2017 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Laughing/Braking Gannet Before Dive Watercolor ...

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After three perfect photography days my weather karma got too good. We were somewhat cursed with clear blue skies and uncooperative wind directions, but the day was saved when I arranged for a late stay on Farnes with one of the captains. We wound up enjoying an extra 90 minutes of puffins and Razorbills […]

Atlantic Puffin with Baitfish in Heaven. Depth of Field and Choosing an AF Point. Your Critique. And the Image Optimization

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It’s nice when you make a plan and it works perfectly down to the very last detail. Based on the weather forecast, I switched our gannet boat trip from Thursday to Friday. As noted previously, Thursday afternoon was fantastic to say the least. And our gannet boat trip, with clouds thank you very much, […]

My Thoughts on the 500 II vs the 600 II for the UK IPT. And the Mega-cooperative Murre

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As noted here previously, it was drizzling pretty hard on Thursday morning and even worse, the forecast was for two full days of rain — Thursday and Friday. After being unable to land on anywhere on Tuesday, the entire group was completely understanding — bad weather happens. We were critiquing the participants’ images when […]

Ending the Free Update Confusion, and the Wickedly Tricky Blogger ...

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On Wednesday, July 5, the IPT group enjoyed a perfect day for bird photography in Northumberland, UK. We had cloudy bright skies, dozens of tame Atlantic Puffins with fish, landing puffins, point blank Razorbills and Shags, and a single Common Murre that posed for 30 minutes with a lovely fish in its bill. Not […]

Making Hay While It Drizzles. And the First Free-to-all Update to the BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II): Filling in Added Canvas by Judiciously Stretching the Pixels

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We eventually made it out on the boat on Tuesday. In the drizzle. At first, we were told that we would be able to land on Inner Farnes for two hours, but right before sailing we learned that the island had been closed (by the researchers). After a short discussion, we decided to take […]

What is it? Seeing the Shot and the Right Tool for the Job

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The 2017 UK Puffins and Gannets IPT is off to a great start. We photographed Bamburgh Castle with great clouds late on Monday afternoon. It is early Tuesday morning as I type and it looks as if our boat trip today will be called off because of a light drizzle. Better yet, was breakfast. […]

Some of the Birds at Fort DeSoto are Tame. And Can You Spot the Photoshop Hanky Panky?

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I was sitting in the United club at EWR thinking that I would take tomorrow off from the blog. But after a few small squares of really good Swiss cheese I decided to put together a quickie. My flight to EDI for the puffins leaves at 8:05pm and gets into Edinburgh at 7:55am when […]

Sea Purslane: Step One: Seeing the Image. And If I've Said It Once, I've Said It a Thousand Times ...

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I spent about 8 hours on Saturday micro-adjusting my lightweight Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens with three camera bodies and two different 1.4X III TCs. And each of those must be done wide and tight. That’s a lot of work. All for six hours of gannets in flight photography … Is it […]

Shrimp Feeding Spree- and Noise Reduction-related Questions

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Early on Friday morning I began micro-adjusting the 500 II with both of my 2X III TCs and all three camera bodies. Next up was a 1-4-1 Work session (The Work of Byron Katie). Then it was back to the micro-adjusting. After lunch I micro-adjusted the 100-400 II with all three camera bodies with […]

Sometimes You Just Need to Take a Chance ...

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I started micro-adjusting my 500 II with all three camera bodies early on Thursday morning. By 11:30am I was headed into town to have my teeth cleaned, pick up two new pairs of reading glasses — I recently lost two pairs in the field, and pick up 1,500 British pounds from the bank to […]

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My favorite bird photography camera body remains the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. The 5D IV offers a great AF system, high quality files, great high ISO noise control, and all AF points and all AF Area Selection modes […]

The Mega-underexposed Roseate Spoonbill. And Announcing the Fall 2017 Fort Desoto IPT

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I was busy on Wednesday morning working on a few of my images and a really neat bee-eater image that I saw on BPN. I hope to share that image with you here at some point. Now that DB II is finished, it is possible that the LensAlign/FocusTune Micro-adjusting Tutorial will be available for […]

Maybe Next Year ... Pelican Wingstretch Editing Help Needed

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On Tuesday morning I put the finishing touches on the new BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide after finishing up work on the blog post announcing its publication. Having spent about eight full hours on Monday finishing up the text it felt good to get that all done. I enjoyed a nice, easy half-mile […]

It's a Miracle: The BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II) is finished and available. Plus, read a free excerpt. You can order yours now!

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On Monday I spent the better part of the day (finally) finishing the BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide. I had been working on the guide only in fits and starts, but when I woke on Monday I thought that if I devoted the whole day to the project I could finish it. And […]

Keep or Delete Cluttered Pelican Image? 100-400 II/5D Mark IV for Flight in LaJolla. And Pretty Cool Image Optimization.

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Nothing too exciting on Sunday. I worked on blog posts, enjoyed another nice, easy, and early 1/2 mile swim, a short nap, and I continued eating well. After spending more than two hours on the phone, I finished reviewing Arash Hazeghi’s update of the The Professional Post Processing Guide so as to reflect the […]

Canon 100-400 II/1.4X III/5D Mark IV Deadly in LaJolla. My Self Critique. And Another Big Fat Liar ...

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Nothing too exciting on Saturday. I worked on blog posts, enjoyed a nice, easy, early 1/2 mile swim, a short nap, and I continued eating well. And I started reviewing Arash Hazeghi’s update of the The Professional Post Processing Guide so as to reflect the NeatImage V8.2 release. The original guide was based on […]

Excited By Common Cranes ... Killing It With the Creative Use of Upper Large Zone AF. And Another Lying Histogram.

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Nothing too exciting on Friday. I worked on blog posts, sent Jim home early, spent lots of time waiting for the Fed-Ex Ground and UPS guys — both came eventually, enjoyed a nice, easy 1/2 mile swim, a short nap, and continued eating well. And I did start a new section in the current […]

Plus 3 1/3 Stops Off the Snow? Advantage Wimberley. And Black and Blue and Black and White and a Splash of Red Yield a Spectacular Image ...

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Nothing too exciting on Thursday. I worked on blog posts, got some lodging work done for the Bear Boat IPT, enjoyed a nice, easy 1/2 mile swim, and had my chiropractor TJ McKeon work on both shoulders for a bit. Shopped and did my meditation walk at Publix. And again I ate well.

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Owls and Farms ... Was It Worth It? Why 1000mm in the Palouse? On Being Prepared and Getting Set Up Quickly.

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Nothing exciting on Wednesday. I worked on blog posts, got lots of advance work done for the UK and Galapagos trips, worked a bit on the current workflow eGuide, and enjoyed a nice swim. And ate well. If you are considering this year’s Bear Boat Cubs IPT, my last Bear Boat IPT, you will […]

A Huge, Important, and Pretty Consistent Perspective Mis-understanding ...

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Back at home, back in the office. It is 4:30pm and I am gonna get into the pool now. If you are seriously interested in a four-figure late registration discount on the puffin IPT please shoot me an e-mail.

Mongoose M3.6 Heads in Stock

For the first time in months, we have Mongoose […]