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The Streak Continues: 251<\/h3>\n

This post was published just before 7:15am from my home at Indian Lake Estates, FL. Yesterday I enjoyed another great swim, an ice bath, a productive but relaxing day of work, and another good night’s sleep. This post, which took me about two hours to prepare, marks 251 consecutive days with a new enjoyable and educational blog post. <\/p>\n

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This image was created on the Nickerson Baby Beach Nesting Birds IPT. I used 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 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the light blue sky 30 degrees up from the horizon at 6:37pm on a sunny afternoon with a touch of haze: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

Though 61-point\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF selected the sensor one to the left of the central sensor and that sensor was nowhere near the bird the image was sharp on the eye; Go figure? AF was of course active at the moment of exposure. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

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Image #1: Black Skimmer On Final Approach<\/h2>\n

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