Galapagos 2009 – Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

The Galapagos Trip Continued, BAA Bulletin 294, and More

Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:24:27 +0000

[See image gallery at www.birdsasart-blog.com] This male frigatebird was photographed with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/50 sec. at f/9.

Folks often ask me, “With the birds in the Galapagos being so tame, why do you bring a long [...]

Back to the Basics and More #3/Galapagos

Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:30:35 +0000

[See image gallery at www.birdsasart-blog.com] This frigatebird image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens (handheld at 200mm) with the Canon EOS-50D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/5.6.

Deciding to keep the image above was a no-brainer. The bird was perfectly juxtaposed to the imaging sensor. It is [...]