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Two Fabulous 400-800 Images Including a GBH with a Greater Siren. And a YouTube Video: Gripping the 400-800

How to Grip the Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G Lens by Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

In this video, I detail the proper way to grip the Sony 400mm lens and share a brand new flight photography tip as well. Using a super-telephoto zoom lens might seem a simple proposition to many. But in four months, […]

Beating the Summer Doldrums with the Sony 400-800 f/6.3-8 G Super-telephoto Zoom Lens. An In-Stock Sony Miracle

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, I liked both images equally, the first for the unusual wings down display flight pose and the second for the neat dorsal view. I needed the square crop for the second image because I failed to follow my own oft-given advice: “Pan faster.” Thus, the […]

Solving the Bird Photography Sky & Wind Conditions Puzzle Every Day. Delkin Black 960GB CF Express A Cards on Sale.

Conditions Question

Early on a sunny morning in early summer on the east coast of the USA, why is a north wind much better for bird photography than a wind from the south?

Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to Your Call and a Question and take a crack at two additional […]

Sebastian Inlet Ospreys & More BAA In-the-Field Sessions

What’s Up?

I headed down to the lake early on a hot hazy Monday morning at Indian Lake Estates. The wind was fairly strong from the south and there was not much to photograph other than some of the local Sandhill Cranes. There was one four month old colt with its parents but they all […]

Nobody Had a Clue ...

Sony Price Increases

Sony has raised the prices of the a-1 and a-1 II cameras in the US by $400.00 and $500.000 respectively (along with the prices of many other cameras, lenses, and accessories), seemingly in response to increased import tariffs. I was unable to find any details regarding the import tariffs.

Sony a-1 […]

11,000,000 Over-Exposed Pixels. Keep or Insta-delete?

What’s Up?

Vasili Chernishoff and I continue to enjoy countless opportunities on the Huguenot Memorial Park/Jacksonville Royal Terns and Chicks and More Extended IPT. More and more tern chicks continue to move from the colony to the open beaches. There is tons of flight photography with the adults bringing in fish of all kinds, squid, […]

Purity, the Tern Antennae Moustache, & the 82% Crop!

What’s Up?

The tern chicks are beginning to move down to the beach and it is a record year for the production of young Royal Terns. And photography continues to be excellent. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, Vasili went off on his own to try for “blue water Backgrounds” while I opted to remain at […]

Revisiting an Old Friend at Huguenot Memorial Park: the Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens (with the a-1 ii)

What’s Up?

Morning photography at Huguenot Memorial Park in Jacksonville, FL continues to be fabulous with no wind or a SE breeze instead of the forecast wind from the SW. David and Michele Pugsley headed home after their third great morning. It is the best year for chicks in more than two decades. I have […]

Vasili & Canon Rock the First Jacksonville Morning

What’s Up?

The forecast for the Friday morning past at Huguenot Memorial Park was for partly cloudy with a southwest breeze. Partly cloudy in Florida usually means full sun ten minutes are sunrise and that was the case on the 27th. The good news is that the breeze at the beach was from the southeast […]

Why the Sony 400-800 f/6.3-8 G Lens on a Foggy Morning?

Why the Sony 400-800 on a Foggy Day? by Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

When I first borrowed the Sony 400-800, I assumed that at 5.45 lbs. it was too heavy and that a f/8 on the long end it was too slow for general bird photography. Boy was I wrong. While photographing Roseate Spoonbills […]

The Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM Lens at Nick. Learn by Comparing the Four Originals with the Four Optimized Images

All four images were created on 12 June 2025 at Nickerson Beach Park, Lido Beach, Long Island, New York with the Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens (Sony E) with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter and the Latest Greatest Sony Flagship Body, the a1 II Mirrorless Camera.

Common Tern originals Images […]

Least Terns -- On Being Adaptable

What’s Up?

I had a decent morning on Saturday. The stars of the show were a single Black-bellied Whistling Duck and an adult Sandhill Crane south of the pier, both with still blue water backgrounds. I walked the pier with the 400-800 and made a single nice flight image of a backlit young Green Heron […]

Squabbling Common Terns. Samsung 4TB Portable SSHD

Samsung 4TB T7 Shield Portable SSD (Black) BILD EXPO SALE: Save $115.00! Expires June 22, 2025

I double back up my images every day using a 4TB SSHD. If you are not backing up your work, it is only a matter of time until you lose all of your images. The Samsung 4TB T7 […]

Belated Birthday and Father's Day Gift of a Morning

What’s Up?

After getting drenched on my birthday, we headed back to Nickerson on Sunday morning. It was cold and a little bit wet with a brisk northeast wind. At times, I had the chills. But the photography was fantastic and the tern chicks got fed many times; there was lots of action. Note: photographing […]

Nickerson Beach Early Season Overview and a Wet Birthday!

iPhone 15 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2: ISO 1250: 1/30 sec at f/2.2.

Birthday cake, no […]

Sony 400-800 Versatility. B&H's BILD is 100% Free!

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Why Attend? BIRDS AS ART Appearances, Speakers, Gear, Deals, and more

I am pleased to announce that I will be doing four […]

1200mm (& Flight at ISO 8000). Down the Slippery Slope

Your Call

Which of today’s three featured images is the strongest? Why did you make your choice?

In the Last Blog Post

Thanks for all the comments at the last offering. I loved all three of the photos equally for the reasons noted in the post. And all three were mentioned by at least […]

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates on the Pier at Indian Lake Estates with the 300mm f/2.8 GM and Teleconverters

Your Call?

Which of today’s three featured photos do you like best? Why did you make your choice?

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, my favorites were Image #3: White Ibis feeling for mole crab and #10: Incoming Royal Tern. For me, the single most ordinary of the lot was Image […]

Enjoying the Sony 400-800 on the Beach at Fort DeSoto

Your Calls?

Which two of today’s featured images are your favorites and which two do you feel are rather ordinary? Why for each if you would.

Enjoying the Sony 400-800 on the Beach at Fort DeSoto

I cannot fully explain how much I love walking the beach on sunny or cloudy bright days with […]

Matt Milnes' DeSoto Nikon Z9 & 800mm Images & Lessons

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, A Surprising End to a Bok Tower Gardens Morning Photo Walk here, my favorite flower image was Image #3 for the sharp purple tip of the disc florets and the lovely defocused petals and the sweet background. My favorite owl photo was Image #6 for […]