This image was posted here on June 28th; readers were asked to critique the image, to love it or rip it to shreds, and to let us know why. Please see my comments on your comments below.
My Comments on Your Comments #2
First off, thanks to all who visited and especially [...]
This image of a an American Oystercatcher chick with one parent was created with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1000 at f/9 in Av Mode. Lens/TC/Camera Body Micro-Adjustment: +3. The parent had just fed the chick [...]
This image of a landing Common Tern was created at Nickerson Beach, Long Island, NY with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1600 at f/5.6 set manually. Lens/Camera Body Micro-Adjustment: 0.
As described in the Mark III and Mark IV [...]
Hand Update
The left hand is feeling a bit better each day. The tendon of the middle finger has been enjoying a nice weekend rest. I have been flexing and extending it gently and typing with ten fingers despite a loose bandage on the middle finger (and the palm of course). I am sure [...]
This image of a displaying Great Egret was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens, the EF 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2 stops: 1/1250 sec. at f/11 in Manual Mode after histogram and blinkies check. With all that black it was obvious that I [...]
Hand Update
As expected, the cultures did not grow anything. This may very well indicate that the infection has been beaten but I will likely be put on a strong, very expensive oral antibiotic to ensure that any loose ends are cleaned up after I am sent home. That will likely be tomorrow, Friday [...]
This image of the rising sun was created at Matanzas Inlet, FL with the Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens, the 2X III teleconverter, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -3 stops: 1/3200 sec. at f/11. I focused (off the imaging sensor) using Live View/Live Mode as described in detail in [...]
This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X III teleconverter (hand held at 360mm), and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/5.6.
The raised foot and the open bill add interest.
Afternoon Farming [...]
Home
I drove home from St. Augustine this morning (Monday, May 2, 2011), took a good nap, and am looking forward to resting up a bit and getting lots of work done before my Connecticut/Long Island trip. I fly to Hartford on May 14th. Click here for details of the May 15th program in [...]
This mega-high key image was first inspired by a Todd Gustafson Cheetah image that he intentionally over-exposed four stops on a bright sunny day. All that you saw against the over-exposed background were the eyes, the bright pink gums,. and the yellowed teeth–everything in shadow. When I shared a Laysan Albatross image of [...]
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