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The What Gear? Answer. And Everything That You Wanted to Know About Extension Tubes But Were Afraid to Ask ...

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I finished watching both Thursday games on Tivo on Friday the morning. The Cubs beat the still hapless Nats in a crazy game in which an umpiring error led directly to several Cubs runs and the loss of the game. The Panthers had many chances to beat the Eagles but simply did not come […]

Lightweight 300-1200mm with the Fujifilm XT-2. So why stick with Canon? And Converting your images with ACR.

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I started off Thursday watching the Yankees complete their amazing comeback on Tivo. The plan for Thursday night is to Tivo both the MLB playoff game — the Cubs v.s the Nats, and the NFL Thursday Night game — Philly vs. Carolina, and then watch first one then the other toggling back and forth. […]

Carpet Necks, A High Level Subject to Sensor-Plane Orientation/Head Angle Question, and a Fuji XT-2 Image.

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Wednesday was a lazy day. I finished the second edit of my recent Fort DeSoto Fall IPT images, watched some MLB games on the tube, and enjoyed two easy swims totaling one mile.

With only a single slot open on the San Diego IPT, I decided to add a second San Diego IPT […]

Subject to Sensor-Plane Orientation Considerations. And a High Level Question on Choosing Your Perspective Carefully.

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On Tuesday I had a lunch appointment at noon with my tax guy in Lakeland. Before and after that it was back to business as usual: answering e-mails and doing blog posts. And a swim and lots of exercise. I was glad to learn that the sale of Stephen November’s Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L […]

My Love Affair with Pacific-race Brown Pelicans. Announcing the 2018 San Diego #2 IPT: Shorter and Less Expensive.

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Sunday was a lazy day of rest and NFL football on the tube. On Monday it was back to business as usual: work, work, and more work, answering e-mails and doing blog posts. And a swim and lots of exercise.

With only a single slot open on the San Diego IPT I decided […]

An Elegant End to the BIRDS AS ART Blog-subscription Problems. Beautiful was beautiful; and much more. And the Duck Exposure Answer.

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I am home safely. My flight from Islip to Orlando was the proverbial piece of cake.

Beautiful — the Carole King Musical

Sunday was a day to remember. The show was fabulous. The music, the story, the humor, the staging, all wonderful.

Before She Was Carole King, Superstar-She Was Carol Klein, Teenage […]

Good Timin' And Waist-deep in Saltwater With the Canon 600mm f/4L IS II in the Gulf of Mexico!

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I finished and scheduled this blog post on Saturday morning. Younger daughter Alissa, her husband Ajiniyas, and I left at 10:30 for the drive into Manhattan to see Beautiful, the Carole King musical on Broadway. Fourth row center 🙂

I take the 6:20am non-stop from Islip to Orlando on Sunday morning.

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Celebrating 40 Years in the Mud: Part II. Getting Lucky with Center Large Zone AF ... And Mud Clean-up Magic

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On Friday I visited younger sister Arna again, this time with my younger daughter Alissa. Lissy and I ran some errands; I picked up some protein bars for lunch. As is usual I do not eat too well when I am traveling … I had a great dinner with Lissy, her two autistic boys […]

Blue-Footed Booby Diving Part III

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Thursday was a day of rest, hanging around, and watching Law and Order reruns and the MLB playoffs on the tube. I did get lots of work done and scheduled a few more appointments in Florida for after I get home.

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Today makes seventy-two days in a row with a new […]

Celebrating 40 Years in the Mud: Part I. A Common AF Expand Theme. Mission Accomplished (in part). And White-rumped Sandpiper Identification Tips.

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On Wednesday I woke early and left Ronkonkoma at 5:15am. The navigation system on my phone indicated that I would arrive at Jamaica Bay at 6:21am. Traffic was horrific and I eventually made it at 7:15 am. Isaac Grant who lives in Staten Island arrived a bit after I did but good friend Tom […]

Another Lying Histogram. An Extraneous Pelican Question. And Universal Advice for Better Flight (and Action) Photography with a Zoom Lens

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I have an appointment with my financial guy in Lake Success this afternoon and will likely drop into the East Pond this afternoon. It has been a while.

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Today makes seventy days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took about two hours to prepare (including the […]

Blue-Footed Booby Diving Part II. The Considerations: 400 DO II or 100-400 II for Flight?

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Many of you might remember Roseanne Roseannadanna, one of several recurring characters created by the late Gilda Radner, who appeared on Weekend Update in the early seasons of Saturday Night Live. My favorite line of hers was and is, “It’s always something.” Well, my shoulder has been doing great and my left knee has […]

Sitting Ducks. And a Used Near-mint Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS Lens for Sale.

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Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night was beyond amazing. At 68 he still has his voice and more energy than you could possibly imagine. And he really knows how to connect with a New York audience. He was funny and humble and ever-appreciative of the skilled musicians in his band. What […]

Blue-Footed Booby Diving Part I

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Saturday was a fun day on Long Island. In the morning I went with younger daughter Alissa to her younger son Idris’s little league game. It was thunder-stormed out when a huge black cloud came in from the north. Next I visited my sister Arna. Then Lissy and I headed into the city on […]

Serendipitous Sea Lion Perfection Part I

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Aside from the one-hour delay, my flight to Islip went smoothly. Younger daughter Alissa picked me up right on the button. I never cease to marvel at how Lissy deals with the daily challenges of raising two autistic sons (and those feelings are of course punched up whenever I visit). I see Dr. Dan […]

What Lens and Accessories? Used Canon Camera Bonanza Including a Like-new 1DX II!

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I woke at 4:30am on Thursday morning and started packing for my flight to Long Island. By 9:30 I was in good shape so I took a nice 48-length swim. Jim and I left the house right on time at 11:30am. He dropped me off for my dental cleaning and had the oil changed […]

Mystery Egret ...

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I miss DeSoto already 🙂 If you are interested in an early winter DeSoto IPT sometime between mid-November and mid-December, shoot me an e-mail with your date preferences. I will check the tide tables and do my best to accomomdate folks’ preferences.

I fly to Long Island tomorrow to visit younger daughter Alissa […]

Blasting Sunrise Highlights: Why hand hold and focus manually at 1000mm?

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There were five of us altogether at the Tuesday morning In-the-Field Instructional Meet-up Session: local meet-up repeater Ray Jusseaume, long time friends an many multiple IPT veterans, the fancy free Stokes and Pat Fishburne, and IPT left-over and great new friend Lee Sommie. After lots of sunrise fun and lessons my main goal was […]

Here's Looking Down at You! And another depth-of-field lesson ...

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We had another great morning at DeSoto on Monday. We enjoyed making lots of tight head portraits of various herons and egrets and enjoyed some great flight photography as well. I am looking forward to finishing up teaching and getting back home on Tuesday afternoon. I fly to Long Island on Thursday to visit […]

It Does Not Get Any Easier Than This ...

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We had a great morning at DeSoto on Sunday with flying and diving Brown Pelicans. In addition, our friendly oystercatcher was chowing down in the same spot on the same stuff. After a few hours we were headed back to the hotel when I spotted two handsome Wood Storks. We got really close, talked […]