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Solving Canon 7D Mark II/16-35mm IS L Image Capture and Optimization Problems...

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I enjoyed a nice swim but otherwise spent a good part of the day relaxing in front of the TV. I was glad that Notre Dame edged out a very game South Carolina team in the Women’s NCAA basket ball tournament. The Irish scored the winning basket with about ten seconds left in […]

Canon 100-400II/1.4XIII/7DII (Part II) Patriotic Toe Photography & Related Exposure and White Balance Lessons

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This blog post took well more than three hours to prepare. There is lots of learning below so be sure to read carefully. I enjoyed a nice swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath on Saturday and began work on the next Digital Basics update. It should be finished soon as I […]

Just Barely In. How understanding one simple principle can improve your bird photography...

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Swim and ice bath. More IPT-related travel agent chores taken care of. Started working on second image edits for several trip folders; I need to get a ton of images transferred from my Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro Notebook Computer with Retina Display (Mid 2014) to the office computer. Sent 79 e-mails by 8:43pm. […]

Canon 100-400mm IS L II Lens/1.4X III Teleconverter and the EOS 7D Mark II As Requested: Part I

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The usual. This blog post took about 2 1/4 hours to prepare including the time spent on the three image optimizations. It is scheduled to be published very early on Friday morning. Today marks 86 straight days with a new educational blog post.

South Georgia October 2015

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Retirement Reactions & Revelations & A Relaxing Day by the Pool with Friends

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Not much. I enjoyed a tremendously relaxing do-nothing day yesterday; see below for details. I did my swim before the Klein family arrived and enjoyed an ice bath at 6:30pm. This blog post took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare and was published from my home at ILE, FL on the morning of […]

Important BIRDS AS ART Press Release

Retirement Announcement Press Release: Lake Wales, Florida. April 1, 2015

In a press conference on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, held in the offices of the Lake Wales Ledger, noted bird and nature photographer Arthur Morris, who lives in nearby Indian Lake Estates, announced that he is retiring from bird photography effective immediately. “Too many e-mails […]

Twenty + Hours of Photoshop Lessons and Image Critiques: All Free

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Just so you know, I sent 79 e-mails today…. Plus swim, core exercises, and a trip to town for grocery shopping. At 7:00pm I enjoyed a very cold ice bath; the water temp was only 58.6 when I got out. I am shivering hard as I type. In all, this blog post, the […]

Two Puzzling Mysteries...

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Kudos to the Wisconsin Badgers. I am rooting for them to upset undefeated Kentucky in the Men’s NCAA Final Four. It would seem that the winner of that game would be the likely national champion, Coach K and Duke notwithstanding…. Can Notre Dame stop the Lady Huskies juggernaut? All in all, great stuff. […]

Kicking Up Sand & Manual Mode a Must! & Exposure Fine Points & Zone AF & The 7D II/600 II ISO Advantage

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I enjoyed a relaxing 1/2 mile swim and and an ice bath today. BTW, go Wisconsin! I felt like a travel agent arranging my flights to Santiago, Chile and Stanley in the Falklands (where I will board the Ortelius for my next Cheesemans’ South Georgia Expedition) and to Tokyo for the sold out […]

7D II ISO 1600. Part III: Staring Osprey & Used Canon 600mm f/4L IS II for Sale

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Swim shortened by lightning…. Core exercises and ice bath today. And lots more healthy eating (for a change). Lots more Final Four games. I enjoyed another great night’s sleep with just one pit stop. This blog post took about 2 1/2 hours to prepare and was published from my home at ILE, FL […]

King as Dirt Bird, Dirt Bird as King/70-200mm f/2.8L IS II+1.4XIII TC + 7D II

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Another nice swim and an ice bath today. And lots more healthy eating (for a change). Amazingly, I slept eight 1/2 hours on Wednesday night with just one pit stop. This blog post took about 2 1/2 hours to prepare and was published from my home at ILE, FL early on Friday morning. […]

St. Augustine Alligator Farm Short-Notice IPT. And Answers...

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Another nice swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath today. And lots more healthy eating (for a change). Amazingly, I slept nine hours on Tuesday night with just one pit stop. This blog post took about 3 hours to prepare and was published from my home at ILE, FL early on Thursday […]

Canon 7D II/100-400mm II AF Expand Flight Four Ways

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Things got back to normal today with a nice swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath. Though I was a bit jet-lagged by mid-morning I got lots of stuff done. This blog post took about 3 hours to prepare (including the four image optimizations) and was published from my home at ILE, […]

500II/1.4XIII/7DII Close Focus Gem/Lowest Price Ever on Used 1D Mark IV

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My flights home yesterday were blessedly uneventful. Online with GoGo In Flight, I answered many dozens of e-mails on the plane> to MCO. This blog post took 2+ hours to prepare and was published from my home at ILE, FL at 5:59am. Today marks 76 straight days with a brand new educational blog post.

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Rock Rose Lens Quiz...

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Despite the preponderance of tame Long-billed Curlews, Marbled Godwits, and Western Gulls in gorgeous breeding plumage, the folks on the Morro Bay Canon Destination workshop were a bit tuckered out from our long Saturday beach walks. And they wanted some variety. In search of that, we spent about two hours with a very […]

Say What You Want...

This image was created at Morro Bay with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens (at 360mm) and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II. ISO 250. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/5.6 in Tv mode.

Center AF point/AI Servo Expand/Rear Focus AF and pan […]

AF-On Button for Focus Lock

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I enjoyed a great morning at Morro Bay with two private clients, Bill Goodhew and Dwayne Marrott. The curlews and godwits and Willets and Western Gulls were all in fine form and the light was sweet. The afternoon, with a bit of fog thrown in, was fair to good. It got so foggy in […]

Go Take a Bath with the 7D II/100-400 II

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I enjoyed a great morning with battling Long-billed Curlews and an amazing afternoon with bathing gulls and another killer sunset right behind Bird Sh*t Rock. I spend tomorrow with Bill Goodhew and Dwayne Marrott and then meet the Canon group at 7:00pm.

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f/22 and Living on the Edge with the Canon 100-400II and the EOS 7D Mark II

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Wow. Just got back from an amazing afternoon. Canon Live Learning Morro Bay Destination Workshop assistant Aidan Briggs suggested a new location and it paid off in spades. Images, including a killer flapping after bath Long-billed Curlew here soon. I am planning on hitting the sack at 9:01pm….

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Sharp Gold and Soft Blue 100-400 II/7D II: Versatility Continued...

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Had a fun morning right by Morro Bay Rock with Western Gulls and a very tame Great Blue Heron. I continued experimenting with the pop-up flash on the 7D II. Then I found the turkeys on the golf course–yes, on the fairways, and spent a good 30 minutes with them. Lunch was at […]