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What’s Up? On Saturday morning I spent some quality time with the quickly growing crane chicks sitting on the ground behind the tilted rear screen of my SONY a1, and then some quality time with the large surviving colt and lots of tickseed blossoms working from the driver’s seat of my SUV, all — because […] Your Fave? Of today’s two featured images, which one is stronger? Image #1, the habitat shot? Or Image #2, the head portrait? Leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice. What’s Up? Again, not much. Yesterday was the first day in months that I did not make a single image. […] Image Design Question With today’s featured image, why did I place the bird on the left side of the frame looking out? What’s Up? Not much. Today is Friday 16 April 2021. The forecast here at ILE is for cloudy skies and southwest winds. I probably will not head down to the lake this […] What’s Up? I had a great Wednesday morning with the large crane colt and the two getting-bigger-by-the-day crane chicks that are now about three weeks old. And I made some truly great images at sunset last night by walking one hundred yards to line up a perched bird with the beautifully-muted setting sun. Today is […] What’s Up? The two big Canon RF super-telephoto lenses are now available for pre-order. If you know that you will be getting one, do not hesitate to pre-order now. They will be hard to get and the lists will be long. Folks living in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, California, and Pennsylvania may wish to order from […] Click on the image to see a larger version. Wednesday morning all with the hand held 200-600 G and the Sony Alpha […] A Tough Question If you had to delete one of today’s two featured images, each admittedly superb, which one would you put in the trash? Why? Comparing the strengths and weaknesses (if any) of each image might reveal the answer. Or not. One thing is for sure, comparing the merits of these two images will […] What’s Up? Thanks to the very few folks who commented on their favorites in the last two blog posts. They included Michael Shaw, Elinor Osborne, James Saxon, David Policansky, and Paul Campbell. And not a single person commented on the Willet video. You gotta love it! The forecast for Sunday morning was dire; there was […] What’s Up? With the doom and gloom reports of no birds at DeSoto, John Johnson and I had an absolutely killer morning with gorgeous light, spectacularly beautiful Laughing Gulls in full breeding plumage, and a silly-tame flock of Red Knots. Curious as to how I would edit the morning’s 2433 image folder, I did that […] Your Fave? Please take a moment to let us know which of today’s three featured items — two photos and a video — that you like best. And why you made your choice. Comments on either or both of the images are of course welcome. What’s Up? John Johnson and I enjoyed yet another […] Your Fave? Please take a moment to let us know which of today’s two featured images you feel is the stronger, and why you made your choice. Comments on either or both images are of course welcome. What’s Up? I enjoyed a great morning session on my own at Stick Marsh on Thursday. I […] What’s Up? Tuesday morning with Mike and Morris was very good. Wednesday morning with Mike and Morris was superb. There was little wind and we had lots of spoonies fly in directly at us right down sun angle. We hung around until after eleven thirty in hopes that a few birds might bathe. None did. […] Webinar Invitation If you would like to receive a link for tonight’s webinar, click on this link to shoot Jim an e-mail requesting same. The webinar is entitled Designing and Creating Pleasing and Dramatic Natural History Images. It will begin at 7:30pm eastern time zone tonight, Wednesday 7 April 2021. It is being sponsored by […] What’s Up? Rajat Kapoor and his son Phillip drove over from Melbourne early on Monday morning. The baby cranes were right where they were supposed to be and continued to be amazingly cooperative. I took them on a grand photo tour of ILE. Working from my SUV, we got to photograph the surviving crane colt, […] What’s Up? I headed down to the lake early on Sunday morning hoping to find the new crane family coming off the nest in the South Marsh. I arrived 15 minutes before sunrise, only to find the family of four feeding right where they have been for the past ten days. Needless to say, I […] What’s Up? Saturday morning turned out a lot better than the weather forecast. It dawned sunny with a good breeze from the north that turned northeast before swinging to the northwest at about 9am. I found the baby cranes foraging with and getting fed by the adults in the same spot they have been every […] If … If you feel strongly either way about any of today’s three featured square crops, please leave a comment letting us know how you feel and why. What’s Up? Rajat Kapoor from Kentucky, vacationing in Florida with his wife and younger son, joined me at Stick Marsh for an In-the-Field session on Friday. […] The Best Image? Of today’s three featured images, which do you think is the best one? All are invited to leave a comment sharing their choice and the reasons they made it. And while you are at it, let me know what bugs me about Image #1. What’s Up? I hope that everyone had […] What’s Up? I enjoyed an amazing session with the two baby cranes down by the lake at ILE on Wednesday morning. The fog lifted quickly to reveal clear skies. With some moisture in the air, the light was gorgeous. I found the chicks right were I had left them two days before. They are more […] This Just In! Just got back from an amazing session down by the lake at ILE (I created 468 images in a less than 45-minute session!). It is now 8:50am. Despite the “partly cloudy” weather forecast the fog lifted quickly to reveal clear skies. With some moisture in the air, the light was gorgeous. I […] |
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