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You Gotta Learn to Love Shade…

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This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/250 sec. at f/5.6 at 11:30 am on a bright sunny day. The key was waiting for this Bighorn Sheep lamb to work its way into the […]

Tandayapa: Two Approaches/Bon Voyage!

[Not a valid template] This image was create with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, a 25mm Extension tube, and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/60 sec. at f/5.6 with fill flash at -2 stops and the Better Beamer. Working in AI Servo AF I have my MIV set up […]

Lighting the Shadowed Side...

[Not a valid template] I used the flash to light the shadowed side of this Willet completely. Knowing how to use my flash yielded a pleasing image in difficult conditions.

As Denise Ippolito and I approached this bird in the predawn we were thinking silhouettes but the pink in the eastern sky faded almost […]

Big Lens Tips, Tricks, & Magic

[Not a valid template] Handheld Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II teleconverter and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop set manually: 1/1000 sec. at f/8.

Jim Neiger had three Flight School Photography clients on his pontoon boat this morning and asked that I work without my tripod. […]

Sharp/Soft Overlay with a Twist

[Not a valid template] This image was created from two images made with the Canon 800mm f/5.6 L IS lens. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/60 sec. at f/5.6. Read on for the details.

On the way to the Santa Clara ranch in Starr County, TX last week we stopped to photograph […]

Cozad Ranch Set-Ups, BAA Bulletin #326

[Not a valid template] This was my afternoon set-up at the Cozad Ranch on May 4. The image was created with the handheld Canon 24-105mm IS lens at 32mm.

Notice that each of the four tallest perches is set in front of a pure green background and that we have taken the time to […]

Masked Lapwing: My Choices

[Not a valid template] This is image three, the fill flash image, with a bit more color work. [Not a valid template] This is image two, full sun with lots of flash, as presented in the April 25th post, presented here for comparison.

First off, thanks all for playing. Image two and image three […]

One Piece at a Time

[Not a valid template] Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaulative metering +1/3 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/7.1 set manually. Fill flash at -3 stops with the better beamer.

I created the image above (yeah, I know; it’s pretty bad as is…) this morning at the Cozad Ranch […]

The Processed Images; Which Do You Like Best?

[Not a valid template] This is the image created in full sun with no flash. Let’s call this one image one. [Not a valid template] This is the image captured in full sun with ETTL flash set at +1 stop. Let’s call this one image two. [Not a valid template] This is the image […]

So You Like Sun?

[Not a valid template] This captive plover was photographed in bright sun at a tourist attraction that shall go un-named. I used the handheld Canon 400mm IS DO lens, a 1.4X teleconverter, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 200. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/640 sec. at f/7.1.

So, do you like the sun for […]

Simplified JPEG Sharpening Suggestion

[Not a valid template] This White Pelican was photographed with the handheld 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/2000 sec. at f/11. See additional comments below. As always, you can click on each image to enjoy a larger, sharper version. (I am not sure why the […]

Sharpening Tutorial (Free Digital Basics Excerpt); the Great Laptop Miracle

[Not a valid template] Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/9. As always you can click on the image to see a larger, sharper version.

There are so many misconceptions about sharpening digital images floating about that […]

Basic Sharpness Testing

[Not a valid template] This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f.4L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld at 280mm) and the EOS-7D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/2000 sec. at f/6.3. You need to have absolute confidence in both your and your camera's ability to produce sharp images.

Whenever […]

DPP Conversions and Tutorials, Recent Bulletins and Notes

[Not a valid template] Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 at f/5.6. I had originally set +2/3 stop exposure compensation but after seeing some substantial flashing highlights on the image on the camera's LCD, I backed off to +1/3 stop.

I have been […]

Snowy Histogram

In response to this question from Maruthy: A very good example to understand and learn the value of pushing the histogram to the right ! Thanks for sharing ! Would it be possible for you to share the histogram of the original, to help better understand the concept ? Thanks, Maruthy

Surely. Here is the […]

Headed Home From Bosque

[Not a valid template] I had fun in the snow on the early morning of Sunday, November 30. Photo copyright and courtesy of Robert O'Toole.

It is 6:50 am on Wednesday, December 2 and I am sitting in the Albuquerque Airport headed for Denver/Orlando. I will be home for four whole days before heading […]

Bill Clean-up

[Not a valid template] This Willet was photographed at LaJolla, CA with the handheld Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens and the EOS 50D. ISO 200. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1600 sec. at f/4 set manually.

Aside from working on the eyes of most of my avian subjects, I often spend considerable time cleaning […]

Problems with Sharpness?

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This classic BAA image was created at a shutter speed of 1/30 sec. If you think that your equipment is the cause of your usharp images, please keep reading. Not sure who said this but I do agree: "Most lenses are sharper than most photographers." This print will be offered […]

Katmai Quick Mask Magic

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When the mother bear placed her head above the cub, I knew that the moment would not last more than a second or two. My urge was to move to my left to separate the gull from the bear, but if I did that, […]

Back to the Basics and More #3/Galapagos

[Not a valid template] This frigatebird image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens (handheld at 200mm) with the Canon EOS-50D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/4000 sec. at f/5.6.

Deciding to keep the image above was a no-brainer. The bird was perfectly juxtaposed to the imaging sensor. It is diagonally […]