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The Streak Continues: 314<\/h3>\n

Yesterday was a typical day of work and relaxation with another nice 1\/2 mile swim. I got out both morning and afternoon with the 7D II and enjoyed some bird photography in the sun. Today I drive over to St. Pete for the DeSoto In-the-field Meet and Greet afternoon Workshop followed by the DeSoto IPT. This blog post, the 314th in a row, took me about 3 hours to prepare. It was published just before 7:15am from my home in Indian Lake Estates, FL.<\/p>\n

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Fort DeSoto October Updates<\/h3>\n

The Friday Afternoon October 10 BAA Fort DeSoto In-the-Field Workshop meet-up is now sold out. <\/p>\n

For information on the October Fort DeSoto IPT and the highest ever late registration discount please scroll down in this blog post. <\/p>\n

Join us for a day on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday for $299 including lunch and image review. Or join us for a morning on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday for $199 including lunch and image review. <\/strong><\/font> <\/center> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This Great Egret image was created at 8:04:02am on October 9, a clear sunny morning 2014 here at Indian Lake Estates. I used the Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and a beta version of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II <\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop <\/em><\/strong> as framed: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/7.1 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Four sensors to the left and two rows up from the central sensor\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus AF on the bird’s neck just below the chin was 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

From the Sequoia with the lens supported by the BLUBB<\/a> (my custom-designed, hand made Big Lens Ultimate Bean Bag). When working on a beanbag with a long lens and re-composing be absolutely sure that the focusing ring does not rest on the beanbag<\/em><\/strong> lest you throw off accurate focus when re-composing. If that is unavoidable you must work in AI Servo AF with AF active at the moment of exposure as I did here. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Non-breeding plumage Great Egret laughing<\/h2>\n