2016 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Best-ever BAA Student? & Free Southern Ocean Photography Guide Excerpt

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Six of us enjoyed a last morning at the cliffs. There were not a lot of pelicans but those that remained after a big group took off were quite tame… Muriel McClellan graciously treated everyone to a fine lunch at The Crab Catcher. In the afternoon I put the finishing touches on my […]

Round Up Including Show Time

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I photographed with friends at the cliffs on Thursday morning and made a conscious effort to do as few pelicans as possible. I had a ton of fun and created only a very few pelican images. I concentrated on gulls–primarily adult westerns, Brandt’s Cormorants, and Brown Boobies.

In the afternoon I did […]

Two 100% 5DS R Crops & Airing Some Dirty Laundry

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I photographed the entire morning at the cliffs with just the 100-400 II hand held. And enjoyed a nice stroll on one of my favorite La Jolla beaches with no birds and a pretty nice sunset. I am nearly finished with my Saturday morning program.

The Streak

In spite of having been […]

Wow, What a Finish, Show Time, and an Eye Opening Image

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When we arrived at the cliffs there were no pelicans. And there were none in sight. And then they came, and came, and came, and landed right in front of us. We had some great flight chances. Some of the participants concentrated on head throws and I joined them […]

5DS R & Canon 500mm f/4L IS II Lens = Breathtaking Image Files...

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In the morning, co-leader Denise Ipplito took several pelican loving participants back to the cliffs for more while co-leader Arthur Morris escorted the duck-hungry folks back to Santee Lakes. In the afternoon we headed to another of my favorite beaches and pretty much struck out on birds. Many folks hung with me photographing […]

Taming My New 1000mm Lens With the Canon 5DS R By Understanding What Pixel Pitch Has to Do With the Effects of Lens Shake

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It was cloudy with a light mist on the morning of Day 3 of the San Diego IPT. We did well at the cliffs with lots of nice pelicans and more chances on the pair of Brown Boobies. We had a great lunch at The Crab Catcher in La Jolla. As reported the […]

La Jolla Treasure: Bird Name Starting With P--Not Pelican...

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Even before I left for San Diego I felt as if I might be losing my voice. Dr. Oliver suggested that I get some Dr. King’s Sore Throat & Laryngitis spray by King Bio. I had it delivered to the hotel. Wow; it worked wonders. I have felt just fine for the past […]

Sometimes When It's Supposed to Suck... Part II: ETTR, Canon EOS 5DS R for Flight, & 100-400 II Versatility

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The 2016 San Diego IPT got off to a great start on the morning of Friday, January 8. The pelicans returned to their usual haunts and posed for the group in sweet, early morning light. The group enjoyed pre-dawn, early morning light, and full sun exposure lessons. When some of the birds left […]

Sometimes When It's Supposed to Suck, It Doesn't...

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We met our San Diego IPT group last night at the introductory Meet and Greet. It looks as if it will be a great group. And best of all, the weather is improving. We meet the group at 6am for our first crack at the pelicans.

This image was created […]

My San Diego Gear Bag: Entering a Whole New (Lighter) World!

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Despite my way early start–I was up at 3:40am eastern time on Tuesday, my flights and my travel day were fine. In a word, the weather in San Diego this afternoon was nasty: torrential rains, high winds, and tornado warnings. I will, however, make it out to La Jolla in the morning to […]

Help Needed With Keynote

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I woke 20 minutes before the alarm at 3:40am this morning, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, in my Orlando Airport motel room. Grabbed the 4:30am shuttle to MCO. Got TSA Pre-check for the first time in ages. I thought that they had lost track of me. Got my very favorite seat on the plane […]

Cuteness Alert & 400 DO Price War & Help Needed with two new Nikon Flagship D5 Bodies

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It is early Tuesday evening: I am at the Courtyard Marriott Orlando Airport for my early morning flights to San Diego tomorrow. Tuesday was packing day and Jim dropped me off at about 4:30pm. I have not mentioned it lately but I have been feeling pretty darned good lately but for what seems […]

Last Second San Diego Offer

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We had a last minute cancellation today on the San Diego IPT. If you would like to join us and enjoy a $200 Very Late Registration discount please shoot me an email or call Jim or Jen at the office on Wednesday at 863-692-0906 to make arrangements and to have the confirmation letter […]

How Would You Hold a Log? And still more 100-400II Versatility

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I finished up all of the work on my end for the upcoming San Diego exhibition. I sent off the Canon panel, the sponsor’s logos for the Thank You panel, and everything needed for the Introductory Panel.

And yikes! I just about forgot to mention the best news: the overnight parcel arrived at […]

More 100-400 II Versatility & Self Portrait & near-Zero depth-of-field Lesson

In Case You Haven’t Noticed

In spite of having been buried by travel, teaching, and several major writing projects for the last two months, today’s blog post marks 59 days in a row with a new educational blog post. Please remember to use our B&H links for your major gear purchases.

There is not […]

Free Excerpt with Images. And more Canon 100-400 II Versatility...

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Well, I got the master CD and the cover art for the birds as art: The Avian Photography of Arthur Morris/The Top 100 exhibit-companion e-book project to UPS on Saturday morning. It is going Next Day Air for delivery to the manufacturing company in Richardson, TX on Monday morning. But it was not […]

Stuff...

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I finished the birds as art: The Avian Photography of Arthur Morris/The Top 100 exhibit-companion e-book last night at about 9pm. I will be burning the master CD early this morning and getting it off to the manufacturing company in Richardson, TX today for overnight UPS delivery on Monday. Whew!

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Have a Great 2016!

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I spent virtually all of my waking hours yesterday working with Alan Lillich and BugBob Allen on the final edits of the birds as art: The Avian Photography of Arthur Morris/The Top 100 exhibit-companion e-book. This morning I need to incorporate the changes suggested by folks who called and ordered an advance review […]