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What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

Sunday was packing day. Or night \ud83d\ude42 Lots to do. But I still found time to get out to the cliffs one last time. This blog post, which took about an hour to prepare, was published at 9:01PM Pacific time on Sunday evening, one minute after midnight (on Monday) in the east. I fly home early on Monday morning. Very early. The alarm is set for 3:00am PT. <\/p>\n

There are two new openings on the long sold out Palouse #1 IPT. See below for details. <\/p>\n

I will be sharing additional 100-400 images along with additional positives and a very few negatives on the new lens. I used the 100-400 II a lot on my San Diego trip with both the 1D X and the 7D II and on occasion, with the 1.4X III TC. I shot most of the morning on Thursday and then again on Saturday with the hand held 1-4 II and the 1D X. With great results. More images and more comments soon. <\/p>\n

South Georgia October 2015<\/h3>\n

Do consider joining me in South Georgia next October for the trip of a lifetime. See here<\/a> for the complete details. <\/p>\n

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Register now for the South Georgia trip and receive a $242 on your return airfare. Please e-mail<\/a> for details. <\/p>\n

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This image was created with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 349mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X <\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual Mode. Rig on the Black Rapid RS-7 Strap.<\/a> <\/p>\n

One AF point below the center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/shutter button AF was active at the moment of exposure (as is almost always best when hand holding). Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n