Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

This is the new Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II lens without the hood. It is 1 1/2 pounds lighter than the old 500 and promises to be one of the sharpest telephoto lenses ever produced when used both with and without the Series III teleconverters.

Worth the Weight? The Skinny on the [...]

This landing Black Vulture was photographing this morning at Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park with the 70-200mm f.2.8L IS II lens, the 2x III TC (hand held at 342mm), and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Manual mode: 1/800 sec. at f/5.6. One of the big benefits of joining a workshop led by [...]

This Anhinga was photographed this afternoon at Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park with the 70-200mm f.2.8L IS II lens, the 2x III TC (hand held at 342mm), and EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/320 sec. at f/5.6.

Series III 2X TC Gut Reaction

I got to try my [...]

Oooops!

Sorry about the mis-fire with BAA Bulletin #359. We have been having Mail Chimp problems for two days. We are aware that the Bulletin showed up without images. It is online on the Bids As Art Homepage here. Jennifer is trying to resend it from home this afternoon, with the images. Thanks for [...]

This is a crop of the abstract image from the last post here. Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/10.

Abstract Thoughts

When I asked “Like it or Hate It?” in the last post here, [...]

This somewhat abstract image was created at La Jolla, CA on the recently concluded San Diego IPT with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X II TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/10.

Like It or Hate It?

Do you like the [...]

This Brown Pelican image was created at La Jolla, CA on the recently concluded San Diego IPT with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/800 sec. at f/9. It is likely that this is a sub-adult bird as the red bill pouch [...]

This image was created at La Jolla, CA on the recently concluded San Diego IPT at 9:18am on a rather late on a clear morning with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/1600 sec. at f/8. The 800 is actually [...]

This handsome pair was photographed at La Jolla, CA on the recently concluded San Diego IPT rather late on a clear morning. I used the hand held Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X II TC (at 270mm), and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400.

Long Lens Depth-of-Field Question and a [...]

This drake Wood Duck was photographed on the San Diego IPT with the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/7.1 in early morning light.

Sunny Sunday Morning Duck Exposure Primer

With all due respect to the folks who [...]