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The Pull is Too Strong...

Breathe deeply, bite the bullet, and live life to its fullest; we all get only one ride on the merry-go-round… Join me on this great trip.

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The Southern Ocean…

I’ve been blessed. I’ve made three trips to the Southern Ocean, two extended […]

Not A Snowy Owl I

The Amazing Streak Continues; I Gotta be Nuts. ๐Ÿ™‚

Today’s blog post marks 44 days in a row with a new post, a new record by far that should continue for at least another week or two. Or not. ๐Ÿ™‚ To show your appreciation, we ask that use our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for […]

Baby, It's Cold Out There!

The Amazing Streak Continues; I Gotta be Nuts. ๐Ÿ™‚

Today’s blog post marks 43 days in a row with a new post, a new record by far that should continue for at least another week or two. Or not. ๐Ÿ™‚ To show your appreciation, we ask that use our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for […]

Long Island/San Diego Trip Gear Bag

The Amazing Streak Continues; I Gotta be Nuts. ๐Ÿ™‚

Today’s blog post marks 42 days in a row with a new post, a new record by far that should continue for at least another week or two. Or not. ๐Ÿ™‚ To show your appreciation, we ask that use our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for […]

What's Weird???

The Amazing Streak Continues; What’s Wrong With Me? ๐Ÿ™‚

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EOS-5D Mark III or EOS-1D X?

The Amazing Streak Continues; What’s Wrong With Me? ๐Ÿ™‚

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Soup from a Bosque Stone

An Amazing Streak

Today’s blog post marks 40 days in a row with a new post, a new record by far that should continue for at least another week or two. To show your appreciation, we ask that use our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for all of your B&H and Amazon purchases. Please check […]

Cumulonimbus

This image was created at my home in Indian Lake Estates with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (hand held at 200mm) with the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops as framed: 1/4000 sec. at f/9 in Av mode. Color temperature AWB.

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Small But Deadly: The 70-200mm Telephoto Zoom Lenses

Snow Geese, early morning fly-in, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM, with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens hand held at 70mm.

Small But Deadly: The 70-200mm Telephoto Zoom Lenses

When most folks think of lenses for bird photography, they usually think of one of the super-telephoto focal lengths: 500, 600, […]

Breakfast with the Hand Held Canon 200-400 f/4L IS with Internal TC

BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #453

BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #453 is online and can be accessed here.

Season’s Greetings Important Contest News An Amazing Streak The Blog is the Bomb! Jim Neiger’s Osprey Heaven Workshops Flight Plan Snow Goose Image Optimization The Animated GIF MP-4 Photoshop Video Tutorial Affiliate Links IPT INFO

Be sure […]

Wonderful & Rewarding Stuff

An e-Mail From Tammis

On November 19, 2103 I received a very nice e-mail from Tammis Coffin, the Education Coordinator at the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon/Connecting People & Nature through Art:

Artie,

I’m forwarding a feature about the Museum of American Bird Art that highlights your exhibition.

Visitors have responded […]

Big News & Assorted Educational Follow-ups

Last Year’s Grand Prize winning image by Lou Coetzer

Contest Deadlines Extended! BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Competition New Entry Deadline: January 31, 2014; see additional details below

Big News

With so many folks signing up at the last minute and with so many folks having trouble uploading […]

El Capitán...

This Herring Gull was photographed at Cupsogue Beach, Long Island, NY with the predecessor of the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, Mongoose M3.6 head, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the EOS-1D Mark IV (since replaced by […]

I Haven't the Foggiest...

This image was created with the predecessor of the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the old 600mm f/4L IS lens–now replaced by the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, and the EOS-1D Mark II–now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 […]

Snow Goose Image Optimization/Need Your Help/Opinion: Blur Haters Stay Home :)

Time is Running Out! BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Competition The December 31, 2013 closing deadline is fast approaching. Click here or scroll down for details

This Snow Geese 2-flock blur image was created at 10:28am on the December 1, 2013 at Bosque del Apache NWR with the […]

The #1 Reason that it is Mandatory, Imperative, and Vitally Important that you Work in Manual Mode for Flight Photography

This Brown Pelican image was created in January, 2010 with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens (hand held at 108mm) and the EOS-7D (now replaced for me by the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital camera body). ISO 500. Evaluative metering +2 1/3 stops off of the cloudy white sky: […]

Season's Greetings

Breathe deeply. Have fun. Love what is. Don’t take it personally. Happiness is a choice ๐Ÿ™‚

Image Questions

Which is your favorite crane? Which is your favorite goose?

later and love, artie

Interesting Bosque Note

On my not-so-recent twentieth visit in late fall to the refuge (12 days of photography and teaching) […]

2014 Bosque Secrets Revealed

The 2014 Bosque Quick Start Guide/Current Conditions Update is available as a stand alone purchase. See below for details.

2014 Bosque Secrets Revealed

Every year at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is different. Heck, after 20 straight years of visiting in late fall I can honestly say that every day […]

Even an Ugly Bird...

This American Coot image was created from inside my rental vehicle on the 2013 Bosque IPT with the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1 stop as framed: 1/800 sec. at f/10 in Manual […]

At Long Last, As Promised: the Greatest, Most Educational Blog Post Ever? Manual… Av… Tv… Program… Which is The Best Shooting Mode?

This image was created on the 2013 Bosque IPT with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 1/1000 sec. at […]