April 7th, 2019 Postlist 2019
Making the most of a miracle … ISO 10000 in the dark!Canon 180mm Macro Lens with Metabones Adapter Killing It! Macro Tips and Techniques. Thanks to naturalist John Bradford. And More on RawDiggerMy #1 Sunny Day Bird Photography Tip … Get my drift?August 18th Webinar: Bird Photography Tips Part IIWhy Talk About the Canon EOS R Now?Cranes, Chilled, and Extension Tubes. Coming Soon: Canon Mirrorless Camera Body StuffCell Phone Bird Photography Trick/Tip: $5.00 via e-mailToo Wonderful for Words. And you do not even need to know how to speak Croatian …My Critique and Comments on a Young Great Egret Hunting Image. Shutter Speed Choice. Getting Better With RawDigger. And using the SONY a7r iv extensively …Just for the Heck of It: Telephone Pole Cropping Insanity!Macro Photography Plan B: Part II! (and Plan B: Part I Re-visited with a 300% 7r iv crop!)Stuff that should have sold quickly, but has not … Price Drops. FlexShooter Pro Comments. And a7r iv On SaleAre eBay Used Photo Gear Listings Bogus? Bucket-list City: Re-visiting the Emperors . Clean, Tight, and Graphic! Too, Too Cute. And the Nikon 80-400mm VR lens …The Five Questions. More Head Angle Fine Points. And some quality used Nikon gearBAA V-log: How to Carry a Long Lens On a Tripod. Or Not? Tons of Used Canon Gear at Great Low Prices!Preening Bird Head Angle Tips. Deadly Weapon: the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens. And a7r iv or a9 ii?Why Make 161 Images of a Single Blossom? On Depth-of-Field at Relatively High Magnifications …Now in Stock: the Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro HeadHead Angle Questions: a Matter of Degree … Gatorland. How Fast They Grow! And I Liked the Color Version Best …Itsy-Bitsy Questions. And Why I Liked the Color Version …Some Respite From the Heat; this would make a nice jigsaw puzzle. On Not Letting the Old Man In … And a Used Like-New Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens!Macro Plan B, Part I: Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lenses: the very good and the very bad …Dock Eliminator: the SONY a7r iv!Don’t Let the Old Man In. Driveway Sandhill Crane Studio. Focus Breathing Explained and Focus Breathing and MFD Info for the SONY 200-600 G Lens (and others …)Quick Mask Flower Magic. Canon Macro Lens Choices (and more). And On Shading Flowers on Sunny Days …An Insta-Delete for Me. Mis-understanding Perspective Changes and Sun Angle. And a Flash Card Sale …Behaviors on the Dock of the Bay. Working a Subject. Eye Replacement. And An H-V AF Tip for All SystemsKeep or Delete? Used Gear Price Drops. I liked the blue …An Afternoon Great Egret. Intensifying Blackgrounds. And a Making Curves Adjustments Tutorial …Aquatic Jewels! Which version do you prefer? And More on RawDigger and Exposing to the RightOn RawDigger. Large SONY a7r iv Crops. A Great Down-the-Lens Barrel AF Tip for All Systems. A Used Canon EOS-1D XScore Four for Canon!Photographing Both Vultures on the Indian Lake Estates Pier V-Log. And My OSS/IS/VR Mode Settings …Lots of SONY and Nikon News …Racing Against the Sun: On Precision Vehicle Positioning …Practically Free Used High-end Digital Camera Bodies. And More …What the ? Image #2 Mystery Answer Revealed. Wimberley Plamp II Techniques. A Great Macro Tip. And everything you wanted to know about spatterdock but were afraid to ask …Shy About Having Your Work Critiqued? Not me. And the answer to the Image #2 what the ? question.Let’s Play BPN. On Doing Critiques. And the Two-way Benefits of Critiquing …What the ?Stuff … And Nikon Price Drops!Sandhill Crane Chicks 361-Image — the Picking Your Keepers Video. The SONY 600 f/4 GM in Low Light. The Handheld 200-600 for Easy Living. Chicks on the Rise. SONY Zebras Rock in Changing Light! And SONY at 1200mm!Greg Gulbransen Photographs the TWA Hotel at JFK!My Big Macro Mistake Corrected: Florida Sensitive Brier. And the Plumped-in-Place TechniqueExpectancy. And Fulfillment … And the Amazing SONY 200-600/a9 ii RigMastering In-the-field Techniques For My New Passion …The Photoshop Hanky-Panky Black Vulture Answer Revealed. And My Point!Zooming Out and Getting Low for Stormy Indigo-Blue/Black SkiesNew Listings: Five BAA Record-low Used Gear Prices. Everyone is an expert when they know where to look: following up on detecting changes made in Photoshop …A Photoshop Hanky-Panky Quiz: Win a Copy of The BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II). Learn How I Photograph Birds at ILE at Eye-Level While Standing at Full Height. And Black Lives Do Matter.An Appreciative SONY User. Subject Blindness. And Gremlin Switches …Rapture Optimized. And a relevant e-mail conversation with Fred InnamoratoDancing at the Beach. New Nikon Listings and Nikon Price ReductionsNot in the Least: the Fort DeSoto Least Tern Colony. Plus an Astounding 600mm f/4 AF Tip …The Bored of Crane Chicks? V-log Video. New Used Gear Page Listing: Near-mint Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV Digital CameraDeSoto In-the-Field Instruction? Beach False Foxglove (wildflower) Set-up. And My Macro Plan: a work in progressPhotographing Birds in Heavy Downpours During Thunderstorms. Learn About Protecting Your Gear and the Best Shutter Speeds …ILE: It Ain’t Just Crane Chicks!Extensive Nikon Fire Sale. 600 f/4 VR, 300 & 500mm PFs, a D850, and lots more. All listed at BAA record-low prices!Sandhill Crane Chick Grass Blade Removal and Canvas Expanded as Suggested …How Well Do You Know Your SONY Camera Bodies? The Publication of the Sony Camera User’s e-Guide and VideosAmazing Front-Yard Discovery! It Ain’t Just Crane Chicks: Dayflower. More on SONY Exposure …Two More Killer Sandhill Crane Chick Images: Even Better? Eclectic Entertainment. a7r iv Crop-ability. A Fast Healthy Recipe. And the first Free-to-all SONY e-Guide UpdateAlert: Non-photography-related Post: Recent Comments, More on Masks, and More on Dr. Fauci …Sandhill Crane Chicks One-a-Day Images. Which Lens is Best for the Tiny Chicks? And the One Negative of the SONY 100-400mm GM …Alert: Non-photography-related Post: Trusting Dr. FauciMother’s Day Miracle Crane Chick V-log. And a Used Nikon 500 PF and More!Is the BAA Blog on the Wrong Track? Not for me …Tracking Flexible Spot (M) for Flight? On Thinking Ahead and Being Prepared. And SONY 200-600 Flight Versatility …Happy Mother’s DayMore on the Plandemic Video: Rebutting the Plandemic Rebbutters. And Disagreeing with a Dear Friend.Lens Choices for Cloud-scapes. Can One Lily Pad Make a Difference? And Magifying an Image in Capture One TipsFor Sale: a Like-New gripped Sony a9 Mirrorless Digital Camera Body, and Whatever Happened to Freedom of Speech?This Just In: Paul Bowen (Free) Webinar Tonight: Air to Air — Photographing Aircraft in FlightDeSoto Snowy Egret V-log: The Importance of Staying Ahead of the Birds When You Have Wind and Sun TogetherUsed Gear Thanks. And SONY e-Guide Comments …V-log: If Wind Against Sun is Bad, How Can It Be Good?The Purple Martin with dragonfly Image Optimization. And learning about exposure compromises …Wind and Sun Together Purple Martin Flight Primer V-log VideoSONY e-Guide PDF Published. But It’s Only a Grackle! And the Adjective Challenge …The Red-Light Colt Situation. And