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What’s Up? <\/h3>\n

With yet another cold front the pool was down to a not-so-balmy 71 degrees yesterday. I swam anyway :). I am still trying to catch up on old e-mails and have made some progress there. <\/p>\n

This post took about 2 hours to put together and was published from my home at ILE, FL at 5:47am. <\/p>\n

Used Canon 400mm f\/2.8L IS II Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Price reduced $300 on 2\/20\/2015!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Melissa Hahn is offering a used Canon 400mm f\/2.8L IS II lens in mint condition now for $8699. (Original asking price as $8999.) Original owner. The sale includes the lens hood, the E-180D front lens cover, the 400C lens trunk, the rear lens cap, the wide lens strap, a black LensCoat (an $89.99 value), a TravelCoat (a $59.95 value), and insured ground shipping to US addresses. The lens will ship only after your check clears. Glass and lens immaculate. The lens was very recently cleaned and checked by Canon. Photos are available upon request. <\/p>\n

Interested folks can contact Melissa on here cell phone at 1-631-404-2965 (eastern time) or via e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This fast, super-sharp, relatively lightweight (8.49 pounds) super-telephoto lens (the Nikon version weighs 10.2 pounds) is a versatile lens for wildlife photographers. It creates super-sharp images with both the 1.4X III and the 2X III Extenders. It currently sells new at B&H for $10,499 and they are offering a used one for $9,899.95. You can save some significant bucks by grabbing Melissa’s lens now.<\/p>\n

South Georgia October 2015<\/h3>\n

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

Save $242<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

Please Remember to use our Affiliate Links \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\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 the Mongoose M3.6 tripod heads<\/a>, Gitzo tripods<\/a>, Wimberley heads<\/a> and plates<\/a>, LensCoats and accessories<\/a>, 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 conditions at 7:52am on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia on December 23, 2014 with the hand held Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a> (at 280mm–effective 448mm), and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/4.5. AWB. <\/p>\n

AI Servo\/Rear Focus\/Zone AF as framed selected two sensors as shown in the DPP 4 screen capture below. These were 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