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My red eye flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Atlanta was pleasantly uneventful; I even managed to get a good 5+ hours of sleep. I began this blog post at breakfast in the E concourse at ATL. Just for the record books, it was 27 degrees when we landed at Hartsfield Jackson a bit after 5am this morning, several degrees colder than anything we experienced in Antarctica. Older daughter and BAA Executive Director Jennifer is picking me up at the Orlando Airport at about 9:45am. <\/p>\n

Arrived a bit early into MCO. One of my two checked bags was first out. The other never showed up :). I re-checked it after customs in Atlanta but there is no record of it :). IAC, they are assuring me that it will be delivered to my home in Indian Lake Estates. Time will tell. <\/p>\n

I have a ton of exciting new images and tales to share with you here over the course of the next few weeks. Online in Jen’s car on FL 528 via my Verizon Mobile hotspot this blog post was published at 10:19am. <\/p>\n

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This image was created on December 31, 2014 at Brown Bluff, Antarctica with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 2X III<\/a>, and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop in late afternoon light: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/10. <\/p>\n

One sensor to the right of the central sensor\/AI Servo Surround Rear Focus AF on tip of the left hand chick’s bill 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