{"id":21366,"date":"2014-07-18T05:02:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T09:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=21366"},"modified":"2014-08-02T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T00:52:09","slug":"a-near-perfect-ten-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2014\/07\/18\/a-near-perfect-ten-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"A Near Perfect Ten Dive…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Streak Continues: 230<\/h3>\n

This post was published just before 5:00am from Rockville, Center, Long Island, NY. I am not sure what the plans are right now but I will wind up back at my Mom’s sometime later today. <\/p>\n

This post, which took me about 2 hours to prepare, marks 230 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, May, June, and July have been fantastic as lots of folks are getting the message; using my affiliate links does not cost you a penny and helps support my efforts here. To show your appreciation, I do ask that you use our 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 have used and tested, and know that you 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

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This image was created at 6:11pm in very soft sunlight on the Nickerson Baby Beach Nesting Bird IPT 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> and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 1\/3 stops off the light blue sky: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/4.5 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo\/Surround AF on the point where the lower right flank meets the base of the far wing was active at the moment of exposure. Be sure to click on the image to see the spectacular larger version.<\/p>\n