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The Streak Continues: 300<\/h3>\n

Yesterday I made more progress on my 2013 tax return. Swim, nap, meditation, ice bath, and a another good night’s sleep. This blog post, the 300th in a row, took me more than 4 1\/2 hours to prepare. It was published at about 9:45am from my home in Indian Lake Estates, FL. <\/p>\n

The 3rd draft of the DPP 4.0 guide went out to our skilled, amazingly-qualified group of volunteer reviewers yesterday afternoon. <\/p>\n

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GALAPAGOS Photo Cruise of a Lifetime IPT\/The Complete Galapagos Photographic Experience. July 14-28, 2015 on the boat. 13 FULL and two half-days of photography: $12,499. Limit 14 including the leader:\/Openings: 5.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Though my two-week Galapagos Photo-Cruises are without equal there are too many openings on the 2015 cruise. If you are at all interested, please get in touch with me via e-mail<\/a><\/center>. I would be glad to design a personalized payment schedule for you. <\/p>\n

My trip has world\u2019s best guide, a killer itinerary, a great boat (the Samba), and the best leader with eight Galapagos cruises under his belt. Pre-trip and pre-landing location-specific gear advice. In-the-field photo instruction and guidance. Jeez, I almost forgot: fine dining at sea! See below for more info and the complete details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on the 2013 Galapagos Photo-Cruise with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (with the internal TC in place at 420mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/250 sec. at f\/11 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus on the base of the chick’s bill was active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> if you missed the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Blue-footed Booby chick and dead chick at nest<\/h2>\n