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The Streak Continues: 253<\/h3>\n

This post was published just before 8:15am from my home at Indian Lake Estates, FL. Yesterday was a very relaxing one followed by another good night’s sleep. This post, which took me more than 5 hours to prepare due to an almost endless variety of snafus, marks 253 consecutive days with a new enjoyable and educational blog post. <\/p>\n

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JBWR & Nickerson Beach Short-Notice Workshop Opportunities<\/h3>\n

For information on mid-August Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge In-the Field Morning Sessions and the 2-DAY Nickerson Beach IPT click here<\/a> and scroll down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This diagram maps out the five images that caught my eye on that fine morning. Note that I used the tall hill in the center as a major compositional element in each image that I created. The lovely curved line that separated the green vegetation from the adjacent plowed field was quite sensuous. Read on for the details.<\/p>\n

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Learning to Think and See Like a Pro\/The Fourth of a Series<\/h3>\n

In the Learning to Think and See Like a Pro\/The Fourth of a Series blog post here<\/a>, I wrote with in reference to the then-unadorned image above:<\/p>\n

Here is the challenge: click on the image above to enlarge it. Examine it carefully. You have access to all focal lengths from 70mm to 784mm in the form of a 70-200 II and a 200-400 with Internal TC along with an external 1.4X III. The latter covers from 200-784mm in its various configurations. What catches your eye? What images would you extract from the scene? Please leave a comment and please be specific. I will share several of the images that I created that morning with you in this coming Saturday\u2019s blog post. Suggestions for creating pleasing blurs are of course welcome.<\/p>\n

Lots of folks left thoughtful comments that hit upon many of the interesting features in the scene. Below I share my four favorite images from that situation along with a digital creation of Image #4. . <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This three-frame Art Vivid HDR image was created on last June’s Palouse scouting trip with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (at 200mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III <\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1\/3 stops +\/- two stops around the base exposure of 1\/60 sec. at f\/22 in Av mode. Color temperature 4500K. Live View and 2-second timer. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/Surround\/AI Servo-Rear Focus AF on the near-corner of the blue roof and re-compose. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

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