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Alan Murphy on Nikon Z9 Autofocus

The Stronger Image?

Which of today’s two featured images do you like best? Please leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice.

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On Friday morning I made a few nice images of the young eagle in the nest getting fed. I was thrilled to learn that six of […]

Lot's More Great Canon Used Gear. A Strange Morning at Lakeland. And New-Computer Photoshop Help Needed

This Just In! 2:13pm

Thanks to kind, knowledgeable, and helpful readers all of the computer problems below no longer exist.

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I enjoyed a nice Thursday morning photographing at Lakeland with friends. See the A Strange Morning at Lakeland item below. Also, below, I need some help with Photoshop on the new MacBook […]

Adam's Snowy Owl on Ice Shove. Lots More on Rolling Shutter Including a Revelatory Comment by Arash Hazeghi

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After seven failed attempts due to our slower-than-a-snail WiFi, I finally downloaded and installed Word and Excel for Mac on the new machine. The rest of the day went smoothly: Photo Mechanic, Photoshop, Raw Digger, Camtasia, and DPP 4 were all downloaded and installed seamlessly. More, including and especially Topaz DeNoise AI & […]

Stick Marsh FWC Good News! The March Stick Marsh IPTS are a Go!

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On Tuesday morning I did well setting up the new computer once Apple Care Senior Advisor Andrew got me logged into my iCloud account. My Keychain and my e-mail settings came along with that. I have PhotoShop and Photo Mechanic up and running and Jen worked on Word and Excel for Mac in […]

The Whole Gory Story With a _ _ _ _ _ Ending

Wanted to Buy

If you have a Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM with Extender 1.4x lens in excellent or better condition sitting on a shelf gathering dust and would like to unload it for a fair price, please contact me via e-mail. I have a reliable buyer.

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Well, after being in data […]

My, How Fast They Grow!

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A single photographer needs to leave Homer early (due to new, even more restrictive travel rules for Canadian citizens). This opens up two (or possibly three) pro-rated (with a late-registration discount) days aboard my 2022 eagle boat. This would seem to be a great opportunity for folks living in Anchorage or elsewhere in […]

A Real Showstopper of an Image! And Rolling Shutter INFO

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I headed down to the lake on Saturday morning in totally dreary conditions. The two adult eagles were in the nest tree and the chick was sitting up. Two hours later I returned after it had gotten brighter, but the chick was hunkered down a bit in the nest. I had brought my […]

A Unique Homer Bald Eagle IPT Opportunity and a Sunset Silhouette Expose to the Right Lesson

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A single photographer needs to leave Homer a bit early (due to new, even more restrictive travel rules for Canadian citizens). This opens up two (or possibly three) pro-rated (with a late-registration discount) days on my 2022 eagle boat. This would seem to be a great opportunity for folks living in Anchorage or […]

Rembrandt (?) versus Clean, Tight, and Graphic

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On Thursday morning I photographed a Turkey Vulture, a Sandhill Crane, and the young Bald Eagle in the nest. To say that the eaglet has grown incredibly fast would be a big understatement. Sunset was not bad with some nice sky color. Stay tuned for the news on the attempted data recovery. The […]

Re-writing for Clarity and Catching Up a Bit

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Stick Marsh was better than expected. Just before sunrise there were about 20 Roseate Spoonbills on the North Rookery Island. Most of those birds flew off at about 7:15am. Soon thereafter, there were spoonies flying in and out until about 8:15am. The birds were displaying, courting, and pulling leaves (but not sticks or […]

Coming to Grips with Vertical Grips

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I headed out for a short session on Tuesday morning. I photographed the usual ILE suspects: Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, and Sandhill Crane. I am pretty sure that I got one very nice crane image. With no laptop, I will not know for sure for at least a while. I spoke to the […]

Understanding Depth-of-Field with Telephoto Lenses

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My MacBook Pro (and the almost surely messed-up back-up drive) are on the way to the data recovery outfit in California by Fed-Ex Overnight Priority. I should find something out late today or early on Wednesday. My fingers still crossed. I will spare you the details when I learn more.

If you […]

The Things That I Hate About the World's Best Bird Photography Camera, the Sony Alpha 1

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I was unable to get my MacBook Pro (and the almost surely messed-up back-up drive) for shipment to the data recovery outfit by Fed-Ex Overnight on Saturday afternoon; the Fed Ex depot in Lake Wales was closed when I got there. It will ship today. Fingers still crossed. I will spare you the […]

Very Important News & Sony Used Gear For Sale

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I am in the throes of a potentially major computer disaster. I may or may not be able to get a blog post done for the next few days. I will do my best. I sent my MacBook Pro (and a probably messed up back-up drive) to a data recovery outfit by Fed-Ex […]

Like-New Nikon 400 f/2.8 (for sale) does Snowy Owl Flight

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I slept long and well on Thursday night. I guess I was knackered from the great San Diego trip. When I left for California, the pool was 86°. When I got into the pool on Friday afternoon it was 81°. That’s the good news. I dressed warmly and enjoyed my 1/2 swim. The […]

Eight Seconds Later and 165mm Wider ...

Your Fave?

Which of today’s two featured images do you like best? Why? which background do you prefer?

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I was out of bed at about 2:30am San Diego time on Thursday to shower, finish packing, and pack the car before heading to the airport for my 6:45am flight to Austin, TX on Southwest. […]

A Fine Ending to a Great Trip!

A Very Tough Call

Which of today’s two superb images do you think is best (he asked modestly)? Please leave a comment let us know why you made your choice.

Though there were more than a dozen photographers on the cliff this morning, I would be quite surprised if any of them made a […]

Surfin' in La Jolla with the 600 f/4 GM/1.4X TC/a1

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Tuesday, my next-to-last photography day in San Diego this year, seemed not quite as spectacular as Monday had been, yet I created more than 5,000 images. No worries, I picked my 209 keepers in 31 minutes using Photo Mechanic! The forecast had been for partly to mostly cloudy all day. It turned out […]

Four Very excellent Reasons to Add the Sony FE 1.4X Teleconverter to the Sony 200-600/a1 Combo

Your Favorite?

Which of today’s four featured images is the strongest? Please leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice. I feel that two of the images are far stronger than the other two, and of those two, I have a very clear favorite. Comments on the two best are of […]

A Rare Side-lit Image! Chiefs Lose! Or Not?

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I had a perfect plan in place for Sunday morning at La Jolla with perfect conditions. But the wind died and more than 200 pelicans sat on the opposite cliff until they flew off to the southwest to go fishing. You gotta love it.

The rest of the day was football. The […]