2025 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Los Tres Amigos Do a Tiny, Feisty Colorful Jewel

Homer IPT Openings

Due to a family illness, I have had a cancellation on both Homer IPTs. If you are interested in joining us for one or for both, please get in touch via cell phone or text to 863-221-2372 immediately.

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The Brown Pelican flight image in the last blog post is […]

How Good is This One? Or Not?

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Multiple IPT veteran Vasili Chernishof is learning a ton. And he is also shooting a ton. Yesterday I cherry picked 211 of his very best images from three flash cards (two 1TB and one 2TB) that held more than 40,000 images. Yes, 40 thousand. He surely needs to learn to be more selective. […]

Knee Podding for Bird Behavior -- Pissed Off Pelicans!

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On Tuesday past, our first morning with multiple IPT veteran Vasili Chrnishoff, there were few pelicans on the main cliff but we did well with them in flight near the bridge club. With the tripod-mounted 600mm f/4 GM lens/1.4X TC/a-i ii combination, I made my favorite/best-ever flight image of a stunning breeding plumage […]

Merge Avoidance & Seeing the Crop In the Field

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Which of two of today’s five featured images do you like best? Please be so kind as to leave a comment and let us know why you made your choices.

2025 San Diego IPT Feedback Via e-mail from Adrian Whitchelo-Scott

Good morning Artie,

A huge thank you for an outstanding IPT. I […]

La Jolla's Brandt's Cormorants and the Need for Speed

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The recent dearth of pelicans has not stopped Bob and me from making some great images every day. On Friday morning, we met recently retired San Diego PD Detective Sergeant Juan Gonzales early at La Jolla. Juan is looking to get into and improve as a bird photographer. He showed up with Nikon […]

Sony 200-600 G Lens & a-1 ii. Hard to Believe

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We finally struck gold with the pelicans on Wednesday morning with many dozens of them flying in and landing right below us. No matter, the Extended 2025 San Diego IPT is winding down. Multiple IPT veteran Judy Stepenaskie had to leave a day early so say goodbye to her beloved cat. New friend […]

Warren Robb Loves Kathy & the Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM Lens

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The San Diego IPT is turning into a love fest. Everyone is getting along great and everyone is learning a ton. On Monday, there were zero pelicans on the main cliff. We started off doing Western Gull pink/purple sky setting full moon-scapes. Then lots of California Sealions, Black Oystercatchers, and finally, some decent […]

Fantastic San Diego

Your Call

Which of today’s featured images is your favorite? (It’s OK to mention several). Why did you make your choice(s)? Note: all but Bob’s images were optimized by yours truly using the techniques detailed in DB II and in the DB III Video Series, Volume I.

Please note: you will be seeing some […]

A Spectacular Sunset. Few Birds. What To Do?

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Which of today’s four featured images is the strongest photo? Why did you make your choice?

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Bob Eastman and I left my home at 3:30am ET on Thursday and — after our blessedly uneventful flight, landed in sunny San Diego at 9:15am Pacific Time. We visited Cliff Oliver in La […]

What Can Pre-Capture Do For You? And How to Use It

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Which of today’s two featured Turkey Vulture images do you like best? What do you like about it?

Sony a-9 iii Mirrorless Camera Body

Yours truly, Arthur Morris, AKA artie, is offering a Sony a9 iii Mirrorless camera bodies, this one in excellent plus plus condition for a ridiculously low $3998.00. The […]

Perhaps We Should Reconsider ...

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Which is your single favorite image in today’s post? Why did you like it best?

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Bob Eastman and I did very well on Sunday morning, first with three tame Limpkins in the bay left of the pier in the pre-dawn light. We were checking out a large flock of Cattle Egrets […]

No Bird Photos Last Night But I Got a Hug From a Stranger

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Conditions were fair to good on Friday morning here at ILE but as my late Dad would say, “We didn’t do such good.” Never discouraged, Bob Eastman and I headed down to the lake at 5:13pm for sunset. Working from the south end of the South Field, we tried some images of the […]

Early Morning Pink Sky Pier Party -- Sharp at 1/15 sec!

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The sun finally came out on Wednesday morning and despite the west wind, Bob Eastman and I had some good chances. I got to use the articulating rear monitor of my new mirrorless camera body, The Latest Greatest Sony Flagship Body, the a-1 ii Mirrorless Camera. I’ve long dreamed of creating ground level […]