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My Favorite Me; A Guest Blog Post by Tim Grey

Yours truly at Fort Desoto. Image courtesy of and copyright 2013: Tony Golic. You can see more of Tony’s excellent people images on his website here. Thanks a stack Tony!

My Favorite Me; A Guest Blog Post by Tim Grey

On November 18, Tim Grey interviewed me by phone for the December issue of […]

Couldn't Be Prouder

This image of my grandson Sam was created with the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (hand held at 300mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/400sec. at f/5.6.

The exposure compensation of +2/3 was a bit […]

Top Ten Bird Photography Tips

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the sky just above the mountains: 1/1650 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode. Central sensor/AI Servo Surround/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of […]

Canon EF200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender: Close Focus & 4-Stop IS Advantages

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This mushroom image was created on my birthday morning, June 14, with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with the 1.4X TC in place) at 461mm and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/100 sec. […]

Can Less Be More?

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This 2/3 frame Common Nighthawk image was created at Indian Lake Estates with the with the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/160 sec. at f/10 in Manual […]

Amazing Color Balance Transformation & 200-400 w/Internal 1.4X TC Zooming Tip

Amazing Color Balance Transformation

In the “Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet: Especially With the Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender” blog post here I shared two images of granddaughter Maya that were created at her dance recital. The lighting was a mix of colored lights and spotlights. Whenever I have to deal with […]

Image Design Principle Simplified

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Image Design Principle Simplified

In The Art of Bird Photography II, in Chapter II, Advanced Composition and Image Design, I wrote:

While the hallmark of my style is working with single birds set against backgrounds of pure color, there are countless times when including other elements (both natural and […]

Jason, the UPS Driver: What Brown Did For Me!

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This image was created at Indian Lake Estates with the tripod-mounted Canon Telephoto EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Autofocus lens and the and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/16 in Av mode.

Manual focus on the chick’s eye (AF is […]

Working in Manual Mode Re-visited

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This Bald Eagle juxtaposition image was created from a rocking boat near Homer, AK on the March IPTs with the Canon 800mm f/5.L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400: 1/1250 sec. at f/8 set manually. […]

Bon Voyage

This captive and release Gem Anole was photographed with the tripod-mounted Canon Telephoto EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Autofocus lens and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering -1 stop: 1/80 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode.

Central sensor AI Servo/Rear Focus on anole’s eye and re-compose. Click here if you […]

Missing Boys: One Found!

Ilyas snuggling with Grandpa Arthur on the backyard swing in Holbrook, NY. Image created with the hand held Canon Powershot G15 (now replaced by the Canon PowerShot G15 Digital Camera).

Image courtesy of and copyright 2013: daughter Alissa

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Ilyas

Ilyas was my third grandchild. Still […]

The BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Contest

Jacana chick on Lily-leaf. Image copyright 2012 Lou Coetzer. This image was the Grand Prize winner in the BIRDS AS ART 1st International Bird Photography Contest. We’d love to see your best in this year’s contest!

The BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Contest

We are proud to announce that plans are in […]

A Simple Image Design Principle That Few Understand...

The two-frame frames for this stitched pano were created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (at 70mm) and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/16 in Tv mode.

Central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus 1/3 […]

Answer Times Two

This image was created in-camera at Keukehof Gardens in Lisse Holland on the first Tulip IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

ISO 100. Evaluative metering +1 stop at f/22 in Tv mode. What do you think was the shutter speed?

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Fractastic! A Creative User Guide for the Redfield Fractalius Filter

Fractastic is the latest in a long line of eGuides published by BAA Books. Kudos to Andrew and denise.

Fractastic A Creative User Guide for the Redfield Fractalius Filter

BAA is proud to announce–at long last–the publication of Fractastic, a creative user guide for the Redfield Fractalius filter. Fractalius is a Windows Photoshop […]

Saving a Stunning, Under-exposed Bald Eagle Top-Shot Pose

BAA Bulletin #443

BAA Bulletin #443 is online and can be accessed right now by clicking here.

Fractastic eGuide Published! How Cool? What’s Not to Love? Cheryl Slechta Fracting Fun Holland 2014 Bosque Prayers Bosque del Apache 2013 IPT: “The Complete Bosque Experience.” Affiliate Links Used Camera Gear IPT Info Fishkill, NY Help Needed […]

No Room at the Inn

This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus Lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)). ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/8.

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A Strange Sight and a Practical Image Design Question

The two-frame frames for this stitched pano were created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens (at 70mm) and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/16 in Tv mode.

Central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus 1/3 […]

It's All Greek to Me

This image of a Great White Pelican was created on the Lake Kerkini, Greece IPT with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens , the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the now discontinued EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X). ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1250 sec. […]

Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet: Especially With the Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS/Internal 1.4 Extender

This image of my granddaughter Maya dancing to Edelweiss (a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music) was created with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (at 232mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO […]