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The 600II/1D X Combo Still Works Well & Midair Pelican Miracle Ballet in the Fog

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More spoonbills. Tons of pelican flight. Tons of fog. Tons of learning about exposure. Lunch at Ruby Tuesday’s. A great Photoshop session. And an hour of fine land-based photography at a local rookery.

This blog post took 2 hours to prepare and was published at 3:50am from my hotel room in Brandon, […]

Is the 600II/2X III/7D II a Viable Combo? What the ??? Answer

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More spoonbills. Lots more White Ibises coming in each day. Lots of flight photography. This blog post took 2 hours to prepare and was published at 4:45am from my hotel room in Brandon, FL.

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See item 2 for the answer.

Hooptie Spoonbill Mini-IPT

The Hooptie Roseate Spoonbill Mini-IPT […]

I Was Nervous As All Get Out... 600II/7DII for Flight

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Great group. Four recidivists (repeat clients), two new folks. Lots of spoonbills. Lots of flight photography. Core exercises. No swim even though there is a large pool at the hotel. This blog post took 1 1/2 hours to prepare and was published at 4:45am.

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What the ??? answer tomorrow. […]

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The pool was down to 65 degrees on Saturday morning. No swim for me. I headed over to Brandon to meet the Hooptie group at 7:30pm for a meet and greet. As I typed on Saturday afternoon, I was in the car with Alan and Pat Lillich–where have they not been with me??? headed […]

Canon’s Two New 50+ Megapixel Camera Bodies: You Must Read This Before You Buy

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After yet another cold, clear night the pool was at 67 1/2 degrees. I swam. Core exercises. Catching up on e-mails. Thinking about packing for my trip over to Brandon and the Hooptie Deux Roseate Spoonbill IPT. But I put that off until tomorrow. I will probably leave just after lunch. I want […]

Dealing with a 7D Mark II King Penguin Underexposure

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With yet another cold front the pool was down to a not-so-balmy 71 degrees yesterday. I swam anyway :). I am still trying to catch up on old e-mails and have made some progress there.

This post took about 2 hours to put together and was published from my home at ILE, […]

Canon 100-400mm IS L II/1D X for Flight/I Coulda Been Famous...

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Another good swim, a session of core exercises, and lots of catching up on unanswered e-mails. More of the same today.

This post took close to 3 hours to put together and was published from my home at ILE, FL at 7:46am.

Red Letter Day at BAA

Yesterday we signed up […]

Is the 100-400 II Really 400mm at the Long End? The Guts of the 100-400 II/$3,500 Discount Offer & New Used Gear

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Yesterday was another swim in a slightly warmer pool, core exercises, and lots of catching up. As most of you have figured out, I have been swamped recently. I started this post on Monday but needed to get in touch with Chuck Westfall for some clarifications. I finished it on Wednesday morning. In […]

Photographer, Friends, and Dinosaur (?) Canon 100-400mm II Versatility: Part 5 of a Series

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Yesterday was a swim in a cold pool, core exercises, and beginning to catch up on 100s of unanswered e-mails. Been swamped. I did three programs at CNPA weekend past and I finished assembling each program about ten minutes before I went on stage. That’s cutting it close.

I started and finished […]

300 II/1D X Hand Held Handsome Puffin Portrait

The 2015 UK Puffins and Gannets IPT

Due to two recent cancellations there are now three openings on this long sold out IPT. Scroll down for details and do not hesitate if you would like to join us. Two great leaders: Denise Ippolito and Arthur Morris.

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My Photoshop session that closed the […]

Puffin Flying Circus and New UK Flight Gear Plan...

The 2015 UK Puffins and Gannets IPT

Due to a recent cancellation there are now two openings on this long sold out IPT. Scroll down for details and do not hesitate if you would like to join us. Two great leaders: Denise Ippolito and Arthur Morris.

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My composition and image design presentation […]

My Head Angle Thoughts and King Penguin T-Pose

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My keynote program at the CNPA Annual Meeting was well received as were Denise’s two programs. About 350 folks were in attendance at each. Funny that way back when I cut a Speech course repeatedly when I was scheduled to give my speech in fear of public speaking. That was in my senior […]

I was Wrong: My Errors & South Georgia HA Fine Points.... UK Puffins/Gannets IPT Openings

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Jim drove me to Orlando Airport yesterday late morning. I went to Chili’s for lunch. I took my cold pouch out from between the two gel ice packs to inject for lunch. There was only one small problem. My insulin was on the shelf in my refrigerator at home :). I called WalMart […]

Canon EOS-7D Mark II/100-400 II Warning

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I fly to Charolotte, NC this afternoon and then drive to Spartanburg, SC for the CNPA Annual Meeting. I have tons more on the 100-400II and the 7D II and lots more Southern Ocean and San Diego images to share with you here and will be doing that on a daily basis.

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Canon 100-400 II-7D II/You Can't Handle This Versatility! 100-400 II Versatility--the 4th of a Series

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A full day of work was interspersed with a nice swim, my core exercise program, and my first ice bath in two weeks. Then early to bed and early to rise. I have tons more on the 100-400II and the 7D II and lots more Southern Ocean and San Diego images to share […]

More Canon 100-400 II Pluses--100-400 II Versatility--the 3rd of a Series

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My San Diego to MCO flights were a breeze. After getting up before the 3am alarm I slept two hours on the first leg to DFW. With rain in Orlando getting my two checked bags took more than an hour. After a stop at Publix we (Jim and I) made it back to ILE […]

Finally. Success After 10 Days and More Than Two Decades of Trying/100-400 II Versatility--the 2nd of a Series

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Sunday was packing day. Or night 🙂 Lots to do. But I still found time to get out to the cliffs one last time. This blog post, which took about an hour to prepare, was published at 9:01PM Pacific time on Sunday evening, one minute after midnight (on Monday) in the east. I […]

Stunning Image Quality with the Canon EOS-7D Mark II/100-400 II Combo. 100-400 II Versatility--the 1st of a Series

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On Saturday morning I presented “A Bird Photographer’s Story” at the San Diego Museum of Natural History to kick off the opening of the spectacular Birds of the World exhibit. It was one of the more wonderful mornings of my life. More soon. This blog post, which took 3 hours to prepare, was published […]

Universal Advice for Better Flight and Action Photography with a Zoom Lens...

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On Friday morning the very sweet Susan Carnahan who flew down from San Francisco for today’s program at the Natural History magazine and the Birds of the World exhibit opening joined Mike Gotthelf and me for a morning of photographic instruction. Inspired by the coastal fog we tried something new and different by visiting […]

Canon EOS-7D Mark II Rocks the Rocks

On Being Excellent

Here is a quote written by Melvin Tann, the brilliant exercise physiologist, MSc, LAc (Licensed Acupuncturist), and holistic health practitioner in Santa Ana, CA whom I have been working with. Melvin has successfully treated 10 San Diego Chargers, several other NFLers, a few top UFC fighters, and a host of world class […]