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Safe in Honolulu & Gear Questions Answered

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This intentional and pleasing (to me at least) image of a Glaucous-winged Gull was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS II and the 1.4X III TC (hand held at 280mm) with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 50. Evaluative metering -1 stop as framed: 1/15 sec. at f/13. To see […]

Photographic Risks and Rewards on Safari: Guest Blog Post by Todd Gustafson

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African Lion cubs at play. Nikon D3, 600mm f/4, and 1.7 converter. 1600 ISO. Matrix metering at zero in aperture priority: 1/400th sec. at f/6.7. Image copyright 2011: Todd Gustafson/Gustafson Photo Safari.

Photographic Risks and Rewards on Safari: A Guest Blog Post by Todd Gustafson Let the Photo Come to […]

Why Wide Open Works Well For Me

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This Brown Pelican image was created in La Jolla, CA with the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/2000 sec. at f/8. Early morning (8:53am) light. Why Wide Open Works Well For Me

When I posted the image above […]

Why 32-gb Flash Cards? Why Delkin e-film Pro?

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This image was made near Homer, AK with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the blue sky: 1/1600 at f/5.6 set manually. Early morning (8:56am) light. I have utmost confidence in my […]

Will the EF 800mm f/5.6L Soon Become Obsolete?

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This image was made near Homer, AK with the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X III TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/320 sec. at f/8 in Manual mode. The key to a successful composition here was placing the bird high […]

Bald Eagle Squabble #2/Which Do You Like Best?

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This image was created near Homer, AK with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 2XIII TC (hand held at 238mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops off the sky: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode.

Bald Eagle Squabble […]

Bald Eagle Squabble/Interactive Photoshop Lesson

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This image was created near Homer, AK with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 2XIII TC (hand held at 238mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops off the sky: 1/1600 sec. at f/6.3 in Manual mode.

Bald Eagle Squabble/Interactive […]

A Blurry Morning in Homer

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This image was created with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X III TC (handheld at 210mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 50. Evaluative metering +3 stops off the white sky: 1/30 sec. at f/9. I like the pan-blurred background streaks in this image, especially […]

Universal Advice for Better Flight Photography with a Zoom Lens....

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This image was created with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X III TC (hand held at 192mm) and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400: 1/2500 sec. at f/7.1 set manually after histogram check.

Universal Advice for Better Flight Photography with a Zoom Lens….

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214 Keeper Day at Lake Kerkini, Greece

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This Dalmatian Pelican image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2/3 stops: 1/125 sec. at f/11 in Av mode. From shore. The hair-dos on these birds are too much.

214 Keeper Day at Lake Kerkini, Greece […]

Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II/1.4X III Composite Flight Pano

This image was created from five images made with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens with the 1.4X III teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop off the blue sky 35 degrees up from the horizon: 1/2500 at f/5.6.

To see a spectacular 1400 […]

Conversations with Paul; Photoshop Info and Philosophies & Gear

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Borneo Orangutan with a homemade umbrella, Tanjung National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Image copyright 2010: Paul Mckenzie

Conversations with Paul; Photoshop Info and Philosophies & Gear

First off, I need to say that folks who read the comments with each post are getting some great educational and photographic/philosophical info. For example, […]

Over-the-Shoulder Image Tips & A Before and After Photoshop Quiz

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Immature Bald Eagle, Indian Lake Estates, FL. Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/200 sec. at f/13 in Manual mode. From the car with the BLUBB (Big Lens Ultimate BeanBag)

Over-the-Shoulder Tips

When photographing birds […]

A Free Excerpt from the Bosque Site Guide November 2010 Update: Working in Manual Mode

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This Blue Goose was photographed with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400: 1/1250 sec. at f/9 set manually. I clipped two primary tips when this adult bird wheeled in flight to avoid a midair collision. I used the techniques detailed in Digital […]

Bald Eagle Gear (and a Whole New World) Revealed

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As you might guess, the E stands for eagle, but the E looks a lot bigger than the eagle did as it sat atop the telephone pole….

Bald Eagle Gear (and a Whole New World) Revealed

Right after I got my 800, I tried to make a few images […]

Is it Photography or …. & Bald Eagle Sharpness Comments

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My right-hand man Jim Litzenberg and I traveled down to Naples, FL on Friday afternoon so that I could help out my friend James S. White on Saturday morning. Jim was leading a photo group at the Naples Botanical Gardens. This beautiful place exists only because of the vision and […]

Bald Eagle Image Questions

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Sorry 🙂 I will be sharing the tech specs for this image after I hear from y’all.

Bald Eagle Image Questions

I created this image this morning. Here is a list of the gear that I had in my car:

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens Canon 500mm f/4L IS […]

Photoshop Lesson Continued: A Jim Howell Question

Photoshop Lesson Continued: A Jim Howell Question

After yesterday’s post Jim Howell asked the following question in the Comments section:

“Arthur, this is a great composite and thanks for this tutorial, APBII, Digital Basics and thank you Robert for APTATS. I’ve looked and looked at the photos – where was the blur necessary?”

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A Photoshop Lesson, For Randy; BAA Bulletin #345 is On-Line Now.

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This image is a stitched, offset composite. The two originals were created within moments of each other with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops off the sky set manually: 1/160 sec. at f/16. .

Photoshop Lesson, For Randy […]

How Slow Can You Go With the Rapids?

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This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 50. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/13 sec. at f/32.

How Slow Can You Go With the Rapids?

Each of the images in today’s blog post was created at LeHardy Rapids. Denise and […]