Could a Slow (f/6.3) Lens Be Better Than a Fast (f/4) Lens?My Bad. It Was Good to See the Morning Sun Again. The Dreaded Nictitating Membrane. And the Eye Replacement Vlog Video.First-ever BAA Vlog. A Rainy Day Photo Ride at ILE. Like It or Hate It?A New Phenomenon at ILE. And More SONY 1200mm Insanity …Wildflower Confusion …Adhering to the Boy Scout Motto …Mayfly City! A Story in Pictures …A Six-Way Tie for First; Punking Out? Or Not?Lush and Simple and GreenOn the Road AgainA Rare Submission …Musically: And a Great Blue Heron in a pine tree … Image design, image processing, and depth-of-field questions.COVID-19 Comments. Not Flying With Both Feet Off the Ground! SONY a7r iv Tracking Flexible Spot Amazes at 1200mm. More on Zebras for Difficult Exposures …The If-the-World-Does-Not-End BIRDS AS ART 2020/2021 IPT Schedule …Not What I Was After, But … And Lots of Used Gear StuffNow is the Time. The why a second tripod (?) question. And learning about Magnolia blossoms, or not …Amazing Grace. And a Tiny Death in the Marsh …Why did I move the car six inches? The Mini/GIT 204 Combo in the Vehicle. And More on SONY Exposures with ISO on the Control Wheel …Tons to Learn! Re-visiting the Leaf Questions. A Great Free Tip on Expanding Canvas (thanks to James Saxon). A Capture One RAW Conversion. And the leaf clean-up …Lots of Limpkin Image Learning …What They’re Buying. And Wait For Me Bro! This image should put a smile on your face …Unexplained Upper Leg Pain Explained. The SONY a7r iv Versus SONY a9 ii. And the Bored? Trash Pickup Solution …The Trick to Creating Low-Nest Osprey Silhouettes at ILEThe Leaf or Not the Leaf? My Big Mistake? Lots on Flower Photography. And New SONY Used Gear Listings …Capture One RAW Conversion Tips. And Background Smoothing Effectively …From Lousy with Bad News to Great with Good News. And My Favorite Crane Colt Image and Why …More On Understanding Bird Behavior and Improving Your Bird Photography …Tripod Handling. LB. ST. It’s that simple …Switching Back to Nikon! Clean, Tight, and Graphic. And Thinking Wide for a Bird-scape …Stunned Twice. Crane Colt Video. And One NTG Image …Muddy-Neck and the Little One. SONY Camera Body Help Needed. Harry Chapin. And Used Nikon GearHorton Hatches a What? More on COVID-19Dr. Klinghardt on Coronavirus. The New Low Osprey Nest. And Two Nice Osprey ImagesOld Gnarly …Martin Flight Photography. And More …COVID-19 News From Dr. Greg Gulbransen. The Difficulty of Creating Juxtapositions. And SONY Zone versus Tracking Flexible Spot M.SONY a9 II 1200mm down-the-lens-barrel Roseate Spoonbill Flight Insanity. Used Gear Price Drops including the lowest-ever Canon 600 III. And lots more!BIRDS AS ART and COVID-19 and You. And Boosting Your Immune SystemOn Detail-less Snow and a Too-Gray Crow …A Hard Place to Shoot. And Loving My SONY a9 ii Bodies!A Rare Nine New-Image Blog Post. And Was Gatorland Terrible on Saturday? You Tell Me …Coronavirus Prevention Tips From a Non-Doctor and More Canon Used Gear BargainsA Peachy Morning at Lakeland: To Isolate or Not to Isolate? GNPA Programs and the Jekyll Island In-the-Field Instructional Photo-Tour Likely to be Canceled Due to CoronavirusWhat Kind of Nut Photographs Crows on a Mega-Epic Bald Eagle Trip? And Getting the Right Exposure for Black Birds on Snow in Soft LightShort and Sweet. And Advice On Selling Used Canon GearHomer Variety and Exhilaration!Nikon DeSoto Memories …600s Rule …Field-testing the New Canon EOS-1DX Mark III at Homer: World-Class Nature Photographer Clemens Van der Werf Shares the Skinny on Canon’s New Flagship Camera BodyAgain, Too Hot to Sit On: Another