{"id":24724,"date":"2015-01-11T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=24724"},"modified":"2015-01-12T10:02:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T14:02:55","slug":"going-shorter-and-lighter-is-the-trend-entering-a-whole-new-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/01\/11\/going-shorter-and-lighter-is-the-trend-entering-a-whole-new-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Shorter and Lighter is the Trend: Entering a Whole New World…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very Important Note<\/h3>\n

My sam and mayas att e-mail account was suspended on 18 DEC. Those who tried to reach me by e-mail<\/a> between then and yesterday had their mails bounced back. If you tried to reach me during that period please re-send your important e-mails. <\/p>\n

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

My delayed bag showed up in ILE at about 10am, delivered courtesy of Delta by Where’s My Suitcase.com. All good; the gel ice packs around my back-up insulin vials were still quite cold. I began work on this blog post many hours ago but was side-tracked ofter answering several important e-mails and dealing with some IPT stuff. IPT updates will be coming soon. This blog post was eventually published at 11:14am from my home in Indian Lake Estates, FL. <\/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 and am looking forward to doing so. <\/p>\n

To show your appreciation for my continuing 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>. I just learned that my account was suspended during my absence; it should be up and running by Monday at the latest. <\/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, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font> 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\n\n\n
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This image was created in cloudy bright conditions at one minute after noon on January 5, 2015 at Neko Harbor, Antarctica with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 2X III<\/a> (at 400mm), and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/6.3. <\/p>\n

Central sensor\/AI Servo Surround Rear Focus AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n