This Double-crested Cormorant head portrait was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/8 in Manual Mode.
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Fort Desoto Practically Private Day Offer
I will be photographing at Fort Desoto all day on Tuesday and then again on Wednesday morning. If you would like to join me for any and/or all of the three sessions, please e-mail or call my cell at 1-863-221-2372 before 5pm today or between 11 and 2pm on […]
This image was created at Indian Lake Estates on the morning that the IPT group made the early trip from Fort Desoto to my home. I used the hand held Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II lens, the Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III, and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop […]
This image was created when I visited Lunen, Germany as the keynote speaker at the 2004 GDT International Nature Photography Festival. Man, does time fly or what? You can learn more about the GDT here. As fate would have it, the most memorable thing about my visit is that I had to jump off […]
This Turkey Vulture was photographed at Indian Lake Estates with the Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop as framed: 1/1000 sec. at f/7.1 in Manual mode left the bill tip with a very few blinkies.
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The originals for this hauntingly beautiful UrbEx HDR image were created at Pullman Yard, Atlanta, GA with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Zoom lens (at 50mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. The HDR was processed in Photomatix.
Image courtesy of and copyright 2012: Bill Mueller.
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Fort Desoto/Hooptie Deux–Roseate Spoonbill Short Notice IPT The 2nd New Concept IPT: the Fort Desoto/Hooptie Deux–Roseate Spoonbill Short Notice IPT/April 3-7, 2013/5 DAYS: $2399. Strict limit: six photographers/ openings 5. Early April can be superb at Alafia Banks. Early April is almost always superb at Fort DeSoto. Click here for complete details.
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This image was created at Indian Lake Estates, FL with the hand held Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II lens and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops off the white sky: 1/1250 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode was a slight underexposure; should have gone to +3 off the […]
This image was made on March 8 at Fort Desoto on the Fort Desoto/Hooptie Deux Short Notice IPT with the hand held Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO 400; 1/4000 sec. at […]
I am in the hotel room at the Sheraton Arlington (Texas) for the TPPA 2013 Photo Conference and Trade Show (see more on that below). The convention center is right across the street. Both joints are surrounded by Six Flags, Ranger Stadium, and Texas Stadium. It is all pretty impressive. Younger daughter Alissa sent me […]
This Brown Pelican image was also created on the Hooptie Deux with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2 2/3 stops off the white sky: 1/1250 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode. I simply opened up 1/3 stop […]
This Roseate Spoonbill flight image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 1/2500 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode.
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This Roseate Spoonbill flight image was created on the Hooptie Deux with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +2 1/3 stops off the white sky: 1/2000 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode. Exposure previously confirmed via histogram check. […]
This Brown Pelican was photographed this morning from the deck of the Hooptie Deux at Alafia Banks with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO Safety Shift is the equivalent of Auto ISO: ISO 2000. […]
This image was created back on February 25 on the Monday Ft. Desoto In-the-Field Workshop with the tripod-mounted Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II lens, the Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III, and the Canon EOS-1D X. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/13 in Manual mode confirmed in advance via histogram […]
This image of a week-old Sandhill Crane chick getting ready to swallow a beetle that was fed to it by one of the parents was created with the hand held Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop as framed: […]
Want Spoonbills?
We still have room for one more photographer on James Shadle’s customized pontoon boat, the Hooptie Deux on the mornings of March 8-10, Friday through Sunday. If you would like to explore the possibility of joining us for a morning on the Hooptie Deux please e-mail me asap.
This tight face portrait […]
This gorgeous adult Wood Stork was photographed at Anhinga Trail on this year’s Canon Digital Learning Center Everglades Destination Workshop with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . […]
New Concept IPT Last Minute & Pro-rated Info
Due to a last minute cancellation there is now a single opening on this IPT. If you are local and wish to save a ton of money call us right now and apply a $500 last minute discount: 863-692-0906.
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New Concept IPTSold Out!
With so many folks already signed up it is looking as if folks are liking the idea of more image review during the days, more in-the-field-instruction with a smaller group, no time in the classroom, and a bit more time to rest and sleep…. Learn more by clicking here and scrolling […]
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