{"id":26451,"date":"2015-04-16T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T04:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=26451"},"modified":"2015-04-16T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T10:17:41","slug":"civility-and-freedom-of-speech-on-the-birds-as-art-blog-catching-up-on-some-old-post-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/04\/16\/civility-and-freedom-of-speech-on-the-birds-as-art-blog-catching-up-on-some-old-post-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Civility and Freedom of Speech on the BIRDS AS ART Blog & Catching up on some old post questions…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stuff<\/h3>\n

Slept well again. Acupuncture, swim, core exercises, and ice bath. And it is looking like early to bed. <\/p>\n

This blog post, the 98th in a row, took about 1 1\/2 hours to prepare and was published at one minute after midnight on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Passover is Over<\/h3>\n

B&H is now accepting and shipping orders. <\/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

Civility and Freedom of Speech on the BIRDS AS ART BLOG<\/h3>\n

As most would surmise, I am pretty proud of the work that I do here on the blog. I enjoy teaching and I enjoy sharing. Though some think not, I am fine if you do not like an image. In fact, there have been a few that I posted recently that I did not think much of. If you don’t like an image, just say so. There is however, no reason to go out of your way to be nasty or to try to be insulting. Those who opt for the latter are in truth only insulting themselves. <\/p>\n

It is imperative that folks who opt to leave a comment be civil. Folks who visit and comment regularly would be given a bit of slack, but I cannot even recall a situation where that was necessary. Nasty comments almost always come from folks who are commenting for the first time. It’s good to know that some folks have such miserable lives that they feel the need to take time out of their busy days to be nasty, or as Denise Ippolito calls it, “snarky.” <\/p>\n

Folks who comment for the first time have their comments sent to a Moderation page where they might be approved, replied to, trashed, or spammed. The vast majority are approved or replied to. If you are spammed, you will likely be unable to post a comment. Not too long ago a first time poster wrote something to the effect that I should stick to photography, that nobody wanted to read about my grandkids or my health. I thought, it’s my blog. I will write about what I want to write about. I had no qualms about spamming him instantly. If you choose to visit my home, please play nice. <\/p>\n

Freedom of speech on the blog? There is none. <\/p>\n

A Negative but Civil Comment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A first time poster left this comment at BAA Bulletin #473 here<\/a>: <\/p>\n

In my opinion the photo is not worth optimizing. Sea lions are cute animals, this image, although a great pose, makes them look slimy and not endearing to the viewer. The optimized image, although better, still is not good enough to represent what I think of as an elegant animal.<\/em><\/p>\n

Though I disagreed in part as I feel that sometimes by trying you can either learn something or surprise yourself by working on a very poor image, I was fine with the fact that the poster did not like the optimized image. Heck, I did not think much of it either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This in-camera HDR image was created at Morro Bay with the hand held Canon EF 16-35mm f\/4L IS USM lens<\/a> (at 16mm) and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop yielded a base exposure of: 1\/100 sec. at f\/22 in Av mode. AWB. With the 77mm Singh-Ray warming circular polarizer set to dark. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Rear Focus AF one-third of the way up the rock on the right side 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

Image: Morro Rock with fog. <\/strong><\/h2>\n