{"id":19191,"date":"2014-03-31T07:58:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T11:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=19191"},"modified":"2014-08-18T04:37:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T08:37:43","slug":"why-do-i-need-both-they-are-different-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/03\/31\/why-do-i-need-both-they-are-different-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Need Both? They Are Different Animals…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post marks 122 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 you use our the B&H and Amazon affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your 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

I would of course appreciate your using our B&H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we, meaning BAA,<\/strong><\/font> 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 3 hours to assemble. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at Gatorland on Saturday past on a dark, dreary morning 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 Extender EF 2X III<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera body<\/a>. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops: 1\/60 sec. at f\/18 in Manual mode. Color Temperature: AWB. <\/p>\n

Fill flash with the Better Beamer<\/a> at -3 stops in ETTL, the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT<\/a> with the Canon CP-E4 Compact Battery Pack<\/a> for faster re-charging times. Mongoose Integrated Flash Arm<\/a> with the Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n