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Sebastian Inlet -- It's Not Just Ospreys Part I

Sebastian Inlet Ospreys and More

Multiple IPT veteran Eugen Dolan is joining me for a month, arriving on 26 September. Beginning bird photographer Alvin Red Stevens is joining us for a week; he shows up on 12 October. And when he leaves, new friend Mishael Voisin will be with us for a week of photography […]

Ospreys and More Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!

Sebastian Inlet Ospreys and More

Multiple IPT veteran Eugen Dolan is joining me for a month, arriving on 26 September. Beginning bird photographer Alvin Red Stevens is joining us for a week; he shows up on 12 October. And when he leaves, new friend Mishael Voisin will be with us for a week of photography […]

Wind Against Sun. Age 79. With 3 1/2 Hours of Sleep

Your Call?

Which of today’s five wind against sun images do you think is the strongest? Why do you like it?

What’s Up?

I drove to Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County on Saturday evening to have dinner with my younger daughter Alissa and her family. I ate much too much plov. Plov is a fragrant and […]

The Insta-Delete (?) Save & Two More Flying Shorebirds

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Thursday and Friday afternoons on the beach at Nickerson were awe-inspiring with thousands of migrant Common Terns and many hundreds of Black Skimmers blasting off every three minutes into the 20+ mph wind that roared in off the Atlantic. It was a wild scene as the flocks flew off, swirled around, and then […]

Would You Delete This Raw File Instantly?

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On Tuesday evening I attended the evening session of the 2025 US Open Tennis Tournament. I was supposed to see a Women’s quarterfinal match and a Men’s quarterfinal match in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY. The Women’s match was a walkover […]

My Best/Favorite Shorebird Photograph Ever?

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Have you ever seen a better photograph of a single shorebird than today’s featured image? If yes, which photo by whom?

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On Labor Day at Nickerson Beach I enjoyed one my best morning sessions ever at one of my favorite locations on the planet. Everything that I did turned out […]

Pushing the Envelope With the Sony 400-800

In the Last Blog Post

Here is my 4-favorites list from the last blog post: 1 & 3 (tied for first), 6, 5. Lot of folks went with 3 and the spectacular splashes and several even liked the scratching blur. Amazing.

What’s Up?

For the most part, bird photography at Nickerson Beach in the […]

Sony 400-800 Shines on a Mirror Mirror on the Wall Morning

Your Call?

Here is today’s difficult challenge: list your four favorites with the strongest one first.

In Stock!

Bedfords has both Sony a-1 ii bodies and 400-800 zoom lenses in stock. I am at a loss as to why so few folks have bought into the 400-800 as it has quickly become my all-time […]

Creating a Photo Illustration From a Cluttered Raw File

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post I asked folks to rank the four featured images with their favorite image first. Here is my list: 4, 1, 3, 2. Apparently John Storjohann is my long lost twin brother as our preferences were identical. Image #4 really grew on me over the past […]

Four Favorites from a Great Morning, One From Each O'clock

The Sony 400-800

Since the storm surge died down and the sun came out, I have been heading out mornings and afternoons with just the 400-800. It is so, so versatile. With a Delkin Devices 960GB BLACK CFexpress Type A 4.0 Memory Card in my a-1 ii I head out with only a single extra […]

The Flight Photography Bar Has Been Raised: 14 Good Ones

Your Call

After clicking on each of today’s fourteen featured images (including one by student/friends Steve Shore and Vasili Chernishoff), be so kind as to leave a comment as to what you think are the two strongest images and the two weakest images. From where I sit, the former will be a challenge while the […]

A Fine Line: Instructor Pride or Instructor Envy?

Your Call?

Which of today’s two featured student images would you wish was yours? Why did you make your choice? Though I love both of them, my choice would be crystal clear. I will share that along with my reasons in the next post.

I’ve been saying for years that beginning and intermediate photographers […]

Pro Wind Against Sun Tip -- Working the Red Light District

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Vasili Chernishof is back in action. On his first morning at Nickerson with his Canon EOS R1, he created 17,867 images. On his second morning, 17,240. On his third morning, he slipped all the way down to 15,756 photos. I have not kept track of his afternoon totals. We continue to have good […]

Needless Carnage (Most Days) at Nickerson Beach

Your Call?

Which of today’s two featured images best tells the story? Why?

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post everyone chose Judy’s soft light landing spoonbill as their top pick (and that included me as well). My second pick was image #1, the tern with its wings raised and the nice […]

Flying With Judy & Her Canon R6 II, RF 100-500, & 70-200Z

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Which two of Judy’s four featured images do you like best? Please let us know why you made your choices.

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, my favorite image was the consensus pick, the pink sky Common Tern silhouette. My second favorite was one that did not touch anyone […]

Tips on Facing Challenging Wind-Against-Sun Conditions

Your Call?

Which two of today’s nine featured images do you like best? Please let us know why you made your choices.

Please note that to better guide you, the nine images are arranged by time of capture (without regard to the date).

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post […]

Was the Arduous Butt-Crawl Worth It? 400-800 + 1.4X TC

Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Super-Telephoto lens (the “old five”) with many Extras!

Avian audio recording expert Lang Elliott is offering a used Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM super-telephoto lens (the “old five”) in very good plus condition plus a ton of extras for a ridiculously low $1999.00. Included are a 1.4X III TC […]

Lots of Nickerson Beach Stuff & the Sony 400-800 G Lens

Nickerson Beach in August is a bird photographer’s paradise. Clockwise from top left back to the center: Black Skimmer with tiny fish for chick (400-800 at 800mm); Great Black-backed Gull juvenile playing with seaweed (400-800 at 800mm); American Oystercatcher head portrait (400-800 at 800mm); Common Tern landing at nest with fish for […]

So Much To Learn About Birds & Bird Photography

Your Call?

Which of today’s four featured images is your favorite? Why? Is there one you would have deleted? Why?

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post most folks went with the calling Limpkin image for all the obvious reasons and that was my first choice as well with the skinny […]

Add Green Whenever Possible. And More on Mono-podding

Peter Kes is job […]