{"id":18744,"date":"2014-03-10T07:07:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T11:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=18744"},"modified":"2014-08-18T04:40:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T08:40:57","slug":"not-done-yet-special-hokkaido-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/03\/10\/not-done-yet-special-hokkaido-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Done Yet: Special Hokkaido Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post marks 101 straight days with a new educational blog post. With so many folks getting in the habit of using our B&H and Amazon links why quit now? To show your appreciation for my efforts here, we do 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

You can find the following items in the store: Gitzo tripods<\/a>, Mongoose M3.6<\/a> and Wimberley<\/a> heads, plates, low feet, and accessories<\/a>, flash brackets<\/a>, <\/a>, Delkin e-film Pro Compact Flash Cards<\/a>, LensCoat<\/a> products, and our unique line-up of educational materials<\/a> including ABP I & II<\/a>, Digital Basics<\/a>, Site and Set-up e-Guides<\/a>, Canon and Nikon Camera Users and AF e-Guides<\/a>, and MP-4 Photoshop video tutorials<\/a> among others. <\/p>\n

Note: we almost never have Mongoose M3.6 heads in stock. We sell them as fast as we get them. The best way to ensure getting one of these great heads for your intermediate or super-telephoto lens is to call Jim and place your order. You are then ensured of getting one from our next shipment. We will not of course bill your credit card until the item ships or drop-ships. <\/p>\n

We would of course appreciate you using our B&H and Amazon affiliate links for all of your B&H<\/a> and Amazon<\/a> major gear, video, electronic, household, and personal purchases. For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we would of course greatly appreciate your business. Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and visiting the BAA Online<\/a> store as well. <\/p>\n

This blog post took about 1 1\/2 hours to prepare. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This Ural Owl image was created on the 2014 Japan in Winter 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 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/125 sec. at f\/13 in Manual mode. Color Temperature: AWB. <\/p>\n

The exposure here was about 1\/2 stop too dark. I wanted to save some shutter speed as we were precariously positioned on a sloped, muddy hillside. ISO 800 would likely have been a better choice….<\/p>\n

Central sensor (by necessity) Expand\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus on the bird’s eye and re-compose. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n