2009 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Leaving Icy Long Island, BAA Bulletin 311, and More on the Barnegat Jetty

Mallard drake on ice, Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6. Fill flash with Better Beamer at -1 stop. There were lots of gulls and Mallards on the pond right outside my Mom's kitchen window in Holbrook. As I approached [...]

Fun in the Cold and Snow at Morton NWR, Noyac, NY

This image of a Northern Cardinal was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with a 25mm Extension tube and the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 320. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/11 set manually. (Should have been +1 2/3 stops….) Fill flash at -1 stop.

Morton NWR is located in [...]

This Just In!

Purple Sandpiper is another rock loving winter species that is most easily photographed on rock jetties where they spend nearly all of their time when away from the breeding grounds. Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stops: 1/320 sec. at f/5.6. (DPP conversion.)

For those [...]

Jetty Photography/How Lucky Can You Get

Canon 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens with a 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/8 set manually. One-shot AF and recompose with the central AF sensor. As always, click on any image to see a larger, sharper version.

God bless my sister [...]

DPP Conversions and Tutorials, Recent Bulletins and Notes

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 at f/5.6. I had originally set +2/3 stop exposure compensation but after seeing some substantial flashing highlights on the image on the camera's LCD, I backed off to +1/3 stop.

I have been at my Mom’s [...]

Bay Shore Long Island Program Tomorrow and BAA Bulletin #307 On-Line Now

I will be presenting “Lenses for Nature Photography BIRDS AS ART-Style for the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island group in Bayshore on December 8, 2009 at Bayshore High School. After a short break I will present an optional Photoshop session for those who wish to stay on. For directions click here: http://www.nwpli.com/photo/calendar/#directions. [...]

Snowy Histogram

In response to this question from Maruthy: A very good example to understand and learn the value of pushing the histogram to the right ! Thanks for sharing ! Would it be possible for you to share the histogram of the original, to help better understand the concept ? Thanks, Maruthy

Surely. Here is the [...]

Headed Home From Bosque

I had fun in the snow on the early morning of Sunday, November 30. Photo copyright and courtesy of Robert O'Toole.

It is 6:50 am on Wednesday, December 2 and I am sitting in the Albuquerque Airport headed for Denver/Orlando. I will be home for four whole days before heading to Long Island [...]

Bosque 2009; Where Has All the Magic Gone?

This Sandhill Crane was photographed in early morning light with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the yellow grasses: 1/1600 sec. at f/5.6. Be sure to click on each image to see a larger, sharper version.

Overall, photographic conditions at Bosque [...]

BAA Bulletin #306, Cranes, and the Canon EOS 7D: First Impressions

Bulletin #306

BIRDS AS ART BULLETIN #306 is on-line here: http://www.birdsasart.com/2009/11/20/birds-as-art-bulletin-306 with lots of great images from my San Diego/Del Mar trip.

7D First Impressions 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the Canon EOS-7D. ISO 1000. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/5.6.

I finally got a chance to try the relatively new Canon EOS-7D [...]