{"id":16253,"date":"2013-10-07T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T21:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=16253"},"modified":"2013-10-10T08:23:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T12:23:49","slug":"your-help-needed-meandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/07\/your-help-needed-meandering\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Help Needed &#038; Meandering&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This Snow Monkey image was created with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732108-USA\/Canon_4411B002_EF_300mm_f_2_8L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\">Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS II lens<\/a>, <a rel=nofollow href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/search?\n Ntt=canon+EF+Extender+1.4X+III&#038;N=0&#038;InitialSearch=yesBI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\">1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by 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) <\/a>. ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop: 1\/60 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Click on the image to enlarge. <\/p>\n<p>How lucky can you get?  Scroll down for info on the single opening on the Japan in Winter 2014 IPT; you just might be the lucky one.<\/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=3499&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" 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>Your Help Needed<\/h3>\n<p>We learned several weeks ago that performance on the blog had gone downhill with several folks reporting that the pages were taking a long time to load.  On the back end, admin times were intolerable.  We (that means Peter Kes) have been working behind the scenes to improve things.  And as far as I can tell, things have improved greatly over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>The trade-off has been that many folks have had trouble leaving comments as follows: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When they begin to type a comment, someone else&#8217;s name pops up. <\/li>\n<li>When they begin to type a comment, my name pops up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can help help me as follows&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1-Have you experienced slow loading times in the past two months?  OK to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or leave a comment if you can.<br \/>\n2-If yes, have things improved recently?  OK to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or leave a comment if you can.<br \/>\n3-If you have a problem leaving a comment after reading this post (or in the future), please shoot me an <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> letting me know exactly when and detailing what happened. <\/p>\n<h3>Meandering<\/h3>\n<p>After a few days of 60 degree ice baths just before dinner (see Cold Thermogenesis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackkruse.com\/cold-thermogenesis-easy-start-guide\/\">here<\/a>), I got to bed early last night and set the alarm for 4am.  I slept like a baby for 7 hours and woke refreshed at 3am, finished loading my Sequoia, and headed for I-4 to I-95 at exactly 3:44am.  I arrived at the motel in Shallotte, NC for tomorrow morning&#8217;s weather-threatened workshop and tomorrow evening&#8217;s program at exactly 3:36pm.  Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/eventsseminars\/\">here<\/a> for details and scroll down to items 2 &#038; 3. <\/p>\n<p>I did stop often to stretch during my near 12 hour journey and had a leisurely and delicious lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g54430-d515966-Reviews-Clark_s_Inn_and_Restaurant-Santee_South_Carolina.html\">Clark&#8217;s Inn and Restaurant<\/a> in Santee, SC.  I am working on this blog post in my room at the Comfort Inn in Shallotte.  Though I nap routinely most every day I have not yet napped today and am not feeling a bit tired.  Go figure. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732108-USA\/Canon_4411B002_EF_300mm_f_2_8L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\">Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS II lens<\/a>, <a rel=nofollow href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/search?\n Ntt=canon+EF+Extender+1.4X+III&#038;N=0&#038;InitialSearch=yesBI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\">1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by 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)<\/a>. ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +2 2\/3 stops off the grey sky: 1\/800 sec. at f\/4 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Central Sensor\/AI Servo Rear Focus active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to enjoy a larger version.   <\/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=3499&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" 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>Japan in Winter 2014 Opening<\/h3>\n<p>Due to a brain malfunction of a certain 67 year old bird photographer there is a single opening on the 1024 Japan in Winter trip.   <\/p>\n<p>Here are the basics:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Japan in Winter: FEB 12-26\/27, 2014: $12,999.<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>Included:  all lodging (double occupancy&#8211;single supplement available) including Tokyo hotel(s), all breakfasts and dinners, ground transport and transfers, four eagle boat trips (ice conditions permitting), all entrance fees, and in-country flights. Not included: international flights and alcoholic beverages. <\/p>\n<p>There are three award winning photographers as co-leaders: Paul Mckenzie, multiple BBC and Nature&#8217;s Best honoree, Denise Ippolito, Nature&#8217;s Best honoree, and Arthur Morris. This trip is a go.  I had thought for almost a year that it was sold out.  Are you the lucky one? A non-refundable $5,000 deposit is required to hold your spot. Vary Happy Campers only please.  Please <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> to check on availability or call my cell at 1-863-221-2372.  <\/p>\n<p>Itinerary (as always, subject to change to maximize your photographic opportunities based on the local conditions):<\/p>\n<p>Arrive Tokyo Wed Feb 12, overnight Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>Thurs Feb 13 Morning flight from Tokyo to Kushiro City in Hokkaido. Transfer to Hickory Wind (Guide&#8217;s lodge). Afternoon photography at Crane field beside guide&#8217;s lodge\/house.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 14, Sat 15, Sun 16, Mon 17 &#8211; Crane photography; accommodations at Hickory Wind<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 18 morning &#8211; Swan photography at Lake Kussharo; afternoon drive to Rousu, overnight Rausu<\/p>\n<p>Wed 19 &#8211; 2x boat trip on pack ice; overnight Rausu<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 20th &#8211; 2x boat trip on pack ice. Dept Rausu mid\/late afternoon. Overnight Hickory Wind.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 21st &#8211; All day swan photography at Lake Kussharo. Overnight Hickory Wind.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 22nd &#8211; All day swan photography at Lake Kussharo. Overnight Hickory Wind.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 23rd &#8211; Early morning crane photography on river. Breakfast Hickory Wind. Mid-morning flight to Tokyo. Transfer to Tokyo Central station. Train to Nagano (2 hours) followed by separate train to Yudanaka (45 mins). Hotel owner will collect us from the station. Overnight in Yudanaka.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 24th &#8211; All day Snow Monkey photography. Transfer to the monkey park will be by taxi (10 mins). We will arrange for taxis to pick us up on the way back. Overnight Yudanaka.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 25th &#8211; All day Snow Monkey photography. Overnight Yudanaka.<\/p>\n<p>Wed 26th &#8211; Morning Snow Monkey photography. Mid-afternoon train to Nagano. Separate train to Tokyo Central station. Overnight Tokyo (if departing night time on 26th, no need to stay overnight in Tokyo).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Images courtesy of and copyright 2012: Bill Mueller.  Card design by Denise Ippolito. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Old Car City Creative Photography In-the-Field HDR Workshop: Sunday, October 13, 2013\/ 9am till 1pm.<\/h3>\n<h2>White, Georgia:  $250 plus a $15 entrance fee donation (cash only on the day of the event) that will go to charity. Limit: 16  photographers. <\/h2>\n<p>On October 13, 2013, Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART and Denise Ippolito\/A Creative Adventure will be conducting an In-the-Field HDR Workshop at Old Car City in White, Georgia. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldcarcityusa.com\/\">Old Car City<\/a> is about an hour north of Atlanta, GA and an hour south of Chattanooga, TN where they will, as noted above, be doing a full day seminar for the Photographic Society of Chattanooga on Saturday, October 12th.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/03\/21\/urbex-photography\/\">here<\/a> for complete details.  <\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>On all blog posts, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or leave a comment regarding any typos, wrong words, misspellings, omissions, or grammatical errors.  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