Used Canon 600 III (and lots more Canon bargains!)Making Lots of Progress on the Sony Camera Videos and e-Guide. An e-Mail Conversation with Fred. And yet another sweet Bald Eagle image with Photoshop tipsMore Snow in the Forecast! Mint Canon 400 DO II With Extras: Australian Sale Only. And Canon Big Glass Price Drops! And Some More Nifty Eagle ImagesKiller Breeding Plumage Snowy Egret Head Shot. SONY AF Tip. Pre-publication SONY e-Guide and Videos Available Now. And Yet More Great Used Gear ListingsMore Homer Images. And Announcing the 2021 Greatest-ever Bald Eagle Experience IPTsPhotographing Molting Laughing Gulls with the Hand Held SONY 200-600/1.4XTC/a9 ii Combination. And Announcing the 2020 Fort DeSoto Spring Sandbar Secrets IPTSONY Gear Back From the Dead. Artie uses Canon Gear! And News on the Canon EOS-1D X Mark IIIThis Got My Attention!Last Chance for Eagles. And Lots More Canon Bargains!Remarkable … A SONY 600 GM in Stock! And Canon Bargains!A SONY 600 GM for You?First, and Simple …Another Last Second Florida Learning OpportunityShould Have Been a Vertical!Last Second Florida Learning Opportunity. Price Drop on a Gem. And More on Flexible Spot (M) with TrackingAnd the Correct Answer Is …A $1399 Discount Offer. ILE Program Tonight! An Absolute Pleasure. The SONY 200-600/a7r IV with the 1.4X TC Hand Held. And Patience and Dallying RewardedPelican over rocks; what’s not to love? More on SONY a9 ii AF … And lots of new Used Gear listingsPrice-drop City! And Florida Learning OpportunitiesA Mint Canon 600 III! Creating Dramatic BLACK-Ground Images. And the San Diego II Picking Your Keepers Instructional Video (with free teaser)DeSoto Last-second 2-DAY IPT and SONY Camera User’s Video & e-Guide Making Progress!Image-Difficulty Multiple Choice QuizPaul Mckenzie Canon Fire SaleReplacing a Soft Eye and Face …Homer IPTs Nearly Sold OutIt’s Not the Lens and It’s Not the Camera …Four SONY Camera Set-up Guides Filmed! And a Photoshop Hanky-Panky Question …The Number One Reason That I Gave Up On Nikon: the lack of consistently crispy eye skins at 840mm. Plus a few moreCleaning Up …The SONY 200-600 with the a9 ii Kills at Long-Billed Curlew City (aka Morro Bay) Too!Sharp Pre-dawn Flight at 1200mm Should Not Be PossibleA Day Late …If Ever a Lens was Made for a Location … Miracle Image: Brown Pelican Greeting; the Holy Grail of Pacific-race Brown Pelican Photography; Zooming Out for Flight; and The Classic Breeding Plumage Brown Pelican Head and Shoulders Portrait …Announcing the 2020 Hooptie Deux/Roseate Spoonbill Boat 3 1/2 DAY IPTFlight Photography Editing and Education Video. And Three Great Flight Shots …More Price DropsJust a Coincidence? A Near Air Disaster: Pull up! Pull up! More on ZebrasWood Duck Bonanza for Monte Brown! And Homer Discount INFODo You Remember the Over-exposed Pelican in Flight Image with All the Clutter? And a Near-Mint 500 PF and More Nikon StuffAn Amazing Day: I Never Woke Up on Thursday, January 9, 2020. For real …The Top 24 List: Two Dozen Reasons to Join Me on One or Both of the Greatest-ever Bald Eagle Experience IPTs …Keep or Delete: How Far to the Right is Too Far to the Right?Returning to Homer for Bald Eagles — very soon; with you I hope. The Nikon D850 e-Guide & Camera-handling Video. Not too smart … And Insane Price-Drops!A New One for Me: Hand Holding a 600mm f/4 for Flight Photography! SONY a9 II AF Performance and a Great SONY AF TipBeing Lucky is Not Enough … You’ve Got to Be Prepared and Be Quick! And the SONY 600mm/1.4XTC/a9 II for Flight!Dark, Still, and Green. Riding SONY Zebras to Exposure Success. And the SONY Zebras