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The Streak Continues<\/h3>\n

Five of us spent a great morning at the Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan testing our creative abilities. I will be sharing some of my images soon. I am finishing up this post at 6:00pm Japan time on Friday, February 28, 2014. That is 4:00am on the same day in Florida and in New York. If you missed the Jumping Monkeys” blog post the other day, be sure to click here<\/a> to see the many thoughtful comments on the state of nature photography today. <\/p>\n

This post marks 91 straight days with a new blog post, a record by far that should be extended for at least another day or so, or not. Or more…. 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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See my pal Todd Gustafson on Nat Geo Wild on TV this Friday evening. See the details below. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Todd Gustafson on Nat Geo Wild<\/h3>\n

See Todd on Nat Geo TV this Friday at 9pm Eastern (8pm Central); he’ll be featured as an on-screen and in-the-field expert on National Geographic Television for the second time in Nat Geo Wild’s “World\u2019s Weirdest: Animal Apocalypse.” The show airs on February 28th. The episode will have footage of Todd in the field and natural history action footage and stills from the Gustafson Photo Safari archives. International documentary maker Ross Zuchowski did the interview footage with Todd where they talk about the Great Migration and the Mara River Crossings. It will be an informative and entertaining segment so be sure not to miss it or to set your VCRs or Tivos. <\/p>\n

I am co-leading the 2014 Tanzania Summer Safari with Todd. Scroll down to see details on this great expedition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 100mm), and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop as framed: 2 sec. at f\/16 in Manual mode. Color temperature: Shade. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus AF on the closest lantern and re-compose. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

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