{"id":13234,"date":"2013-01-20T09:11:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T13:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=13234"},"modified":"2013-01-22T07:13:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T11:13:23","slug":"shooting-blanks-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/01\/20\/shooting-blanks-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Blanks: Do As I Say, Not As I Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Long-tailed Duck drake flapping. I created this image created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering -2 stops: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p>Careful readers know that I am usually adding anywhere from 1\/3 to 2 1\/3 or more stops of light to my exposures.  Why-2 full stops for this image? <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Shooting Blanks: Do As I Say, Not As I Do<\/h3>\n<p>I have mentioned here many times that when you get a camera back from one of the Canon Authorized Factory Repair Centers that they need to take great care and make sure that they restore all of their customized settings, especially with regards to Image type\/Size. Why?  99.9% of the time the technicians clear all menu items, all custom functions, and set Image type\/Size to JPEGS &#8220;S&#8221; for small.  When I finally got my first 1D X back from the Jamesburg, NJ facility, I actually remembered.  <\/p>\n<p>Folks with two professional camera bodies can simply save (copy) the camera settings to a card via the &#8220;Save\/load cam settings on card&#8221; Yellow\/Wrench menu item and then load the settings onto the newly returned camera.  Folks with only a single professional body need to remember to save the camera settings to a card before they send the camera in for repair and then mark it and store it carefully so that they can proceed as above when they get the camera back. <\/p>\n<p>Folks with pro-sumer cameras like the EOS-5D Mark III, the EOS-7D, or the EOS 40D or 50D bodies need to restore the camera settings manually.  Many do this simply by consulting one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=30\">camera User&#8217;s Guides.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>So when I got the smashed 1D X back, I copied the camera settings from the newer of my two 1D X bodies to a compact flash card, saved them to the repaired body, made sure that the Image type\/Size was set to RAW (or at least that is what I remember doing&#8230;), and went off on my merry way to the Barnegat Jetty.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Long-tailed Duck pair in flight.  On the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering -2 stops: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/9 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>For the image above, I failed to follow my own universal flight photography advice, &#8220;pan faster.&#8221;  As a result, this pair of speeding ducks was too far forward in the frame. I moved them back in the frame using APTATS II techniques but that resulted in several groups of repeated patterns.   So I tried a great new Denise Ippolito trick and love the result.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Sunrise Herring Gull.  Created on the created on the Januar Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 500.  Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/5.6 in TV mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=2591&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you saw the pale original for the image above, most would be surprised that I did not add a lot more light.  Does anyone have any ideas why I added only 1\/3 stop of light?<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_3_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Black Scoter hen on rock.This image created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/640 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>On the way back to the cars after a relatively poor morning&#8211;as it notes in Denise Ippolito&#8217;s Barnegat Jetty Site Guide, morning sun-angles at the jetty are very tough to deal with, we came upon the Black Scoter hen above.  When she hauled out and posed for us for more than 1 1\/2 hours, we were all in sea duck heaven. Here I went wide to include lots of attractive habitat, the mussel and seaweed covered rock that served as her perch. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_4_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This larger in the frame Black Scoter hen image was created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and<br \/>\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/320 sec. at f\/11 (wide open) in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3463&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>For the image above, I went to the 2X III TC and focused in Live View via contrast on the sensor.  Be sure to have Live Mode AF set.  With the big lens on a tripod and the duck stationary on the rock, this was an ideal situation for this technique.  Nearly all of the images were razor sharp.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_5_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Purple Sandpiper on rock.This image created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/640 sec. at f\/9 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Everyone but me was satisfied after the long session with the Black Scoter hen.  And cold.  I decided to take the alternate route back to the car and came across this lovely bird feeding on a wave-tossed rock right near the lighthouse.  I was till cold but very happy.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_6_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Harlequin Duck drake swimming.  Created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering -2 stops: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Harlequin Ducks were pretty much dirt birds this weekend.  On our three afternoons we concentrated on the drake Long-tailed Ducks. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_7_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Red-breasted Merganser drake swimming.  Created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>.  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering -1 2\/3 stops: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/9 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n<p>Careful readers know that I am usually adding anywhere from 1\/3 to 2 1\/3 or more stops of light to my exposures.  Why-1 2\/3 stops for this image? <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>28 years of trying to get close to a drake of this species and have medium JPEG capture set.  You gotta love it. <\/p>\n<h3>Shooting Blanks<\/h3>\n<p>We were so tired after our first afternoon, that though I edited all of my images&#8211;heck, I kept about 56 of them making for a pretty good afternoon, that I did not convert a single image.   <\/p>\n<p>After our Saturday morning session I went to convert an image and it opened right up in Photoshop.  What?  I went back to BreezeBrowser and discovered that I had been creating M2 JPEGs, one notch above small.  I am still not sure how that happened, but, it happened.  We are so used to the incredible detail that we get with our 16 and 22mp cameras, that it was shocking to see the image quality of the relatively small JPEGs that I created accidentally.  No use, however, crying over spilled milk.  Next time that I get my camera back from repair, I will try to remember to triple check everything and avoid making the same mistake&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I wound up keeping 105 medium sized JPEGs from Saturday morning&#8230;.  Enjoy the football games. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_8_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Weekend Creative Nature Photography Seminar, Tampa, FL:  February 23 &#038; 24, 2013: $149 Limit: 50\/Openings: 7<\/h3>\n<p>Join Denise Ippolito and me on the weekend of February 23-24 on the outskirts of Tampa, FL for a great weekend of fun and learning.  Learn to improve your photography skills, your skill at designing images in the field, your creative vision, and your image optimization skills.  Sunday critiquing session.  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I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value.  All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=18\">LegCoat Tripod Leg Covers.<\/a>  I have four tripods active and each has a Hardwood Snow LegCoat on it to help prevent further damage to my tender shoulders \ud83d\ude42  And you will love them in mega-cold weather&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gizo GT3532 LS CF Tripod<\/a>. This one replaces the GT3530LS Tripod and will last you a lifetime.  Learn more about this great tripod <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/10\/02\/gitzo-gt3532-ls-review\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 Tripod Head.<\/a>  Right now this is the best tripod head around for use with lenses that weigh less than 9 pounds. For heavier lenses, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=35\">Wimberley V2 head<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=5\"> Double  Bubble Level.<\/a>  You will find one in my camera&#8217;s hot shoe whenever I am not using flash.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=304\">The Lens Align Mark II.<\/a>  I use the Lens Align Mark II pretty much religiously to micro-adjust all of my gear an average of once a month and always before a major trip.  Enjoy our free comprehensive tutorial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/01\/11\/the-lens-align-mk-ii-the-lens-align-tutorial-micro-adjusting-magic\/comment-page-1\/\">here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa-store\/digital\/breeze-browser\/\">BreezeBrowser<\/a>. I do not see how any digital photographer can exist without this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=15\">Delkin Flash Cards<\/a>.  I use and depend on Delkin compact Flash Cards and card readers most every day. Learn more about their great 700X and 1000X cards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/05\/30\/700x-1000x-1dx\/\">here<\/a> or about my favorite Delkin card <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=284\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> ngg_shortcode_9_placeholder <\/p>\n<p>Long-tailed Duck drake flapping. I created this image created on the January Barnegat Jetty IPT with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (teleconverter), and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR . ISO 800. 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