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In the Last Blog Post Here is my 4-favorites list from the last blog post: 1 & 3 (tied for first), 6, 5. Lot of folks went with 3 and the spectacular splashes and several even liked the scratching blur. Amazing. What’s Up? For the most part, bird photography at Nickerson Beach in the […] Your Call? Here is today’s difficult challenge: list your four favorites with the strongest one first. In Stock! Bedfords has both Sony a-1 ii bodies and 400-800 zoom lenses in stock. I am at a loss as to why so few folks have bought into the 400-800 as it has quickly become my all-time […] In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post I asked folks to rank the four featured images with their favorite image first. Here is my list: 4, 1, 3, 2. Apparently John Storjohann is my long lost twin brother as our preferences were identical. Image #4 really grew on me over the past […] The Sony 400-800 Since the storm surge died down and the sun came out, I have been heading out mornings and afternoons with just the 400-800. It is so, so versatile. With a Delkin Devices 960GB BLACK CFexpress Type A 4.0 Memory Card in my a-1 ii I head out with only a single extra […] Your Call After clicking on each of today’s fourteen featured images (including one by student/friends Steve Shore and Vasili Chernishoff), be so kind as to leave a comment as to what you think are the two strongest images and the two weakest images. From where I sit, the former will be a challenge while the […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured student images would you wish was yours? Why did you make your choice? Though I love both of them, my choice would be crystal clear. I will share that along with my reasons in the next post. I’ve been saying for years that beginning and intermediate photographers […] What’s Up? Vasili Chernishof is back in action. On his first morning at Nickerson with his Canon EOS R1, he created 17,867 images. On his second morning, 17,240. On his third morning, he slipped all the way down to 15,756 photos. I have not kept track of his afternoon totals. We continue to have good […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured images best tells the story? Why? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post everyone chose Judy’s soft light landing spoonbill as their top pick (and that included me as well). My second pick was image #1, the tern with its wings raised and the nice […] Your Call? Which two of Judy’s four featured images do you like best? Please let us know why you made your choices. In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post, my favorite image was the consensus pick, the pink sky Common Tern silhouette. My second favorite was one that did not touch anyone […] Your Call? Which two of today’s nine featured images do you like best? Please let us know why you made your choices. Please note that to better guide you, the nine images are arranged by time of capture (without regard to the date). In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post […] Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Super-Telephoto lens (the “old five”) with many Extras! Avian audio recording expert Lang Elliott is offering a used Canon 500mm f/4L IS USM super-telephoto lens (the “old five”) in very good plus condition plus a ton of extras for a ridiculously low $1999.00. Included are a 1.4X III TC […] Nickerson Beach in August is a bird photographer’s paradise. Clockwise from top left back to the center: Black Skimmer with tiny fish for chick (400-800 at 800mm); Great Black-backed Gull juvenile playing with seaweed (400-800 at 800mm); American Oystercatcher head portrait (400-800 at 800mm); Common Tern landing at nest with fish for […] Your Call? Which of today’s four featured images is your favorite? Why? Is there one you would have deleted? Why? In the Last Blog Post In the last blog post most folks went with the calling Limpkin image for all the obvious reasons and that was my first choice as well with the skinny […] Peter Kes is job […] What’s Up? The summer doldrums continue but I manage to rustle up a good chance or two every morning. I spent most of Friday morning with a young Great Egret preening on The Perch II. I kept only a very few. Saturday morning was next to nothing. I kept only a few Limpkin images. […] What’s Up? The summer doldrums continue but I manage to rustle up a good chance or two every morning. Wednesday yielded a few decent keepers: Snowy Egret, Black Vulture, and Anhinga. There was a big mayfly hatch on Thursday morning at the north end of the North Field. Eight young Great Egrets, an adult Little […] What’s Up?/Averting a Near Disaster Miracle of miracles, after lengthy phone calls to Apple Care on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, my MacBook Pro arrived at ILE at 1:00pm on Tuesday. Though it took them long enough — 7 days in all, they did a great job of overhauling my laptop. All free with Apple Care. […] Need You Help Twice #1:Have you ever purchased a new Nikon, Canon, Olympus, or Sony camera body that came with a battery that could not be charged with the stuff that came in the original box? If yes, which one? #2: The Sony a-1 ii costs $6,998.00 new. It comes with a double charger, […] What’s Up? I had been hoping to have my laptop back before this was published. Not. They told me by phone that the part had arrived and that “they were working on it,” but that has not been reflected on the My Support page. I guess my best hope now might be Tuesday … As […] Wanted to Buy Looking for a Sony a-9 iii in Excellent plus or better condition for a friend. If you have one that you would like to sell, please shoot me an e-mail to samandmayasgrandpa@att.net and I will put you in touch with the potential buyer. Great News! Both Bedford and B&H have a1 […] |
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