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In Memoriam: Hugh P. Smith Jr. (1920 -2011) I learned via a forwarded e-mail from my friend, noted avian artist Julie Zickefoose, that our mutual friend Hugh P. Smith had died quietly at his home in Santa Barbara, CA on Friday, March 5, 2011. He was a beloved husband to Sue, his wife of 62 […] Bill Clean-up Take a moment to study the animated GIF above. The after version, the one with the immaculate bill and the denser WHITEs, is far more appealing and artistically pleasing to me than the original. Let me know what you think. If you choose to do bill clean up work on some […] [Not a valid template] Herring Gull, “Heavenly Take-Off.” Image courtesy of and copyright Jan van der Greef. Another Dutchman: Jan van der Greef I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Jan van der Greef on the NOV 2010 Bosque IPT. He stunned everyone when he presented his images–including the one above–for critiquing. […] [Not a valid template] This Great White Pelican was photographed at Lake Kerkini yesterday on our first sunny morning. The colors were insanely amazing. I kept an astounding 344 images after my first round of editing (out of about 1600). This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens, the EF 2X […] [Not a valid template] This Dalmatian Pelican image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/125 sec. at f/11 in Av mode. From shore. The hair-dos on these birds are too much. 214 Keeper Day at Lake Kerkini, Greece […] [Not a valid template] I photographed the bill and breast feathers of this Dalmatian Pelican at Lake Kerkini, Greece on Monday afternoon with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 365mm). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/125 sec. at f/16 […] [Not a valid template] This landing Dalmatian Pelican was photographed with the Canon 70-200mm f.2.8L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 155mm). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/2000 sec. at f/3.5 in Manual mode. From the shore. Greece: Oh My God! My dreams of Lake Kerkini were […] [Not a valid template] As you can see in the photo below, the huge flocks of geese at Klamath stretched for hundreds of yards. I made the image above with the Canon 70-200mm f.2.8L IS lens, the EF 2X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 230mm). ISO 100. Evaluative metering […] [Not a valid template] This Bald Eagle image was created from the driver’s seat of my Toyota Sequoia down by the lake a few minutes from my home right after the SW FLA IPT. I used the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the EF 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 400. […] [Not a valid template] A Guide to Creative Filter and Effects (pdf) by Denise Ippolito, edited by Arthur Morris My foreword pretty much says it all: “Denise Ippolito is about as creative, as hardworking, and as dedicated a photographer as you will ever come to know. And over the past fourteen months I have […] BAA Server Update Both the web site and the blog were up and down today–mostly down, as we moved to a completely new dedicated server. Please accept my apologies for any inconveniences that you may have encountered. Right now everything is running smoothly and things should stay that way for a while. The BAA store […] [Not a valid template] This White-fronted Goose image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 1/1250 sec. at f5.6 in Av Mode. The amount of underwing detail in this image is amazing, and I love the arrangement of the birds. Learn more […] [Not a valid template] This dark and light geese blast-off image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV (hand held at 320mm). ISO 50. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/8 sec. at f/16 in Tv Mode. (You can learn to create a […] [Not a valid template] Brown Pelican, incoming tight vertical. This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens with the 2X III TC and the EOS-1DMIV. Hand held at 140mm. ISO 400: 1/2000 sec. at f/5.6 confirmed by histogram check. This vertical original image is one that I optimized while plugged into […] [Not a valid template] “Reddish Egret Soft Sunrise.” When a morning begins like this, it is generally a good sign. 🙂 I created the two images for this stitched panorama with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/5.6. I pressed […] [Not a valid template] Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens with the 2X III TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. Hand held at 140mm. Ooops! (This is a substantial crop.) ISO 400: 1/2000 sec. at f/7.1. Image copyright 2011 and courtesy of: John Snodgrass. If I’ve Said It Once… If I’ve said it once, […] [Not a valid template] This is an image of a prototype of the recently announced Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens. “Impossible?:” The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens Five days ago Canon announced that it is developing an EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x lens […] [Not a valid template] Tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X III teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/5.6. Pro Focusing/Composition Trick This bird was swimming very slowly. I made a few images with the central sensor (the only one active […] This image was created from five images made with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X III teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the blue sky 35 degrees up from the horizon: 1/2500 at f/5.6. To see a spectacular 1400 […] [Not a valid template] This is the new Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II lens without the hood. It is 1 1/2 pounds lighter than the old 500 and promises to be one of the sharpest telephoto lenses ever produced when used both with and without the Series III teleconverters. Worth the Weight? The […] |
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