{"id":26498,"date":"2015-04-19T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=26498"},"modified":"2015-04-19T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T14:42:28","slug":"7d-ii-pop-up-flash-part-i-of-a-series-blessings-realized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/04\/19\/7d-ii-pop-up-flash-part-i-of-a-series-blessings-realized\/","title":{"rendered":"7D II Pop Up Flash Part I of a Series… Blessings Realized"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I sat with my Mom and my younger sister Arna on Saturday afternoon and shared a year’s worth of my travels with them in the form of the optimized photographs from various trip folders. In Photo Mechanic I simply hit 1: Sort by {Type} and displayed the finished images. Two things struck me. First, I realized once again what a truly blessed life I have led. Second, I saw dozens of wonderful images that I have yet to share with you here. I should have color coded those…. <\/p>\n

Younger daughter Alissa came by with her family for dinner–she did the cooking. As the mother of two autistic boys, I have been saying that Lissy should receive a Nobel Prize for Motherhood every week. Those feelings were reinforced in spades during their visit. She literally is a saint come to earth. <\/p>\n

This blog post, the 101st in a row, took less than an hour to prepare. I was and am tired. It should be published at one minute after midnight on Sunday. <\/p>\n

7D II or 1D X?<\/h3>\n

Please take a look back at yesterday’s blog post here<\/a> and let us know if you think that the crane images were created with the 7D II or the 1D X. Many thanks. Feel free to say “I can’t tell.” <\/p>\n


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Canon’s Huge Megapixel Bodies<\/h3>\n

Canon’s two new huge megapixel bodies are available for pre-order. If you want to get your hands on one, please pre-order by clicking on the logo-link above. They will surely be difficult to get; shoot me your B&H receipt via e-mail<\/a> and I will be glad to do my best to expedite your order. Learn more about the two new bodies here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This image was created at Morro Bay with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 330mm) and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/160 sec. at f\/11 in Av mode. Pop up flash at 0. K9000 to enhance the sunrise colors. <\/p>\n

AI Servo Zone\/Rear Focus AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). It did a nice job with focus by activating the center AF point and the one below it. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Western Gull at dawn <\/strong><\/h2>\n