Exposure Guide Short VideoWalt Anderson Gone and Forewarned is Forearmed …Cloudy-bright Skies Plus SONY 200-600 Plus SONY a9 II Equals Great Flight Photography. The Good and the Bad …I Go to ExtremesKeeping Warm — The World’s Greatest Heated Gloves. And Lots More!What’s Up?Camera RAW (ACR) HSL Adjustment Tips. Exposing to the right ??? And Gardner Bay for Galapagos SealionsAnnouncing the Galapagos 2021 Photo Cruise of a Lifetime IPT/The Complete Galapagos Archipelago Photographic ExperienceA Teen-aged Crab. John Steinbeck on Sally Lightfoots. And Capture One/RAW Conversion Lessons, Education, and Questions …SONY 200-600 Versatility. A Cold and Windy Afternoon Beach Walk — Thanks to Buddy Tom Pfeifer. Perhaps Not the Wisest Move … And an Exposure QuestionPatrick Sparkman Does San Diego with the Handheld SONY 600 GM and the a9. And both TCs. And loved it!Canon Used Gear Prices Continue to Drop. And a Used Fujifilm X-T2/Fujinon XF100-400mm OIS Lens w/ 1.4X TC Rig for SaleSONY Flight Photography at 1200mm!New: Packing for Air Travel Video. Both New B&H Videos. 30%-off LensCoat Sale. Great Buys on New Used Canon and SONY Gear, and some huge price reductions.A Really Big, Pleasant Surprise: My Favorite-Ever Camera Body, the SONY a9 IIToo Hot to Sit On: A Like-new Canon 600 III for Sale. And a Capture One Pro 20 Note from Arash HazeghiB&H Event Space Programs. And the Beyond-amazing SONY a9 IISONY Artisan David Burdett on Seeing. And the SONY 200-600 at Bosque …My Comments on the SONY a7R IV AF for Birds in Flight for Adam Rubinstein & Bill Hill and the rest of the gang …The Nikon Lens I Miss the Most, and How to Get Your Dream Gear Soon. And a Superb Juan Tolentino Image from Bird Photographers.NetBosque in Dire Need of an Air Traffic Control System … Great Buys on Used SONY StuffThe Thanksgiving Miracle ???Happy Bird-DayBosque Being Bosque …Struggling Somewhat at Bosque … Mint SONY 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens for Sale. Save $2,301.00.My Bosque Gear Bag. Bosque does not suck . And Bosque First Blood …FlexShooter Minis in Stock! What simple thing could I have done to improve this image?BIRDS AS ART Garage/Yard Sale: Something for Everybody! And My First SONY a9 II Experience …Fishing Was Good. Both SONY and Nikon were catching …South Plaza Island. And the SONY a9 Mirrorless Digital Camera Body Makes the Impossible Possible …A Small Platoon of Helmeted Soldiers: Handsome or Ugly?Honoring My Dad, Private First-Class Robert Edward Morris. And the rest …Background Strategies. And Why Intermediate Telephoto Zoom Lenses ???Win $20! Should I ? Is it Worth It? Bucket List Decision Time. And Here’s the Rub …How to get a bird to stand up and pose … And Lots of Used Canon GearAF King for SaleMaking Soup from a Stone. Preening Bird Basics. How I Use my SONY 600mm f/4 GM. And the luxury of sharp 61-megapixel files …For What It’s Worth …Bird Photography Basics. And Red Knot Identification Primer …Lots on the Difficulty of Vulture Flight Photography. And the Pros and Cons of the 200-600 for Flight …Stunned Again. The Osprey Flying Circus. Give Me Ten Good Minutes! And My SONY Gear Takes a Saltwater Bath …Hard to Believe: Sharp Images with the Handheld SONY 200-600 with the 2X Teleconverter at 1200mm!SONY a7r IV 840mm tripod-mounted Flight Success. With some failure …An Amazing Array of Used Gear (mostly Canon). An Amazing Night with Belmo and Jakob (and the rest of the best in the world). And the Amazing Blowhard Image.Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM lens Price Drop: now yours for BAA Record-low $5,989.00!Back in the 1200mm Saddle. Working off the tripod from the car. And aging Turkey VulturesStanding for Tripod-mounted Flight Photography. A Great FlexShooter Pro Beach Tip. The Red Jighead & Bird Rescue. AF Modes for Flight (all systems). A7r IV AF Flight Tracking & Accuracy with the 600GM. And a7r IV Resolution.First Impressions and Thoughts on the Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS Lens. And a SONY RAW (ARW) File Offer …The Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens: First Impressions, a Caution, Thoughts, My Prediction, and Images ….Multiple-item Nikon Used Gear SaleNeed System or Upgrade Advice? Check out this free phone consultation offer …Finding a trail through the mangrove forest! Two More SONY 600 GM/a7r IV Images. A Valuable Exposure Lesson. And sharpness and noise considerations with mega high-megapixel cameras …Lightly Used Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR Lens for SaleThe BIRDS AS ART SONY Era Begins. Lots on the Amazing SONY a7r IV. Working a Great Situation. And Striking Wading Bird Photo Tips.It’s a Miracle: Two SONY 200-600s in Stock Right Now!Pushing the Envelope with the SONY a7r iii Mirrorless Digital Camera Body. And trying a new approach …Only in the Galapagos: Marine Iguanas. Five more a7r iii Images. And when to go wide with intermediate telephoto zoom lenses …Photographing Los Pinnípedos de Galápagos. And Four More SONY a7r iii Galapagos Workhorse Images …SONY Rig for Sale. Lots of Nature Photography Lessons. And Six More SONY a7r iii Galapagos Workhorse Images …SONY a7r iii for Flight Photography?Strange Times IndeedSONY a7r iii as a Workhorse. Galapagos 2020? And Patience is a Virtue …The Photography Workshop Leader’s Role … And Congrat’s to Diana Rebman!A Diversity of Small Subjects. With the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro Lens …Learning to think like a pro: evaluating wind and light angle directions. The 500 PF/TC-E14/D850 for flight …More on the Nikon 500 PF with the TC-E14. And Two Cloudy Day Grab-shots Turn Out OK …Two of My Very Favorites … And Nikon Menu Help NeededAdd Green Whenever Possible. Dan Cadieux: Canon EOS 7D Mark II MasterSpeaking of Black Tern … And Speaking of the 500 PF and the TC-E14 …500 PF Young Tom Magic. And a vertical AF tip …First-ever Used Like-New Canon 600 III for sale. Super-sharp Images: Leopard (at 840mm) and Vulture (at 1200mm)Setting the Scene. More on the importance of choosing the best perspective …Exposure Tip. Used Mongoose 3.6. BigFoot Update. And my favorite Flightless Cormorant on eggs image …Patrick Sparkman’s SONY 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens visits the Pribilofs and is then put up for sale! Why?Great New Used Canon Gear. Flightless Cormorant Nest with Eggs. And how your choice of perspective can affect the background …Back in the Saddle Again. And an AF Point Question …In Memoriam: Roel Ramirez/Nature Photography Loses a Great Friend. And the Merits of Blasting Away …Extra DeSoto Morning Added. Catching Up: What bugged me about the turnstone blur. And Unanimity …A New eGuide: Focus on Frogs by Andrew McLachlan, the Frog WhispererWatch the Breaking Waves …Bosque IPT Extra Day OptionsThe Final Word on Exposing to the Right. Or not? Filling Added Canvas with the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Anything Bug You? And Just How Dark Was It?Canon: Gone, But Not Completely Forgotten …Don’t Forget …Nikon 500 PF and TC-14E. A Chick That Cleaned Up Nicely. And Last chance for Nickerson In-the-Field …Variety is the Spice of Foggy Mornings! Join Me at NickersonWas Muhammad Nuts? Ten Hours in the Car …The Clonk. And