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Your Call? Which two of today’s nine featured images are your favorites? Why do you like each one? Thanks to the many who commented at the last post. The majority picked the first images as best while admitted that they loved the second image, the goofy looking crane colt staring right at me. I will […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured crane colt images is the strongest? Why did you make your choice? What’s Up? On Wednesday morning there were several vultures chowing down on the skinless carcass of a very large, very dead eel. They were soon joined by a young Crested Caracara. I created more than […] “If—” a poem by Rudyard Kipling, 1865 – 1936 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, […] What’s Up? I lucked out on Saturday morning by finding a flock of about 200 Red Knots feeding on a west-facing Gulf shore at Fort DeSoto. About 30% of the birds were molting in their spectacular alternate (breeding) plumage, and some were almost there. I ignored a large flock of Black Skimmers but when the […] Continuing Crane Family Blessings Nine of this year’s ten young cranes continue to survive, flourish, and grow. The two 2-chick families on the South Peninsula continue to cooperate beyond all expectations. On Wednesday morning past, the two fairly large colts at the north end did the same. Even the very oldest largest colt at the […] Wanted to Buy I have a friend looking to purchase a used Sony a9 iii. If you have one in excellent or better condition sitting on a shelf somewhere doing nothing and would like to get a fair price for it, please get in touch with me via e-mail. And if you are looking for […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, Why Photograph Boat-tailed Grackle? here, I could not pick a favorite; I love them both for the action they depict and the sharpness. Not to mention that Pre-Capture on the Sony a-1 ii is the bomb! Your Call? Which of today’s five featured images do […] Don’t Just Shoot: Learn If you are interested in changing your life and becoming a better photographer by joining me on an Extended IPT at Sebastian Inlet for Ospreys and more (SEPT 25 to NOV 24, 2025) or in San Diego for Pacific-race Brown Pelicans and more (JAN 6 to FEB 2, 2026), please e-mail […] Don’t Just Shoot: Learn If you are interested in changing your life and becoming a better photographer by joining me on an Extended IPT at Sebastian Inlet for Ospreys and more (SEPT 25 to NOV 24, 2025) or in San Diego for Pacific-race Brown Pelicans and more (JAN 6 to FEB 2, 2026), please e-mail […] Don’t Just Shoot: Learn If you are interested in changing your life and becoming a better photographer by joining me on an Extended IPT at Sebastian Inlet for Ospreys and more (SEPT 25 to NOV 24, 2025) or in San Diego for Pacific-race Brown Pelicans and more (JAN 6 to FEB 2, 2026), please e-mail […] Your Call Which two of today’s 10 very excellent featured images do you think are the strongest? Why? Which is the weakest/most ordinary of the lot? My answers are crystal clean and will be shared with you on the next blog post. Don’t Just Shoot: Learn If you are interested in changing your life […] What’s Up? Wednesday morning at Stick Marsh was mega-productive, one of the best mornings ever. I created 7000 images and kept 209 after the first edit. Thursday morning was the first for the Carolyn Johnson family group. We had a ton of incoming birds early; inexplicably, things slowed down by 8:15am despite the perfect conditions. […] Change Your Life Roseate Spoonbill and/or Baby Sandhill Crane In-the-Field Instruction Join me for one, two, or three mornings of Roseate Spoonbill photography on April 6, 7, and or 8. I have room for you at the Vero Lake Estates AirBnB from April 5, 6, and 7. Baby cranes at Indian Lake Estates would be […] This image was created on 22 February on a 2025 Homer Bald Eagle IPT by my friend Steve Shore. He used the handheld Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II lens with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter (at 207mm) and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera.. The exposure was […] Your Call? Which two of today’s seven featured images are you favorites? Please be so kind as to let us know why you made your choices. What’s Up? We’ve had two straight excellent mornings with the spoonbills on the Extended Stick Marsh IPT. On Friday, San Diego IPT veteran Colleen (Irish Lass) O’Connor joined […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, Head Hunting w/the Hand Hold-able Sony 600mm f/5.6, here, I originally liked Image #1 best because of the diagonal placement of the bill. But over time, however, Image #2 grew on me and wound up being my first pick as I loved the wider crop, […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, A You Tube Video: Taking a Second Look at Images from Not-So-Great Morning at Fort DeSoto Park, here, my very favorite image was #1, Great Egret perched on Red Mangrove roots. I love the soft light and the pattern of the roots — a lovely […] Your Call? Which of today’s six featured images from a not-so great Thursday morning at Fort DeSoto Park do you like best? Why? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post,The Top Two Tips for Shooting in Harsh Sunlight, here, I thought that all three images were pretty darned good (as […] Your Call? Which of today’s three featured WHIB images do you like best? Why? Which background color do you prefer, the dark green or the light yellow? Which raised wing photo is the strongest, #2 or #3? Why? Each and every comment is greatly appreciated. In the Last Blog Post In the last blog […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured AWPE images do you like best? Why? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, Three Very Good Days at Stick Marsh & A Big Editing Tip, here, my favorite image was Image #1, Incoming Roseate Spoonbill in early morning light, because of the sweet […] |
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