Sensor Cleaning Update with a Surprise!

Sensor Cleaning Update with a Surprise!

On my recent trip to Midway I left my sensor cleaning kit at home to save a few ounces in my luggage; in retrospect, this was a bad move. And I had had some nasty sensor dust on my EOS-1D Mark [...]

BAA Server Update & Klamath Eagle (with my comments and a Photoshop Lesson)

BAA Server Update

Both the web site and the blog were up and down today–mostly down, as we moved to a completely new dedicated server. Please accept my apologies for any inconveniences that you may have encountered. Right now everything is running smoothly and things should stay that way for a while. The BAA [...]

Self-Inflicted Travel Adventure & White Sky Flight Lessons

This White-fronted Goose image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 1/1250 sec. at f5.6 in Av Mode. The amount of underwing detail in this image is amazing, and I love the arrangement of the birds. Learn more at “White Sky [...]

Blessed Again... Which is Your Favorite Image?

This dark and light geese blast-off image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 320mm). ISO 50. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/8 sec. at f/16 in Tv Mode. (You can learn to create a great variety of [...]

Pro Flight Photography Tip, & Stunned Three Times in 90 Minutes!

Brown Pelican, incoming tight vertical. This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens with the 2X III TC and the EOS-1DMIV. Hand held at 140mm. ISO 400: 1/2000 sec. at f/5.6 confirmed by histogram check. This vertical original image is one that I optimized while plugged into a power port [...]

A Morning in Spoonbill Heaven

“Reddish Egret Soft Sunrise.” When a morning begins like this, it is generally a good sign. I created the two images for this stitched panorama with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/5.6. I pressed the AF-On button to [...]

If I've Said It Once...

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens with the 2X III TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. Hand held at 140mm. Ooops! (This is a substantial crop.) ISO 400: 1/2000 sec. at f/7.1. Image copyright 2011 and courtesy of: John Snodgrass.

If I’ve Said It Once…

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it [...]

“Impossible?:” The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens

This is an image of a prototype of the recently announced Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens.

“Impossible?:” The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens

Five days ago Canon announced that it is developing an EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens which will feature [...]

Pro Focusing/Composition Trick & I Heard He's a Real A--hole

Tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X III teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/5.6.

Pro Focusing/Composition Trick

This bird was swimming very slowly. I made a few images with the central sensor (the only one active and available at [...]

Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II/1.4X III Composite Flight Pano

This image was created from five images made with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X III teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the blue sky 35 degrees up from the horizon: 1/2500 at f/5.6.

To see a spectacular [...]