{"id":16997,"date":"2013-11-29T09:51:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T13:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=16997"},"modified":"2013-11-29T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T17:45:14","slug":"your-goose-is-cooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/11\/29\/your-goose-is-cooked\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Goose is Cooked&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/rosss-goose-adult-_y5o0010-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/rosss-goose-adult-_y5o0010-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"rosss-goose-adult-_y5o0010-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"rosss-goose-adult-_y5o0010-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This adult Ross&#8217;s Goose image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM 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 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: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode is the equivalent of the standard ISO 400 exposure for brilliant whites in bright sun: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/8. <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the side of the bird&#8217;s breast active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see 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=3433&#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 Goose is Cooked&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h2>If you do not know how to identify and age the geese at Bosque<\/h2>\n<p>There are several goose species at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico.  Snow Geese. often numbering in the tens of thousands, predominate. There are two morphs or forms of Snow Goose at Bosque, the white morph, by far the most abundant in New Mexico, and the blue morph, much less common here.  Note: in some wintering locations the flocks may be 50-50, half white snows and half blues.  At Bosque blue morph snows make up less then 2% of the Snow Goose populations in a given year. The next most abundant goose is Ross&#8217;s Goose, smaller than snows and much more agile fliers. Ross&#8217;s numbers vary from year to year.  This year is a very good year with probably more then 5% of the white geese being Ross&#8217;s.  For me, this makes Ross&#8217;s a more difficult and rewarding subject than the more common and far more numerous white morph Snow Goose. But you cannot photograph what you cannot see. \ud83d\ude42 There is a blue morph Ross&#8217;s but it is exceedingly rare; I have never seen one anywhere. Many folks have no clue as to how to separate adult white Snow Goose from adult Ross&#8217;s Goose.  See item next.  <\/p>\n<p>As a bird photographer, learning to ID and age the species you encounter is a big plus.  There were many folks trying to pick off single birds from the huge flock floating on still blue water yesterday afternoon&#8211;a rather rare occurrence at Bosque BTW; most had no idea that they had many of the rarer Ross&#8217;s right in front of them.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snow-goose-adult-_y5o9978-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snow-goose-adult-_y5o9978-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"snow-goose-adult-_y5o9978-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"snow-goose-adult-_y5o9978-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This adult Snow Goose (white form or morph) image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM 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 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: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode is the equivalent of the standard ISO 400 exposure for brilliant whites in bright sun: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/8. <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bottom of the bird&#8217;s long neck active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see 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=3433&#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>Ross&#8217;s Goose vs Snow Goose ID Tips<\/h3>\n<p>The key to separating these two species is the size and shape of the bill.  Snow Goose has a much larger bill with, as you can see in the images above, a large grinning patch, the long black shape that separates the upper and lower mandible.  Ross&#8217;s  Goose has much shorter, stubbier bill.  To me they look stub-nosed.  Bill coloration is usually all pink for snow, pink with greenish or grayish warts or tubercles at the base. The Snow Goose in the image above has a bit of an atypical yellow tinge to it.   The differences in coloration of the bills can be seen only with good optics or in close-up images like those here. With practice it is easy to learn to pick out the Ross&#8217;s Geese in flight by both there stub-nosed look and their faster, more acrobatic flight.  It is not uncommon to see the turn upside down in flight.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snow-goose-white-form-juvenile-resting-_y5o0059-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snow-goose-white-form-juvenile-resting-_y5o0059-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"snow-goose-white-form-juvenile-resting-_y5o0059-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"snow-goose-white-form-juvenile-resting-_y5o0059-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This resting juvenile Snow Goose (white form or morph) image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM 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 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: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode.   <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bottom of the forward flank active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see 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=3433&#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>Juvenile Snow Goose<\/h3>\n<p>Young of the year Snow Goose is a gray version of the adult with a darker bill (not seen in the image above.  Most of the grayish geese that you see in flight, on the ground, or in the water are snows.  Juvenile Ross&#8217;s are quite similar but for their smaller size and stub-nosed bills.  <\/p>\n<h2>Exposure Question<\/h2>\n<p>Why did I go with a 1\/3 stop slower shutter speed to come up with a perfect exposure for the juvenile white Snow Goose in the image above. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/show-goose-blue-morph-adult-_y5o0034-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/show-goose-blue-morph-adult-_y5o0034-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"show-goose-blue-morph-adult-_y5o0034-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"show-goose-blue-morph-adult-_y5o0034-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This adult Blue Goose image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM 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 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: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode.   <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bottom of the forward flank active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see 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=3433&#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>Adult Blue Goose<\/h3>\n<p>Adult Blue Geese are extraordinarily handsome. And that is exacerbated at Bosque where they are uncommon at best.  &#8220;Incoming Blue Goose&#8221; is an oft-heard call at the cornfields.  Though the blues with their dark bodies and white heads are largely similar to each other it is hard to find two that are identical.  <\/p>\n<h2>Exposure Question<\/h2>\n<p>Why did I go with a 1\/3 stop slower shutter speed to come up with a perfect exposure for the adult Blue Goose in the image above.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snnow-goose-blue-morph-juvenile-_y5o9973-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/new-mexico\/snnow-goose-blue-morph-juvenile-_y5o9973-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"snnow-goose-blue-morph-juvenile-_y5o9973-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"snnow-goose-blue-morph-juvenile-_y5o9973-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This juvenile Blue Goose image was created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM 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 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: 1\/1640 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode.   <\/p>\n<p>Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the bird&#8217;s upper back just behind the head active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see 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=3433&#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>Juvenile Blue Goose<\/h3>\n<p>Young of the year Blue Geese are dark, a sort of indigo blue.  Interestingly enough, Snow Goose genetics are pretty neat.  The gene for blue is a recessive trait.  Though the odds are long against it, two white snows might have 3 blue young, or any combination of white and blue young.  Similarly, two blue snows might have only white young.  <\/p>\n<h2>Exposure Question<\/h2>\n<p>Why did I go with 1 1\/3 stops more light to come up with a perfect exposure for this juvenile white Blue Goose? If the exposure questions baffle you or even if you cannot answer them instantly and correctly, you need to get yourself copies of both <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=84\">ABP and ABP II<\/a> and study the sections on exposure.  <\/p>\n<h3>Other Species<\/h3>\n<p>Canada Goose is the only other regularly occurring goose species at the refuge.  Several hundred are usually present each season.  A decade ago they were commonly seen feeding near the Flight Deck but now the best chance to view them is as fly-overs. In my 19 years of visiting Bosque in late fall I have seen only two White-fronted Geese though this species is quite abundant in other parts of its wintering range. <\/p>\n<p>Your Favorite?<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment to let us know which of the images above you like best. And why.  Which do you think is my favorite?  Why do you think?<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>8 SPECTACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY DEALS <\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/Black-Friday-Photography\/ci\/22949\/N\/3998519346?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=15608-bhblackfri-cybermon-728x90.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/15608-bhblackfri-cybermon-728x90.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>4 GREAT COMPUTER DEALS <\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/B-H-Black-Friday-Computers\/ci\/22950\/N\/3998519345?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=15612-bhblackfri-cybermon-cd-728x90.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/15612-bhblackfri-cybermon-cd-728x90.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=15612-bhblackfri-cybermon-cd-728x90.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>AMAZING I-PAD &#038; TABLET DEALS <\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=15614-bhblackfri-cybermon-iptd-728x90.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/15614-bhblackfri-cybermon-iptd-728x90.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=15614-bhblackfri-cybermon-iptd-728x90.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>14 KILLER PORTABLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEALS <\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><A href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/buy\/B-H-Black-Friday-Home-Portable-ENT\/ci\/22952\/N\/3998519343?BI=6633&#038;KW=&#038;KBID=7226&#038;img=15610-bhblackfri-cybermon-ped-728x90.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/images\/affiliateimages\/15610-bhblackfri-cybermon-ped-728x90.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bhphotovideo.com\/showban.asp?id=7226&#038;img=15610-bhblackfri-cybermon-ped-728x90.jpg\" border=0><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h3>Last Year&#8217;s Grand Prize winning image by Lou Coetzer<\/h3>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/baacom\/wp-content\/gallery\/bulletin-2012\/grand-prize-winner-1st-baa-final-w-text.jpg\" class='shutterset'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/baacom\/wp-content\/gallery\/bulletin-2012\/grand-prize-winner-1st-baa-final-w-text.jpg\" alt=\"grand-prize-winner-1st-baa-final-w-text\" title=\"grand-prize-winner-1st-baa-final-w-text\" width=600 \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Competition<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>The December 21, 2013 closing deadline is fast approaching.<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>Learn more and enter the BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Competition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/competition\/\">here<\/a>.  Twenty-five great prizes including the $1000 Grand Prize and intense competition.  Bring your best.  <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Support the BAA Blog. Support the BAA Bulletins: Shop B&#038;H here!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We want and need to keep providing you with the latest free information, photography and Photoshop lessons, and all manner of related information. Show your appreciation by making your purchases immediately after clicking on any of our B&#038;H or Amazon Affiliate links in this blog post.  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