A Photoshop Lesson, For Randy; BAA Bulletin #345 is On-Line Now.

This image is a stitched, offset composite. The two originals were created within moments of each other with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops off the sky set manually: 1/160 sec. at f/16. .

Photoshop Lesson, For Randy

I was photographing [...]

Grand Prismatic Springs and BAA Bulletin #341

The three frames that I used to create this stitched panorama were created with the with the tripod-mounted Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/30 sec. at f/20 set manually. When creating the images for a stitched pano I fist level the tripod [...]

Blur Guide Coming, BAA Bulletin #338, Want Bald Eagles?

It took me several hours to design the cover for the Blur Guide. You can see another version and learn what others think about the cover here. Feel free to let us know what you think of the cover by making a comment below.

A Guide to Pleasing Blurs by Denise Ippolito [...]

Quito, Hummers, Galapagos, and BAA Bulletin 330

This was one of the very first images that I created in the Galapagos on my maiden cruise in 2005. Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS lens handheld at 145mm with the EOS-1D MII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/100 sec. at f/8.

I am posting from the loverly Hilton Quito Colon awaiting the [...]

Cozad Ranch Set-Ups, BAA Bulletin #326

This was my afternoon set-up at the Cozad Ranch on May 4. The image was created with the handheld Canon 24-105mm IS lens at 32mm.

Notice that each of the four tallest perches is set in front of a pure green background and that we have taken the time to clean the edges [...]

BAA Bulletin #315 On-line Now, Fracting Fun

Brown Pelican, La Jolla, CA. Image copyright 2010: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART. The image was created with Fractalius, a Photoshop plug-in filter. See lots more below. And be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.

 BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #315 is now available on-line here:  http://www.birdsasart.com/2010/02/02/birds-as-art-bulletin-315.

Here are the [...]

BAA Bulletin #313, 1st Discount Offer, Mongoose M3.5b in Stock, Best Picture Ever!

Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld at 235mm) and the EOS-7D. ISO 500. Evalautive metering at zero: 1/250 sec. at f/8. Flash with Better Beamer at -2 stops. When working with tame birds at close range, the 70-200 and a 7D is a great combination with or without [...]

Excited! BAA Bulletin #312, and help needed...

This image was created with the Canon 180mm macro lens and the EOS-1D MIII. Canopy Lodge, Panama. See below for needed help <smile> As always, you can click on the image to see a larger, sharper version.

On Wednesday of last week I got my brand new Canon EOS-7D.   And on Friday afternoon I [...]

Leaving Icy Long Island, BAA Bulletin 311, and More on the Barnegat Jetty

Mallard drake on ice, Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6. Fill flash with Better Beamer at -1 stop. There were lots of gulls and Mallards on the pond right outside my Mom's kitchen window in Holbrook. As I approached [...]

DPP Conversions and Tutorials, Recent Bulletins and Notes

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 at f/5.6. I had originally set +2/3 stop exposure compensation but after seeing some substantial flashing highlights on the image on the camera's LCD, I backed off to +1/3 stop.

I have been at my Mom’s  [...]