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Parting Shots: Momma Moose and a Volcanic Sunset

Galapagos 2023 Opening

Due to a cancellation, I have an opening for a single male photographer on the Galapagos 2023 Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime IPT, the world’s finest photographic cruise of the famed archipelago. I am offering it with a substantial discount. If you are interested in joining a great group, or have questions, please […]

Do You Agree With This Premise?

Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM (Grand Master) Lens

Price reduced $200.00 on 7 March 2023

Anthony Ardito is offering a Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens (USA warranty) in like-new condition for a ridiculously low $1498.00 (was $1,698.00). The sale includes the original product box and everything that came in it including the ALC-F82S 82mm […]

Silhouette Exposures. Transforming an Eagle into a Rock.

Homer 2024

I have my dates for the two February 2024 Homer/Kachemak Bay Bald Eagle IPTs. If you would be interested in doing both 5-day trips (with a discount) and driving from Anchorage and Homer and back with me, please get in touch via e-mail.

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Thanks to the those who commented on […]

Would You Go Silhouette or Natural?

Homer 2024

I have my dates for the two February 2024 Homer/Kachemak Bay Bald Eagle IPTs. If you would be interested in doing both 5-day trips (with a discount) and driving from Anchorage and Homer and back with me, please get in touch via e-mail.

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There is More Than One Way to Skin a Pelican in Photoshop

This all-new card includes images created on my JAN 2022 visit to San Diego. Click on the composite to enjoy a larger version.

The 2023/2024 San Diego Brown Pelicans (and more!) IPTs San Diego IPT #1. 3 1/2 DAYS: WED 27 DEC thru the morning session on Saturday 30 DEC 2023. […]

Keep or Delete? Why? Your Image Optimization Thoughts?

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Please remember that the blog is meant to be interactive. Even if you do not opt to leave a comment, run through the questions in your head. Doing so will help you improve your bird photography. All comments are of course, greatly appreciated.

The last morning of the 2nd Homer IPT was […]

A Favorite From the Mega-Epic Day. And Sitting For Flight

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The long dreamed of epic photo session arrived a day late for Homer IPT group #2. I created 6470 images (a record) and kept a ridiculous 698 images after the first edit (a record by far). It was snowing when we left the harbor at 8:30am and quit at about ten. We had […]

Larus Glaucescens Five Ways

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As far as sleeping through the great Northern Lights Display, I was not, for several reasons), bothered much at all by missing it. Based on the information that I had, I made the decision to get some needed rest. So I did. In addition, I had seen them on a bone-chilling night in […]

I Slept Through This! How Would You Have Felt?

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We sailed twice on Monday and enjoyed two excellent sessions and a second consecutive colorful sunset. Today is Tuesday 28 February 2023. The long-predicted heavy snowfall began at about 4:00am. We are having breakfast (again) at the Duncan House Diner in town and will be on the boat for a very long session […]

The Continuing Quest for New and Different

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Again, studying the wind and sky conditions carefully, we sailed only in the afternoon and did pretty darned well. I spent the morning helping Bear Bob and Monte with Photo Mechanic. I was glad to learn of the sale of Anthony Ardito’s Sony 600mm f/4 GM lens and the pending sale of Dennis […]

On Improving My Flight Photography

Sony a9 II Mirrorless Camera Body

BAA Record-low Price!

Dennis Westover is offering a Sony a9 II mirrorless camera body in excellent condition for a BAA record-low $2198.00. The sale includes the original box and everything that came in it including the manuals, one battery, the charger, the front body cap, the strap, the USB […]

A Little-Known Fact About Fort DeSoto. On Shooting Low

The Spring Fort DeSoto IPT #1: Practically Private The Spring Fort DeSoto IPT #1. Tuesday 28 March through the morning session on 31 March 2023. 3 1/2 Days: $1899.00 includes three working brunches. Limit six photographers.

With no-one signed up for the first DeSoto IPT, you can sign up right now and be assured of […]

A Swiss Army Knife of a Lens

Your Call

All are invited to leave a comment stating their preference for each of today’s four featured images. Please put them in order with your favorite image first and your least favorite of the four. Ambitious folks can comment on why they made their choices. I will share my list and my reasons with […]

The Fast, Versatile, Handhold-able Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM Lens is Ideal for the Low Light Conditions in Homer

Your Call

All are invited to leave a comment stating their preference for each of today’s three featured images. Please put them in order with your favorite image first and your least favorite of the three last. Ambitious folks can comment on why they made their choices. I will share my list and my reasons […]

The Truly Extraordinary Bird Photography of Matt Huras & THE Very Best Way to Improve Your Nature Photography

An Impossible Task?

All are invited to leave a comment as to which of Matt Huras’s eight featured images is the strongest. Be sure to let us know why. If you cannot control yourself, it is OK to go with two or three photos. But be warned, this will be a very difficult job,

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Homer IPT #1 Sunny First Morning. On sunny days in Homer, improving your flight photography, 200-600 MFD, backgrounds on the beach, and big momma eagles!

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Which of today’s five, all very excellent images is your absolute favorite? By participating, you will actually learn a lot. If you do leave a comment, please let us know why you made your choice. If anything in any of the images bugs you, let us know that too.

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Why Pano Crops? Why Manual Focus? Why Under-exposed?

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Which of today’s three featured pano-crops is the worst of the lot? Why don’t you like it?

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The three amigos met for breakfast in the Lakefront Hotel at 6:30am. We met in the lobby at 8:00am, packed the car, and then headed south and east on the Seward Highway and […]

Think Fast and Act Faster When Creating Juxtapositions

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Like it or hate it, share your thoughts on today’s featured image.

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After getting to bed very early on Friday evening, I was up at 3:00am in plenty of time to catch the 4:30 am shuttle. My six-hour five minute flight to Seattle was blessedly uneventful. After my five-hour layover, […]

DeSoto in Spring --Lots to Photograph! And Air Travel Tips

Unsolicited via e-mail from Pete Myers

I just spent 4 days in the field in a graduate course in bird photography taught by Artie Morris at Fort DeSoto. After almost 50 years of experience pointing cameras at birds from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, New Zealand and beyond, I thought I was good enough. […]

Why Wide-Open? A New Approach to Understanding DOF

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Which of today’s three featured images is the strongest? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice. Though I love all three, I do have a clear favorite and will share that here with you tomorrow.

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Thursday morning on the Hooptie Deux […]