 Years...

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My pre-audit meeting with Chip Jackson went extremely well. He said, “I have never gone into an audit with someone as well prepared and documented as you are.” We shall see how it goes. As a result of what I have learned getting ready for the 2013 audit, I have decided to re-do my […]

Another Depth-of-Field Lesson: What You See (at f/2.8) is What You Get: The 300 II/7D II Rocks a High Key Marbled Godwit

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I will be getting up early on Thursday to get ready for my pre-audit meeting with my wonderful accountant. He is driving over from Largo. Next Wednesday Jim will be re-tracing his route when he drives me to the audit in Clearwater. I made time for a swim and an ice bath on Wednesday. […]

Would You Believe This Fish Story?

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I am just about ready to meet the accountant on Thursday for our pre-audit meeting. I skipped my swim as my shoulder ached a bit but enjoyed my ice bath a ton. I will be back in the pool tomorrow for sure.

This blog post took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare, most […]

Three Great Free Programs & Three Great Reads...

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More work on the audit. Almost done. Another sunny day swim and another great ice bath (though not as cold as last night’s). Try this on for size: when I am away from home without ice baths I get up almost every hour to make a pit stop. Not good. As soon as […]

Why is an old car graveyard like a heron and egret rookery? And a creative thinking question...

A Belated Happy Birthday

I’d like to wish my Mom, Hazel Louise Morris, a belated happy birthday; she was 93 on Saturday. She’s been a great Mom forever. I got to “see” her today when my younger daughter Alissa Skyped me on her i-Pad.

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Condolences to both the NY Football Giants and their […]

The 200-400 w/Internal Extender 784mm Advantage & A Tough D-O-F Question...

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Lots more work on the audit on Saturday, poring over credit card statements and entering spreadsheet data until my eyes were popping out of my head. Enjoyed a swim and an ice bath. The swim was my first with blue skies and sun in as long as I can remember.

After somewhat of […]

Still More 100-400 II Versatility/White Sky Pelican Pose Choices: What You Lookin' At? vs Standard...

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Took a day off from audit stuff on Friday; Jennifer did not. 🙂 I sent Jim home early for service above and beyond the call of duty. As usual.

After somewhat of a lull, several more items on the Used Gear Page sold in the past few days. See the complete listings here. […]

Fast Thinking Rescues Triplets!

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More work on the audit. A swim and an ice bath. This week’s ritual. With Jennifer’s help I am making some good progress on the audit. There have been lots of sales on the Used Gear page over the last few days. Most recently Joseph Higbee sold his Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS ll […]

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More work on the audit. A swim and an ice bath. This week’s ritual. I am making some good progress on the audit.

This blog post took well less than an hour to prepare. It should be published automatically at 6:00am on Thursday, September 16, 2015.

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Soup From a Log... Contest entry or delete them all? Plus Image Design Considerations

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Still working hard on my upcoming audit. Enjoyed a swim and an ice bath. This blog post took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare. It is scheduled to be published automatically at 6am on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

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Old Car City: Super Low Price to learn to see, think, and execute like a pro both in the field and at the computer... Plus new HDR Thoughts

The 3 originals for this in-camera Art Vivid HDR image were created at Old Car City in White Georgia with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (at 250mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/10 sec. at f/16 in […]