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What 500II? What 1D X? Your Last Chance is Nearly Here... Morro Bay is Smoking Hot!

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Monday morning was incredibly exciting and productive. With some heavy cloud cover, I took Monday afternoon off to relax. This blog post was published at 9:50pm on Monday night from my hotel room in Morro Bay, CA–just before 1am on the east coast.

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Canon 100-400 II/7D II Morro Bay Incredible Versatility...

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Sunday was a relaxing day. This blog post was published at 9:50pm on Sunday night from my hotel room in Morro Bay, CA–just after midnight on Monday.

This image was created at Morro Bay on the morning of March 14, 2015 with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II […]

Canon 500mm f/4L IS II and 7D II Rocks Morro Bay

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It was a great first full day at Morro Bay with lots of Long-billed Curlews and Marbled Godwits in the morning, some nice California Poppies in the afternoon, and a pretty sweet sunset. I am tired.

This blog post took about 2 1/2 hours to prepare and was published from my hotel […]

Summer Fun/Nickerson Beach/JBWR IPT Announced

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My flights to the west coast were long but uneventful. I prepared the cards and wrote the text for this blog post on the MCO to Phoenix leg. It is being published from my hotel room in Morro Bay at 9:39pm Friday which is midnight +39 minutes on the east coast.

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Available Now! Canon EOS-7D Mark II/100-400mm L IS II Versatility

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Me. Early. I leave the hotel at 4:30am for my flights to Phoenix and San Luis Obispo. Yesterday was packing day. This blog post took 3+ hours to prepare and was published from the Orlando Courtyard Marriott at 3:45am.

BTW, good job! The 3000+ views streak is still alive with yesterday’s 3157. […]

7D II ISO 1600. Part II: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron & Without One of These, I'm Going Nowhere!

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I sent 73 e-mails yesterday, just the beginning of catching up. Got flights and vehicles for the now sold-out UK Puffin IPT. Enjoyed another long swim and an ice bath. Y’all just squeaked by yesterday with 3082 views to keep the 3000+ views streak alive…

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Revealed: Photoshop Phony or Right Out Of Camera? Great BAA Blog News

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I accomplished a ton on Tuesday. Lots more work on the ethics of nature photography business. A nice long swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath.

This blog post took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare and was published at 6:43am from my home in central Florida.

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7D II ISO 1600. Part I: Roseate Spoonbill in Flight. 7D Mark II User's Guide Update Info.

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I spent more than a few hours yesterday following up on a 90-minute phone interview the previous day with a Features Editor at Audubon magazine on a subject near and dear to my heart: the ethics of nature photography. At some point, you will almost surely be hearing lots on that topic from me […]

Oh What a Great 7D II Only Day! 1251 images/267 keepers... Today's image with the 600II/2XIII/7D II Combo

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I had begged John Dupps and Peter Peter Hawrylyshyn who had signed up for the full day on Saturday to stay on for the next morning of the Hooptie Mini IPT. I explained that extending for another session would greatly improve their chances of having one of those very special days. As it […]

New AF Image Creation Strategy. Is the Image Real? Is It a Photoshop Phony? Or Is It Love? Two Out of Three Ain't Bad... Meat Loaf

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We had a great morning on the Hooptie Deux. We had a fine working lunch. We had a great afternoon at a local rookery. I am tired. I need to get up early. So I will be brief here 🙂

Today’s post was completed in less than an hour on Saturday night. It was […]

100-400II/7D II Gosh Darn It! Image and Morro Bay Pre-Canon Destination Workshop In-the-field Day Offering

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After waking yesterday at 2:41am, before the 3:15am alarm, I drove through thick fog in Polk County but as I got closer to the coast and Fort DeSoto visibility improved a bit. I stopped on the way at my secret spot on Tierra Verde and the Yellow-crowned Night-Herons were there as advertised; see […]

For the Love of Gulls... Ghostly Gull Lens Revelations & 7D II & 100-400 II Flight Image

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Yesterday was a rewarding day for me. We sold nearly 100 copies of the new 7D Mark II Users Guide in half a day. We are off to a good start. If you missed the announcement see same in yesterday’s blog post here. Or skip the hype and purchase yours in the BAA […]

The 7D Mark II User's GuideThe 7D Mark II User's Guide (Includes free AF point auto switching update for folks who own the 5D III UG or the 1D X AF Guide)

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Everything came together yesterday and somewhat surprisingly I was able to finish the 7D II User’s Guide by mid-morning. I have even begun trying to catch up on e-mails…. And I did have time for a longer than usual swim, my core exercises, and an ice bath.

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1D X ISO 1600 Low Light Flight Image Lessons

This Just In 7D Mark II User’s Guide Now Available

The long-awaited 7D Mark II User’s Guide is finished. You can purchase your copy right now in the BAA Online Store here for $59. This is the highest priced user’s guide surpassing the 5D II User’s Guide at $50. Why? I did twice as much […]

Teleconverter in the Waders Pouch & 7D II/600 II Low Light Spoonbill Reflection Image: Art? Or Not?

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I spent most of yesterday hard at work on the 7D Mark II Users Guide that so many are clamoring for. I got a ton done and will continue my efforts today. I did have time for a nice swim and an ice bath.

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A Lousy Morning at Fort DeSoto: 300 f/2.8L IS II/1.4X III TC/7D II Low Light ISO 800 Image

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Following a Saturday afternoon of torrential rain, the pool was down to 70 degrees but by 1pm it was up to 75 on a relatively balmy day so I took my first swim since last week. And enjoyed it. I did a lot of work on the 7D Mark II User’s Guide and […]

Another Info-packed, Can't Miss Blog Post: A Single Image Answers Canon 7D II Low Light & 100-400mm II and/or 70-200mm Questions

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On yet another dark, dingy morning I left the hotel at 7:00am and headed to DeSoto. Though rain in the area was forecast for about 9am it began drizzling pretty hard as I got near the turn to the park so I just kept on driving. With no traffic I arrived home in […]

Ghostly Gull/You Tell Me... Estero Help Needed

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Five-sixths of the sold-out Hooptie Deux IPT group joined me for the DeSoto Add-on IPT. The always helpful, always smiling Mark Hardymon headed down to Naples, FL after our Thursday morning session. We were joined by the smiling, delightful Dutchman Wilfred (Willy) Marissen and Lou Newman’s friend Betty Neupert. We did well on […]

Canon 600 II/1.4X III/7D II Wings Raised, Early Morning Light Roseate Spoonbill Image

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The Hooptie IPT lucked out on our last morning… I awoke early on Thursday, even for me. I peeked out the window of my hotel room to see torrential rain with the palm trees whipping in the wind. The Tampa TV weather noted that it would be “a rainy morning with thunderstorms followed […]

Foggy Ideas...

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With a wind shift to the west and a bit of persisting fog, Wednesday morning was the worst of the IPT. That said a lot of learning went on and everyone made some nice pleasing blurs of spoonbills, pelicans, and cormorants. And later on we had a nicely juxtaposed group of three spoonbills […]