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The Streak Continues: 176<\/h3>\n

Not to worry. The streak is alive as of 11:02am eastern time. I got in late last night after the long photo session at Nickerson and did not begin working on this post until 5:15am this morning. It took nearly 6 hours to create. Please use our links when buying new photo gear. <\/p>\n

Voting on the amazing Flight Category images will be open until early Tuesday morning. Please click here<\/a> to vote. <\/p>\n

This post marks 176 consecutive days with a new educational blog post. With so many folks getting in the habit of using our B&H links and our Amazon logo-links why quit now? April was a record month but May has not been so good. So far…. To show your appreciation for my efforts here, I 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 the tools that 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

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This image was created yesterday afternoon at Nickerson Beach at 7:34:33pm with the hand held Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 2X III<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1\/3 stops as framed: 1\/640 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual Av mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

One row down and fours sensors to the right of the Central Sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus AF as framed active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

On-camera fill flash with Better Beamer<\/a> at -1 1\/3 stops in ETTL. Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT<\/a> with the Canon CP-E4 Compact Battery Pack<\/a> for faster re-charging times. <\/p>\n

Original Capture: Common Terns Copulating #1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Note in the optimized version of this image immediately below how the crop from the left and below tightened up the image composition so nicely. <\/p>\n