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Join me at Gatorland for a ton of learning. If you want to learn to use your flash, you will not want to miss this one. Click on the composite image to enjoy a larger version. Click on the composite to enjoy the larger size. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Gatorland Short Notice Saturday Full-Day In-the-Field Workshop<\/h3>\n

Saturday May 3, 2014. 7:15am till 10:15am & 4:00pm till dusk. Lunch, image review, and Photoshop session included. Limit 6. A very small group is again likely: $399. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The cost of your Gatorland Photographer’s Pass is not included. <\/p>\n

Chicks in nests likely. Breeding plumage Cattle and Snowy Egrets. And tons more. You will learn to spot the good situations, to choose the best perspective, to see and understand the light, to get the right exposure every time after making a single test exposure, and to design pleasing images by mastering your camera’s AF system. A big part of the above is that you will learn how and why you must work in Manual mode 90% of the time at Gatorland<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

At lunch we will review my images, take a look at five of your best images from the morning session (for those who opt to bring their laptops), and process a few of my images in Photoshop after converting them in DPP. That followed by Instructor Nap Time. <\/p>\n

Payment in full via credit card is due upon registering. Please call Jim or Jennifer at 863-692-0906 to register. <\/p>\n

The Streak Continues: 146<\/h3>\n

I will publish this post just after 6:00am Amsterdam time, just after midnight on the east coast. We enjoyed another great morning at Keukenhof–the place is amazing, and then enjoyed a touch of Holland on our afternoon visit to Delft. Not to mention one of the best meals that any of us had ever enjoyed. <\/p>\n

This post marks 146 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

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 1 1\/2 hours to create. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This backlit Cattle Egret head portrait was created 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 5D Mark III<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/400 sec. at f\/11 in Manual mode. Color Temperature: AWB. <\/p>\n

Quasi flash as main light with the Better Beamer<\/a> at +1\/3 stop in ETTL with High Speed Sync, 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