2009 June « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Back to the Basics #1 and More...

I have made almost 8,000 comments on BNP (www.BirdPhotographers.Net) over the past year and a half and I am amazed at how often folks with equipment costing more than $5-10,000 are unaware of many of the fundamentals. In an effort to rectify that situation, and to help everyone improve, I will be posting a series […]

Resolve Blog, Anchorage, Katmai, Bears, and Eagles

[Not a valid template] This sweet looking coastal Brown Bear was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6. At times, we had bears–including this one–as close as 6 feet from us. She was hiding behind my group in an […]

BIRDS AS ART BULLETIN 291

BIRDS AS ART On-Line Bulletin #291 is now online here: http://www.birdsasart.com/bn291.htm. As usual it is chock full of great images and tips, all from the recent bear boat trip. Enjoy, and see you here again soon.

Blacklit Images

[Not a valid template] Blacklit Coastal Brown Bear, Katmai National Park, AK. See the image below for the techs. And do click on each image to view a larger version. I created the opening image from the image below. [Not a valid template] This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L lens, the […]

Planes, Boats, and SUVs….

[Not a valid template] This coastal Brown Bear was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII (while I was lying flat on my belly in the mud). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/8. When working large subjects with large subject-to-camera distances the […]

ILE and Off to Katmai

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This young Osprey was photographed with the Canon 800mmm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-50D from my Toyota Sequoia. Then lens was supported by the BLUBB, the BAA Big Lens Ultimate Beanbag. ISO 400. Evaluative Metering +2/3 stop: 1/1250 sec. at f/8.

I was home for a week and enjoyed […]