2016 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Displaying Oystercatcher Lands Right in my Wheelhouse. And You Get to Edit the Images--Pick the keepers!

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Sunday was a hazy lazy day. I did a bit of mopping up on my 2015 taxes, worked on a few Soduko puzzles, and watched some golf and NBA playoff basketball. And again I enjoyed a great sunny day swim. Oh, and started and finished this blog post.

I took a rare […]

A Stunning Image With One Big Problem. And the Black-bellied Plover Riddle Solved--Almost...

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I got a ton done on my 2015 taxes. With a bit of help from daughter/accountant/BAA Executive Director Jennifer (Morris–mother of Sam and Maya) I should be done by Tuesday the latest. I did have time for another great swim.

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A Big Loss. On Getting Up Early. And Blasting Highlights and Silhouette Tips.

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I spent most of Friday getting lots more done on my 2015 taxes. I enjoyed another nice swim.

A Big Loss

I learned on Friday that Michael Reichmann, founder of the highly respected Luminous Landscape website, passed away at age 71 on Wednesday past. I am sending love, strength, and energy to […]

Revelations and Answers, Especially to the Depth-of-Field Question...

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I spent most of Thursday getting lots done on my 2015 taxes. I enjoyed a nice swim before the daily thunderstorms hit.

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Machine-gun Mike's Best Shot and Lots of Exposing for Bright Whites Lessons for All...

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I spent most of the day on Wednesday watching re-runs of Chopped while working on my 2015 taxes. Lots more work for the IRS this week.

I enjoyed a nice swim and an early evening ice bath.

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How I Create Those Neat Cards...

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I spent most of the day on Tuesday catching up on e-mails and Used Gear stuff and finally got back to work on my 2015 tax return. Lots more of that today.

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Canon 100-400II + 1.4X III TC + 1DX Mark II for Hand Held Flight/Teacher Learns From Student: Machine Gun Mike Hankes...

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I spent most of the day on Tuesday catching up on e-mails and Used Gear stuff. I enjoyed a swim and an ice bath. And I started working on my 2015 tax return. Lots more of that today.

I learned yesterday that the sale of Paul Roscoe’s Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS […]

Rewarded For Being Lazy or Rewarded For Being Wise and Prudent?

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After a short morning photo session at DeSoto on Sunday morning with friend Tom Pfeifer I headed back to the motel and then drove back to ILE. With lunch, a nap, and a stop at Publix, I was home just a bit after 1pm. Just in time for a second nap.

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Astounded By 1200mm Flight and Action Images...

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Saturday was a much appreciated lazy day. I was out early in the morning and enjoyed sitting behind my lowered tripod in six inches of water photographing a variety of shorebirds. It is Saturday afternoon as I type; I will head back out at about 4:30pm in hopes that the newly found spectacle […]

Revisiting An Old Friend...

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The IPT was great. The group was fabulous. The afternoons have been so amazing that I extended my stay another day so that I can get out once more to photograph the spectacle. If you own the Fort DeSoto Site Guide and send me an e-mail that includes a cut and paste of […]

1DX II Automatic Selection AF at Sunrise...

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Apologies. This blog post was published at 3:30am on the morning of Friday, May 13, 2016 with grievous errors in the image caption. As of 9:42am, those errors have been corrected. We have been enjoying consistently great afternoon sessions on the Fort Desoto IPT and finally had a great morning shoot today, Friday […]

EOS 1DX Mark II ISO Elevator: Going Up to 8000

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Though we had some very good chances, we had one of the worst mornings ever at Fort DeSoto. We followed that up with one of the best afternoons ever. In both cases, there was lots of learning going on. More details soon.

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It's a Whole New 1DX Mark II World: Hand Holding 800mm & ISO 4000...

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I met the Desoto group at 3pm sharp. Right now it is looking like nine happy campers, and Mike Ross’s wife Joanne is the most serious birder in the group so she too is having a great time.

After the introductory program we spent several hours at a high tide puddle photographing […]

1D Mark II AF as X-pected...

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Me early, at the IPT hotel. Discovered lots on my afternoon scouting run at Fort DeSoto. I am headed out for some morning scouting in about 5 minutes which will be 5:50am. I have a micro-adjusting/1.4X III TC tale of woe to share with you soon…

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Gatorland Report, 100-400 II Versatility, and Depth-of-Field Question...

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I had lots more energy on Sunday than I did on Saturday. I took care of some Nature’s Best Contest business and micro-adjusted several lenses with my new 1D X. I have never seen such tight AF clusters… Overall I had one of my best days in recent memory.

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Can Photography Actually Be Simple? Or is it Genetic? And 1DX II Comments...

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Saturday was a lazy day but I did manage to get some work done. How lazy? My 1DX II is still in the B&H shipping box and still sitting on the bookcase in my entry foyer… Tomorrow.

In the good news department we now have nine folks signed up for the AUG […]

Red Dunes, Mocha Dunes, Namibia Gear and Gear Bag Mistakes, and Levels...

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Friday was just another day at the office getting lots done. My 1D X Mark II comes today 🙂

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These Just In!

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I spent a good part of Friday catching up on new Used Gear listings. If you have contacted me about listing your gear and have not heard back from me, please re-send your request via e-mail.

A Shock the World Price!

See the price of Jim Burn’s new-in-the-box Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L […]

A Common Weakness in Perceptual Vision Skills and Understanding Perspective Choices as They Relate to Photography. And Suggestions On How to Improve

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Jim and I drove up to Gatorland early on Thursday morning. I worked with private clients Dixon and Carolyn Soracco of Portland, OR. Working with truly happy campers always makes me smile; I headed home with a big grin on my face after our working lunch at Ruby Tuesdays. More on Gatorland soon. […]

Big-Stick-Tossing Skimmer + Why LensAlign/Focus Tune? + More Amazing 5DS R Image Quality + Too Much Image Clean-up for You?

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I worked on the images for this blog post on Tuesday evening and am working on the blog post itself early on Wednesday morning on the way back to ILE. Lou Newman’s exhibit opening was great fun. And he had lots of great new images. Several folks photographed my Pribilofs’ pants and promised […]