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Bosque Never Ceases to Amaze!<\/h3>\n

Click on the Facebook link on the right to check out my first Bosque keeper. Think it was dark? ISO 1600. 1\/8 sec. at f\/4.5. 70-200 and 5D III as per yesterday’s blog post :). It is hard to believe that after 20 straight years of being at Bosque for the Thanksgiving season I was able to create something completely new and different. Hey, while you are there, like us and share. <\/p>\n

Mac Question<\/h3>\n

When I am trying to add a new JPEG to either an e-mail or to Facebook with the files arranged by Date Last Opened, Finder often opens showing yesterday’s<\/em><\/strong> JPEGs, not the ones I just created. In this instance is there a way to refresh Finder? If I open Finder on its own, it shows the JPEG that I just created at the top of the Web BB folder. But even after I do that the Finder window for an e-mail attachment or a Facebook upload only shows the JPEGs created on the previous day…. The only way to get around it is to reboot…. Help!<\/p>\n

The Streak Continues: 350<\/h3>\n

On Friday I flew to Albuquerque, NM. A 3:30am wake-up call and a cab to the airport was followed by an uneventful day of flying Southwest: Reagan to Dallas Love Field to ABQ. National Rent a Car, down I-25, lunch at K-Bob’s, check into the hotel. No nap! Grab a few things, and head down to Bosque. Let just say for now that there are lots of geese. I was sound asleep by 7:30pm and wide awake by 2:00am. This blog post, the 350th in a row, took about 2 hours to prepare. It was published from hotel room in Socorro, NM at 2:31am. <\/p>\n

It looks as if the sale of the 600 II featured in Tuesday’s blog post will soon be completed. There is still lots of great used gear listed here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Thanks to all who pre-ordered the new Canon 100-400 II using our affiliate link. All orders have been forwarded for expediting. And it looks as if all expedited 7D II orders, even the most recent ones, have been shipped. Many thanks to Yechiel Orgel at B&H for his help :). <\/p>\n

Please Help Support My Work on the BAA Blog<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

Thanks a Stack! October was a Great Month. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

October was a very rewarding month. Thanks a stack to all who used our B&H links for purchases large and small. <\/p>\n

To show your appreciation for my efforts here, we ask, as always, that you use our the B&H and Amazon affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your purchases. B&H Is recommended for you major photography gear purchases, Amazon for your household, entertainment, and general purpose stuff. 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, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I would of course appreciate your using our B&H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we, meaning BAA,<\/strong><\/font> would of course greatly appreciate your business. Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and visiting the BAA Online<\/a> store as well. <\/p>\n


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This image was created at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History at the Nature’s Best Awards Ceremony with the Canon EF 24-70mm f\/2.8L II USM lens<\/a> (hand held at 63mm) and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/a>. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/100 sec. at f\/4 in Av mode. Color temperature: Tungsten cooled to 3000K during the RAW conversion in DPP 4. <\/p>\n

Central sensor\/AI Servo\/Surround Rear Focus AF on the horizon line 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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