Nickerson Beach In-the-Field Sessions — Prices reduced $100.00What a Way to Finish!Extra Ticket for NYC Jersey Boys Sunday Matinee. Nickerson Beach In-the-Field Price Reductions. And SONY 100-400 Wrecked.Galapagos 2019 Photo Cruise of a Lifetime IPT Report. SONY Over Nikon in the Archipelago. And Canon Help Needed …Important Notice. And On the Way HomeSONY a9 Center Zone AF for Flight. And Two Questions …Depicting Frenetic EnergyWorking to Correct a Difficult Color Cast …A Handheld 746mm Bathing Pelican Blur with a Sharp Eye Made in the Dark !Young American Oystercatcher ID Fine-Points. And Would You Scoop the Poop?Breaking an Old Habit …Hand-of-Man Perch: Too Large and too Ugly …Why Delkin Cards?Protective Parent. And I Can’t Help Myself …Loving Photography, Loving Life, and Loving Little KidsA Bizarre Offering …They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot. Nikon 3D AF. And Point Your Shadow at the What?B&H Event Space Program on August 12, 2019: Lessons from the Field: BIRDS AS ART-StyleIn-the-Field at Nickerson. And My Galapagos Gear BagSandbar Secrets. And a Record-low-by far Used Canon 600mm f/4L IS II LensCatching Up On Recent Blog Post QuestionsI’d Only Dreamed of a Place Like This for American White Pelicans … And Announcing the BAA Middle of Florida Photographic Site GuideNikon d-9 AF. Depth of Field Lesson and Concerns with Bouquets of Sand Eels …How Large a Crop?Gannetry Insanity: The Best Tool for the Job is the Best Tool for the Job!Black-headed Gull Studies, More on My SONY Strategy, Chioce of Perspective, and a Flight Photography Tip: The Importance of Guess-timating the focal length, Esti-Zooming, or Zoom-stimatingSONY Gear Makes a Huge BAA Comeback … My Current SONY Approach. And What I Hate About SONY.Anticipation. And dramatic jet-black backgrounds!Add Green Whenever Possible; even a tiny bit can help …Big Bad Brown Pelican. D850 ISO 6400. Image Color Quiz. And the Little-Know Schmutz (Lint) Removal Filter in PhotoshopMaybe One Day I Will Get Smart Enough … Bempton Cliffs Rocks It!Sunny and Cloudy Day Eagles. And Thoughts on Cloudy Day Underexposures …Flex Shooter PRO Fine Points, BigFeet Info, and Lots MoreMy Very Favorite San Diego 2019 IPT Image. Having Pre-visualized the Image Makes it Even Sweeter!The Top Ten Reasons I Did It!Lucky With Tame Stuff. Image Design Quiz. And the SONY a7R iii for Close Work …Help Needed With Nikon D850 …The Contest Results and Prizes. And the Popular VoteMy Two Favorite Backgrounds. And in search of soft, out-of-focus blue water …Announcing Two Return-To-Bosque IPTsFlight Poses and Wings Positions: Part II of Many. And Flight Photography Basics (with AF placement advice)Mirrorless or Not? SONY and Me. SONY and Patrick Sparkman. Nikon and Me. SONY and You.New Sony Telephotos: the FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS and the FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS. My thoughts …Red Knot Three WaysTwo Canon 600mm f/4L IS III Lenses in Stock Right Now!Basket Lake: It Ain’t Just Moose! And An Underexposed RAW File Conversion Workflow TipFirst Morning Moose Miracle …Just Some Stuff …Bad Luck and Trouble: A Tiny Meteorite Appeared to Have Struck the Mirror of My Main D850 Body …Photographing the Muted Ball of the Sun. A Great Capture One Pro 12 Tip. And the Setting up a Tripod in your Vehicle MP4 VideoThe Correct Yellow Flower ID. And My Final OfferSmall Sublime Gems by Ravi … And a Story of Exemplary LivesCapture One Pro-12 Motion-blur Save. The Capture One Pro-12 Simplified MP4 Video. And some great used gear …What Ugly Pier Railing? UK Puffins and Gannets IPT