{"id":14669,"date":"2013-05-18T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=14669"},"modified":"2013-05-23T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T18:48:26","slug":"the-big-attractionsbig-screw-upcoming-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/05\/18\/the-big-attractionsbig-screw-upcoming-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Attractions\/Big Screw-Up\/Coming Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

More Short Notice, Dirt Cheap, Small Group, In-the-Field Nickerson Beach Photographic Instruction with Arthur Morris. May 27 (am & pm), May 28 (am & pm) and May 29 (am only). All 2013 of course. Morning sessions: 5am sharp-9:30 am. Afternoon sessions: 4pm til whenever. These are priced so low that you need to e-mail<\/a><\/center> for the rates. Limit 5\/session.<\/h3>\n

If you e-mail, please include all phone numbers. Payment in full due immediately via credit card after calling the office on a weekday: 863-221-2372. If you would like to join me, please get in touch via e-mail<\/a><\/center>. Breeding American Oystercatcher (chicks likely) and Piping Plover (chicks possible). Common Tern and Black Skimmer\/courtship behaviors. Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. Breeding plumage Sanderling and other shorebird species. Lots of flight photography when the wind is right. Learn digital exposure and creative image design. Learn to create pleasing blurs at 5am. <\/p>\n

This Just In<\/h3>\n

Received via e-mail from Dirt Cheap 3 session participant Dennis Miller:<\/p>\n

Thanks for a great time and excellent instruction. That, and the herring in cream sauce were the highlights of the trip! ;-)) Best, D<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

This image was created at Nickerson Beach on Tuesday afternoon past with several Dirt Cheap folks right there with me, all of us seated behind our tripods. This image was created with the Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/10 in Manual Mode. <\/p>\n

Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus on the lower rear part of the bird’s black hood active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n