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The Stars of the Show Without a doubt, the Pacific-race Brown Pelicans are the stars of the show on any winter visit to La Jolla, CA. And thus, they are the single biggest attraction on every San Diego Instructional Photo-Tour (IPT). The AirBnB IPT experience maximizes learning and minimizes the amount of time spent traveling. […] What’s Up? On his way to work, my right-hand man Jim Litzenberg kindly picked up Alvin “Red” Stevens at Orlando International Airport on Sunday morning. After Red got settled in the guest room at my home we got right to work on improving his computer, Photo Mechanic, and Photoshop skills. On Monday morning we had […] An e-Mail From Homer (and Multiple) IPT Participant Jim Dolgin Artie, I’m sure I speak for the entire Homer gang: as always, you go above and beyond to teach, cajole, and push us all to get great images. Your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated. Spending time in Homer with you, Gabe, and the […] The “Great Horned Owl Chick for Breakfast?” Tale In my 42-year plus career, I have had very few opportunities to photograph Great Horned Owl. A month ago, Clint, a local fisherman, alerted me to an owl nest on an Osprey platform just minutes from my home. The pole the nest is on is quite tall […] Homer 2027 I will be returning to Homer in 2027 for my last-ever Bald Eagle Instructional Photo-Tours. Five of the ten spots are already spoken four. If you are seriously interested in joining me, please get in touch via e-mail or shoot me a text at 863-221-2372. PhotoCon KC PhotoCon is coming […] Homer 2027 I will be returning to Homer in 2027 for my last-ever Bald Eagle Instructional Photo-Tours. Four of the ten slots are already filled. If you are seriously interested in joining me, please get in touch via e-mail or shoot me a text at 863-221-2372. Your Call A tough assignment: from today’s eleven […] Your Call Which two of today’s eight featured images do you think are the strongest? Why did you make your choices? My Call In the last blog post here, only a single person left a comment. Robert Tucker wrote, “My pick is image 1A. The branch is just a distraction. The subject is the bird.” […] This Just In This was originally published on 13 February. For reasons unknown to me, but probably involving operator error, post notifications failed to send. Anyhoo, today is Thursday 19 February. The first Homer IPT was about as perfect as possible and the four folks who did only the first IPT are all safely home […] What’s Up? My flights to Seattle (5 hours, 59 minutes) and to Anchorage (3 hours, 22 minutes) were blessedly uneventful. I picked up a Jeep Wagoner, checked into the Coast Inn at Lake Hood, and returned to the airport at 7:15pm to pick up Kevin Hice. Brian “The Mailman” Bower’s flight got in way early […] Your Call/My Call Which of today’s featured images do you like best? Why? In the recent Head Hunting with the Sony 400-800G OSS Zoom Lens blog post here, my top pick was 4B, the Osprey staring down the lens barrel with its windblown crest. It was of course the consensus favorite. My second choice was […] Anyone Can Learn Photoshop! As you will see in this six-minute video, Photoshop can do amazing things. And the big news is that it is not difficult to learn to improve your images. Anybody can do it. Especially when you have clear, easy to follow instructions like those in the Digital Basics IV Video […] Your Call? Which two of today’s featured images do you like best? Why did you make your choices? (I am thinking that this might be a which image is in second place kind of post …) My Call In the last blog post, my favorite was Red’s Great Egret image in part because I loved […] Your Call? Which of Red Stevens’ three image do you like best? Why? My Call In the recent YouTube Video: How I Picked the Best Four of 1206 Images blog post here, only two folks picked a favorite. Both liked #4 with the eye of the female crane visible through the splayed primary feathers of […] Your Call? Which is the strongest of today’s four featured images. Why did you make your choice? My preference, in the next blog post, might surprise you. How I Picked the Four Best Photos From 1206 Images. By Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART Sit beside me for this 20-minute video as I pick the […] What’s Up? My morning photo sessions have been tough with temps in the low 30°s, clear skies, and winds from the north. With the sun rising south of east and continuing to move to the south, bird photography is extremely difficult. Today is Friday 30 January 2026. It is supposed to warm up today […] Your Call? Which do you think is the strongest image? Why? What’s Up? Monday morning was dark and rainy. Tuesday morning was even more difficult with bright sun, dropping temperatures, and a brisk NW wind as a cold front passed. It was 37° F and is supposed to be a bit colder for the […] Your Call/My Call Which of today’s two featured images do you think is the strongest? Why do you like it most? In the Pelicans Dwarfed in La Jolla. Honest! blog post here, my favorite image was #5: Brown Pelican breeding plumage adult resting. This is one case where I love shooting down at a subject […] Huge a-1 ii Thanks Huge thanks to Nora Kane, Kevin Hice, and Harvey Seargeant for using one of my two affiliate links to purchase a new Sony a-1 ii. And Kevin, who finally saw the Sony light after 15 years of making great images with his Canon gear, went for both the 300mm f/2.8 GM […] What’s Up? Pelican photography has continued to be amazing at La Jolla. Yesterday I created 10,450 images in the morning session alone. My rain pants and hands and the arms of my sweatshirt were totally covered by wet, slimy, pelican and gull poop as I stayed low and moved around the lower shelf. Note: great […] Your Call/My Call Improve your own photography by ranking today’s four featured backlit images in order of preference with the strongest photo first and the weakest last. And please let us know what you liked best about your first two picks. This will be a tough chore as all three images are quite good (he […] |
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