2025 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Revisiting an Old Friend at Huguenot Memorial Park: the Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Lens (with the a-1 ii)

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Morning photography at Huguenot Memorial Park in Jacksonville, FL continues to be fabulous with no wind or a SE breeze instead of the forecast wind from the SW. David and Michele Pugsley headed home after their third great morning. It is the best year for chicks in more than two decades. I have […]

Vasili & Canon Rock the First Jacksonville Morning

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The forecast for the Friday morning past at Huguenot Memorial Park was for partly cloudy with a southwest breeze. Partly cloudy in Florida usually means full sun ten minutes are sunrise and that was the case on the 27th. The good news is that the breeze at the beach was from the southeast […]

Why the Sony 400-800 f/6.3-8 G Lens on a Foggy Morning?

Why the Sony 400-800 on a Foggy Day? by Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

When I first borrowed the Sony 400-800, I assumed that at 5.45 lbs. it was too heavy and that a f/8 on the long end it was too slow for general bird photography. Boy was I wrong. While photographing Roseate Spoonbills […]

The Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM Lens at Nick. Learn by Comparing the Four Originals with the Four Optimized Images

All four images were created on 12 June 2025 at Nickerson Beach Park, Lido Beach, Long Island, New York with the Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens (Sony E) with the Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter and the Latest Greatest Sony Flagship Body, the a1 II Mirrorless Camera.

Common Tern originals Images […]

Least Terns -- On Being Adaptable

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I had a decent morning on Saturday. The stars of the show were a single Black-bellied Whistling Duck and an adult Sandhill Crane south of the pier, both with still blue water backgrounds. I walked the pier with the 400-800 and made a single nice flight image of a backlit young Green Heron […]

Squabbling Common Terns. Samsung 4TB Portable SSHD

Samsung 4TB T7 Shield Portable SSD (Black) BILD EXPO SALE: Save $115.00! Expires June 22, 2025

I double back up my images every day using a 4TB SSHD. If you are not backing up your work, it is only a matter of time until you lose all of your images. The Samsung 4TB T7 […]

Belated Birthday and Father's Day Gift of a Morning

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After getting drenched on my birthday, we headed back to Nickerson on Sunday morning. It was cold and a little bit wet with a brisk northeast wind. At times, I had the chills. But the photography was fantastic and the tern chicks got fed many times; there was lots of action. Note: photographing […]

Nickerson Beach Early Season Overview and a Wet Birthday!

iPhone 15 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2: ISO 1250: 1/30 sec at f/2.2.

Birthday cake, no […]

Sony 400-800 Versatility. B&H's BILD is 100% Free!

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Why Attend? BIRDS AS ART Appearances, Speakers, Gear, Deals, and more

I am pleased to announce that I will be doing four […]

1200mm (& Flight at ISO 8000). Down the Slippery Slope

Your Call

Which of today’s three featured images is the strongest? Why did you make your choice?

In the Last Blog Post

Thanks for all the comments at the last offering. I loved all three of the photos equally for the reasons noted in the post. And all three were mentioned by at least […]

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates on the Pier at Indian Lake Estates with the 300mm f/2.8 GM and Teleconverters

Your Call?

Which of today’s three featured photos do you like best? Why did you make your choice?

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, my favorites were Image #3: White Ibis feeling for mole crab and #10: Incoming Royal Tern. For me, the single most ordinary of the lot was Image […]

Enjoying the Sony 400-800 on the Beach at Fort DeSoto

Your Calls?

Which two of today’s featured images are your favorites and which two do you feel are rather ordinary? Why for each if you would.

Enjoying the Sony 400-800 on the Beach at Fort DeSoto

I cannot fully explain how much I love walking the beach on sunny or cloudy bright days with […]

Matt Milnes' DeSoto Nikon Z9 & 800mm Images & Lessons

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, A Surprising End to a Bok Tower Gardens Morning Photo Walk here, my favorite flower image was Image #3 for the sharp purple tip of the disc florets and the lovely defocused petals and the sweet background. My favorite owl photo was Image #6 for […]

Surprising End to a Bok Tower Gardens Morning Photo Walk

Your Calls

Which of the three flower images is the strongest? Which of the three bird photographs do you like best? Why for each? I will share my thoughts in the next blog post.

Gear Questions and Advice

Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of photographers whom I see in the field […]

Cleaning Up on Osprey Images

In the Last Blog Post

In the last blog post, Image #5 was the top choice (though very few folks commented). Dan Cadieux figured out two of the three images that had some significant Photoshop work done on them (though he did not see any evidence). I liked all of the images with #5 also […]

Gear Strategy/A Hazy Osprey Morning on Lk. Blue Cypress

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Which two of today’s seven featured images are your favorites? Why do you like each of them? I will share my top two picks with you here in the next post.

If you see any evidence of Photoshop foul play in one or more of today’s seven featured images, please identify them […]

Bird-scape Stitched Pano & Another Elevation Lesson

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About a week ago, I had three Greater Yellowlegs fly in left of the pier as I was driving away 🙁 I had never seen even one before. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a first-ever Sanderling visited the beach left of the pier, SOP (South of Pier) Bay. It has been difficult to keep […]

Picking Your Keepers YouTube Video. And Elevation Back-ground Control -- a Simple Lesson Misunderstood by Many

Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM Lens (Sony E) in Stock Tomorrow at Bedfords

Order your copy of this super-fast zoom lens right now from Bedfords by clicking here and be sure to add the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout to get 3% back on your credit card and free second day air FedEx shipping. It […]

Nice Stuff by Teacher and Student on a Not-So-Great Morning at Fort DeSoto Park, Tierra Verde, FL

A DeSoto Morning with the Sony 400-800 & the a-1 II By Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

I did not want to like the Sony 400-800 when I borrowed one from Sony to try at Stick Marsh. It was too heavy at 5.45 pounds and too slow at f/8 at the long end. Instead, I […]

Tie Score: Student: One, Instructor: One

Your Call?

Which is the stronger image, the student’s or the teacher’s? Why?

DeSoto and the Sony FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS Lens (Sony E)

On a perfectly clear and sunny morning, the 400-800 was superb at Fort DeSoto on Thursday. I continue to be astounded by the sharpness of this G lens, the accuracy […]