First-ever BAA Vlog. A Rainy Day Photo Ride at ILE. Like It or Hate It? « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

First-ever BAA Vlog. A Rainy Day Photo Ride at ILE. Like It or Hate It?

What’s Up?

Yesterday morning down by the lake was more of the same: it was cloudy dark and still with rabbits, crane colts, a handsome Great Blue Heron in a canal, and some Black Vultures. By afternoon it was totally socked in overcast so I simply took a walk on the pier (without a lens)!

The forecast for this morning — Monday 27 APR 2020 — is clear and sunny with a breeze from the north. Not bad. I will be heading down to the lake to do some hunting with my SONY gear at about 7:30am. I hope that you and yours are well and safe. My oldest grandson, Ilyas Reimov –14 — tested positive for coronavirus. He lives at the Anderson Center for Autism in Hyde Park, New York. He is asymptomatic.

First-ever BAA Vlog. A Rainy Day Photo Ride at ILE. Like It or Hate It?

Click on the play button to take a photo ride around ILE on a very rainy April 24th. All images were made while I was staying dry inside my vehicle. For the most part, I used the bare Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens with the blazingly fast Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless Digital camera body). The lens was supported by my FlexShooter Mini atop the lightweight Induro GIT 204. I have been experimenting making small-in-the-frame habitat shots with the Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 lens and the Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital camera body.

You can learn a lot by checking out the shutter speeds below each image. Near the end of the less-than-ten-minute video, I mention visiting the store and getting some educational materials to study during the lockdown. I was — of course — referring to the BAA Online Store (but forgot to mention it). Click here for my books and e-Guides, here for books and e-Guides created by my friends and colleagues, and here for a variety of educational videos. Finally, to learn how to set up a tripod in your vehicle, click here.

Please do not view this video full-screen as the quality degrades. If I do any more, I will use a higher quality setting when I convert the Camtasia Screen Capture to an MP.4 file.

Please let me know if you like the concept. In addition, any questions on the images or techniques can be left as a comment.

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