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The Calm Before the Wind...

The Streak Continues: 359

We had our fourth in a row Wonderful Festival of the Cranes Early Morning Workshop group and everyone learned a ton; we rocked ’em again. Learn more about our amazing weather day below and more in a coming blog post.

Coming soon: a free Bosque Site Guide update for […]

Mayhem at 35m: Like it or hate it?

Screen Capture

Mac Help Needed

Arash sent me the updated DPP 4 Guide with the sharpness and noise reduction tables updates for the 7D II. When I click on he PDF I get the error message above. Arash is also on a Mac so the problem makes no sense to me :). […]

What I Said (about the Canon EOS-7D Mark II at Bosque...)

The Streak Continues: 357

Denise and I rocked ’em again on our second Festival Early Morning In the Field workshop. We had fifteen folks. The pre-dawn sky offered a bit more color than the day before but was still pretty boring but everyone learned a ton. The crane pool was only so-so but everyone learned […]

Fire in the Sky & Like New Used Canon 200-400 for Sale

Great “Love Affair” News

I learned yesterday that my Canon EoL-sponsored program, “A Twenty Year Love Affair With Bosque,” is not only free and open to the public but that folks do not need to register. Just show up at the Bodega Restaurant in Socorro at 1pm and enjoy: 606 N California St. The program […]

Canon 100-400mm IS L II/7D Mark II: 640 Hand Held for Flight Rocks/Too Little Time...

Great “Love Affair” News

I just learned that my Canon EoL-sponsored program, “A Twenty Year Love Affair With Bosque,” is not only free and open to the public but that folks do not need to register. Just show up at the Bodega Restaurant in Socorro at 1pm and enjoy: 606 N California St. The program […]

A Day Late...

The Streak Continues: 354

On Tuesday we enjoyed fire in the mist conditions at sunrise. Learn more below. The crew was thrilled to see this amazing display despite the fact that the birds at the time were scarcer than the proverbial hen’s teeth. By 1:00pm, we had finished shooting all the footage for the 7-segment […]

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens: First Impressions and First Two Keepers

The Streak Continues: 353

On Monday, day one of the “Bird Photography” video project that is being created by the Canon Digital Learning Center, everyone worked long and hard to complete six of the needed seven educational segments. As we were concentrating on creating educational content and getting it on tape, several decent photographic opportunities […]

It's Not Like I'm Saying That a Blastoff is Imminent...

The Streak Continues: 352

On Sunday, we created video only B-roll for the seven-segment “Bird Photography” project that is being created by the Canon Digital Learning Center. The crew is great and having Rudy Winston along is a huge plus. The man knows everything about everything Canon. The audio guys and two grips arrive tonight. […]

How Did the Canon EOS-7D Mark II Perform for Flight Photography with the 1.4X III Teleconverter?

The Streak Continues: 351

On Saturday, I photographed at the refuge morning and afternoon. Not too bad. I got lots of rest during the day. Tomorrow we start work on a seven segment “Bird Photography” video project that is being created by the Canon Digital Learning Center. At some point you will all get to […]

And the Highly Honored Image Was... Artie, Why Do You Enter Contests? My Thoughts on the Competitions

Bosque Never Ceases to Amaze!

Click on the Facebook link on the right to check out my first Bosque keeper. Think it was dark? ISO 1600. 1/8 sec. at f/4.5. 70-200 and 5D III as per yesterday’s blog post :). It is hard to believe that after 20 straight years of being at Bosque for […]

Canon EOS-1D X, EOS-5D Mark III, EOS-7D Mark II at Bosque del Apache NWR/Which One When and Why?

The Streak Continues: 349

On Thursday I flew to DC for the Nature’s Best ceremony. I brought the 5D III and the 24-70. This blog post, the 349th in a row, took about 1 1/2 hours to prepare. It was published from hotel room in Arlington, VA at 3:41am. Gotta run as I fly to […]

Warming Circular Polarizer Lessons and Singh-Ray Filters & BIRDS AS ART

Coming Tomorrow

Tomorrow’s blog post will outline my thoughts on which of my three (actually 5 on this trip) camera bodies I will be using in various situations at Bosque.

The Streak Continues: 348

On Wednesday I finished and sent BAA Bulletin #469. I enjoyed an easy 60-length swim in the sunshine and took […]

You Be the Judge & Mint Canon 600mm f/4L IS II Lens for Sale

Coming Soon

Within the next few days I will do a feature detailing my thoughts on which camera body I will be using in various situations at Bosque.

The Streak Continues: 347

On Tuesday I finally finished the “Love Affair with Bosque” slide program, answered a stack of e-mails, enjoyed an easy 60-length swim […]

Canon EOS-7D Mark II Set-up Tip & Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens Announced

Important Note

The BAA On-line Store was back online on Monday morning.

The Streak Continues: 346

On Monday I started work on BAA Bulletin #469, answered a stack of e-mails, made motel arrangements for the Morro Bay IPT–remember, I will go with one :), enjoyed an easy 60-length swim in sunshine, and took a […]

LensAlign & FocusTune: No more eye-balling it, no more it looks as if...., no more guessing....

Important Note

The BAA On-line Store was back online on Monday morning.

3-Stop ND Question The Streak Continues: 345

I am not sure what I did yesterday aside from working on the blog early in the morning and watching lots of NFL football. I had planned to swim a mile, 88 lengths of the […]

How Would You Optimize These Two Images?

The Streak Continues: 344

Yesterday I began working with my “Love Affair with Bosque” keynote program that I will be presenting on Friday afternoon, November 21, at the Festival of the Cranes. This program is free and open to the public but you must register. If you are in the vicinity, it would be foolish […]

Where to Focus with the 7D Mark II? Palouse IPT Openings

The Streak Continues: 343

Yesterday I finished up the two Bosque Photo Seminar programs that Denise Ippolito and I are presenting on Thursday afternoon, November 20, at the Festival of the Cranes. If you are in the vicinity, it would be foolish of you not to attend :). Scroll down here for details or to […]

Why Mac? And Martin Plant was Right, but only 100%

The Streak Continues: 342

Yesterday I worked on the Bosque Photo Seminar that Denise Ippolito and I are presenting on Thursday afternoon at the Festival of the Cranes. If you are in the vicinity, it would be foolish of you not to attend :). Scroll down here for details.

I enjoyed an easy 1/2 […]

Stormy and Sunny 7D Mark II Fun & Important Festival of the Cranes Event Updates

The Streak Continues: 341

Yesterday included a challenging morning dealing with my new Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro Notebook Computer with Retina Display (Mid-2014). I wanted to do something very simple. Copy two Powerpoint (Keynote on a Mac) files to a one of my brand new Western Digital Ultra External Hard Drives

I just purchased […]

Canon EOS-7D Mark II/200-400mm with Internal TC: Reach and Versatility

The Streak Continues: 340

Yesterday was a day of answering e-mails and learning more about my relatively new Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro Notebook Computer with Retina Display (Mid-2014).

I will be sharing the tale of my transition to the top of the line Mac with y’all here soon.

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