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The Streak Goes On…<\/h3>\n

I am working on this blog post again at 5:05am on Saturday February 22 here in Japan. It is 3:05pm in Florida on February 21. <\/p>\n

This post marks 85 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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I am finishing up this blog post at 4:22pm Japan time on Saturday February 22–2:22am on the same day in Florida. We enjoyed a 3rd great eagle boat trip this morning and then drove back to our lodge. Tomorrow we fly back to Tokyo for the Snow Monkey segment of this great trip. Today’s blog post took more than 3 hours to prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image of a landing Steller’s Sea Eagle was created on the morning of February 21, 2014 at 6:35am on the Japan in Winter IPT with the Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (hand held with the internal extender in place at 325mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +2 stops off the ice: 1\/800 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus AF on the bird’s breast right below the head 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

Image #1: Landing Stellar’s Sea Eagle<\/center><\/h2>\n