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The Streak Continues: 144<\/h3>\n

I published this post at 6:00am Amsterdam time; that is noon on the east coast. We enjoyed a great morning at Keukenhof and then had too much fun photographing the windmills and Great Crested Grebes at Kinderdijk. <\/p>\n

This post marks 144 straight days with a new blog post. With so many folks getting in the habit of using our B&H links and our Amazon logo-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>, especially Gitzo tripods, Wimberley tripod heads, and the like. We sell only what I used, tested, and can 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 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 2 hours to put together. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This Cattle Egret image was created with the then-equivalents of the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a> and the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>. I used the Canon 500mm f\/4L IS (now replaced by the Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the 1.4X III TC now replaced by the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the EOS 1Ds Mark II now replaced by the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop as framed: 1\/160 sec. at f\/7.1 in Av mode. Color temperature: AWB.<\/p>\n

Fill flash with Better Beamer<\/a> at -2 stops in ETTL with an older Canon Speedlight now replaced by 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