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High vs Low and the Higher Answer. On Getting Over a Fear of High ISOs ... And Super-bright WHITE Exposures.

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We got kicked off the cliffs at 7:30am just when things were getting good when a team from the city came to spray the cliffs with soap to reduce the smell of the pelican roosting cliff … I mentioned to the biologist that since the pelicans leave the cliffs between 10 and 11 am […]

Announcing the 2019 Fort DeSoto Spring Instructional Photo-Tour (IPT)

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Though there was somewhat of a dearth of pelicans on Wednesday morning, the dozen or so that were present were in gorgeous breeding plumage and with fewer birds, it was easier to isolate them. Then we headed down the coast to do some gull flight photography and lucked out by finding a tame […]

Two Whats?

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Monday dawned cold and blustery with strong northwest winds. The traditional pelican spot was a guaranteed waste of time so we made a wiggle and with one large cloud to the east made hay for an hour and a half while the sun did not shine. Once the skies cleared we had brutal […]

2018 BAA Top Twenty Images: Part III of IV

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We did great on our scouting morning. Patrick Sparkman is loving the Sony A9 with the Sony 100-400 and is making great images with it every session. He switched from Canon to Nikon last year when I did and is now strongly considering another switch. I will have six days to play with […]

The Advantages of Getting Up Early. Contest Deadline Extended.

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I am on my way to the airport for my nonstop Southwest flight to San Diego for the IPT and more. I hope that I did not forget anything important 🙂

Contest News

As below, the deadline for contest entries has been extended until February 7, 2019.

The 2018 B&H/BAA Bird […]

Please Do Not Try This at Home Without Parental Supervision ... A New White Balance Tool/(Color) Temperature Tip. And another Canon Used Gear Fire-sale.

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I spent Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday catching up on the NFL playoffs on TIVO. And doing three loads of laundry.

A Feel-Good Story

I have always been a Charles Barkley fan. Perhaps because like me he is not afraid to say exactly what’s on his mind. Younger daughter Alissa sent […]

The Best Flight Photography Sky Conditions ... The Nikon 500 PF. Unsharp Flight Images with Nikon (gasp!)

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I spent most of Sunday cooped up in my hotel room at the Santiago airport catching up in the Avian forum at BPN. The flight was scheduled to leave until 11:30pm but was delayed 30 minutes. I did not sleep much or comfortably on that red-eye flight … I had several hours to […]

Made it back to Santiago, Chile. And my two very favorite images from the Falkland Land-based IPT: Scrambled Egg for Dinner and Yawning Albatross

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I and the three three-week IPT participants Anita North, Loren Waxman, and Eugen Dolan — all IPT veterans, flew from Stanley in the Falklands back to Santiago, Chile on the afternoon of Saturday January 12. Loren was flying straight through to LA on a Saturday night red-eye and then continuing on to his […]

The Most Common Rear Button Focus/Focus Lock Technique Errors.

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

Sylph: a being that has air as its element ...

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

BPN Avian Mods are Killing It ... You be the contest judge.

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

2018 BAA Top Twenty Images: Part II of IV. Subtitle: Five Good Reasons Why I Switched to Nikon ...

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

Nikon TC-E20 & the 600mm f/4 VR. You Always Have to See the Bird's Eye. And Dust Spotting How-to Lessons.

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

Falklands Land-based IPT Update

Falklands Land-based IPT Update

I was able to get online briefly on Bleaker Island on the morning of Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The trip has been beyond an amazing success. The four folks in the two-week group — multiple IPT veterans Donna Borden, Beverly Still, and Tony Zielinski along with first-timer Steve Rentmeesters, head back […]

Another 7D Mark II Oldie but Goodie: Willet at Sunset

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

White on White Exposure Principles. And Japan Swan Walking

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

BPN Members Rocking It in Avian!

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

Always Look for an Edge ...

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]

Season's Greetings Jiggle Blur

Season’s Greetings

Jim and Jennifer and I send our best wishes to you and yours for a wonderful holiday season filled with love, sharing, and some quality photography. Have a great 2019 filled with the same, good health, and lots of nachas.

Nachas: a Yiddish word meaning that you are happy and proud, especially […]

Nikon 500 PF for Birds in Flight (from the Icebreaker!)

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I will be away for almost a month while leading the 2018/2019 Falklands land-based IPT. I should be back in the office (and back in the pool) on the afternoon of Monday, January 14, 2019. Happy new year! I should have good internet access until Friday December 21 and then again on the weekend […]