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And The Streak Continues…<\/h3>\n

I began working on this and the next post at about 4:30am Japan time on Wednesday. That works out to 2:30pm on Tuesday in Florida and New York. Why up so early with nothing to do? We were supposed to leave at 5:30am this morning to photograph the swans and then continue on to Rausu to do the sea eagles. But the roads to both Kussharo and Rausu are closed because of the wonderful snow storm. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

This post marks 82 straight days with a new educational blog post, a record by far that should be extended for at least another day or so, or not. Or more…. It appears that our lodge has great internet. To show your appreciation for my efforts here, we ask that use our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for all of your B&H<\/a> and Amazon<\/a> purchases. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>. We sell only what I use and depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a><\/center>.<\/p>\n

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Today’s blog post took 1 1\/2 hours to prepare. Enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This Red-crowned Crane flight image was created at 12:43pm during the Day 4 blizzard on the Japan in Winter IPT with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 1\/3 stops off the white sky: 1\/640 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. Color temperature: Custom Pre-set that turned out to be a bit warm. <\/p>\n

The sensor below the Central sensor\/AI Servo\/Surround Rear Focus AF just caught the top of the bird’s head and was active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n