Discount Increased! White Balance Tip. A 63% Crop! And the Capture One Pro 12 Loupe (great for SONY images)More Smart or More Lucky?Finally: The 2018 B&H/BAA Bird Photography Holiday Contest Finalists! The Story Behind Each Image. Along with my comments …The Perfect Compromise: 100 + 180 = 280 ÷ 2 = 150??? And Two Great-buy Big Lenses for Sale!The Amazing FlexShooter Pro Video. If you watch it you will buy one …Oh What a Morning! FlexShooter Pro Flight from the Car. Bluegill Bingo! And Nikon TC-E14 Sharpness ProgressHuge Late-registration BIRDS AS ART Instructional Photo-Tour Discounts Made Public. And If My Life Depended on Making One Great Flight Shot …Huge Late-registration Discounts Made Public. Archeologist Unearths Hidden Photographic Talent with SONY on the DeSoto Sandbar Secrets IPT. And My General SONY Conclusions …Two System Insanity. Or Not?Let’s Run That One Back. Arash Hazeghi’s Capture One e-GuideLoving the a7R iii. Learn about heron and egret binocular vision …A Mega-Underexposed RAW File Rescue along with the Answers …Keep or Delete? Why?The FlexShooter Pro for Flight and for Action. And Bathing Bird Photo TipsAccidentally Sharp. The Shutter Speed is Not a Typo!SONY a7R iii General Impressions and First ImagesSONY FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens: Tight Quarters Chick Slayer … Large to Huge Late-Registration IPT DiscountsDesperately Seeking Susan? An e-mail from Lana. And the First FlexShooter Pro Images — flight photography, and from the tripod inside the car!A Life-changer! The FlexShooter Pro Tripod HeadI Was Thinking of Selling My Sony Gear …A Mega-Educational Blog Post. A Life-changing Lens. A Vitally Important AF Technique. And Comparing Apples and Oranges …Gatorland This Weekend. And the Last Chance to Have Your Reasonable Offer Accepted …Micro-adjusting and Focus Fine-Tuning Made Way Easier Tip. Totally Free.Bird Photography Learning OpportunitiesAnnouncing the (short-notice) Spring Sandbar Secrets DeSoto IPT. Spoonbill Realities. And a Fitting End to Our Mega-afternoon!How to Get a Wet Muddy Butt that Might Ruin the Rest of your Day … Or Not!Plain Chachalaca Watercolor Wing-stretch Optimization and Roma Set-up for Bug BobWelcome Home Dance Party …Getting Lucky With One Pair. And a Great Jeff Walters Depth-of-Field Question (and Answer).Indranil Sircar Rocks Roma with the Canon 600mm f/4L IS III/EOS 5D Mark IV Combo!It’s a Start. And Getting Better … And Two Great-buy Big Lenses for Sale!Excited in the Rio Grande Valley. The Roma, TX IPT Gear BagDo-able, But Possibly Not Advisable …SONY Does La Jolla .. And Announcing the 2020 San Diego 4 1/2-DAY BIRDS AS ART Instructional Photo-Tour (IPT)Look Ma, I Grew a Wing! Last Chance to Visit ILE This AprilAnita North Does It Again: The Warmest Day of Twelve in Northern Manitoba, Canada Was -35 Degrees Fahrenheit!Too-Short Notice Roma, TX, Rio Grande Valley IPT. And Lessons From the Field MP4 VideoToo Soft? Too Crunchy? Or Just Right? Plus the Snowy Egret Flight Answer. BAA Image Critiques. And a Great SONY 100-400 OSS Lens TipFlight Photography is About a Lot More than Sharpness …I Am Not Kidding About ILE. More On Checking Sharpness at 100 PercentA Blue StreakAF Strategy for Verticals with All Camera Systems. The AF Quandary. And Big Glass Price Drops!My Favorite SONY Image Yet. Patrick Sparkman is a Genie’s Ass (aka Genius!) And Bad News About and From SONY …Saturday was Nikon Testing Day. Sunday was SONY Revelation Day!This Just In: Central Florida Time Stamp/UrgentBig Glass. Must Sell. Cheap.Take Me Out to the Ballgame. 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