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Tuesday was a relaxing day. I had to head into town for some errands in the afternoon but did have time for an ice bath before dinner. This blog post, the 111th in a row, took about 2 hours to prepare. It was published just before 6am on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

St. Augustine Alligator Farm Short-Notice Spoonbill and Wading Bird Chicks IPT: May 4-6, 2015. TWO FULL and TWO 1\/2 DAYS: $1099. Limit 8\/Openings 5.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Enjoy practically private instruction. Please call the office at 863-692-0906 for St. Augustine IPT Late Registration Discount info. For complete details see the blog post here<\/a> and scroll down. <\/p>\n


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Canon’s Huge Megapixel Bodies<\/h3>\n

Many of you have read about the two new Canon 50+ megapixel bodies, the Canon EOS 5DS DSLR <\/a> and the Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR<\/a>. The two cameras look, sound, and pretty much are quite similar. I have withheld commenting until now because I did not have a good–heck, I did not have any–understanding of the single difference between the two bodies, that being the Low-Pass Filter Effect Cancellation. <\/p>\n

If you missed the hugely popular “Canon\u2019s Two New 50+ Megapixel Camera Bodies\/You Must Read This Before You Buy,” you can click here<\/a> to catch up and learn a ton to boot.<\/p>\n

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Featured Listing<\/h3>\n

Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L II USM Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dave Bourgaize is offering a used Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L II USM lens in excellent condition for $1499.00. The sale includes front lens cover and rear lens cap, EW-88C lens hood, original Canon bag, and insured shipping via UPS Ground to US addresses. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. Please contact Dave by e-mail<\/a><\/center> or by phone at (310) 748-9547 (pacific time zone).<\/p>\n

I own and use the 24-70II. It is much sharper edge to edge than the lighter, more versatile Canon EF 24-105mm f\/4L IS USM lens<\/a>. I consider the 24-70II a must for serious landscape photographers. As it sells new for $1899 Dave’s price is lower than any I have seen for this lens in excellent condition. It should sell quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on the recently concluded Fort DeSoto IPT by Phil Frigon with the Canon EF 11-24mm f\/4L USM lens<\/a> (hand held at 11mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 1\/250 sec. at f\/4.0. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Rear Focus AF on the grass just in front of and to the left of the photographer. Rear Focus is where it is at for landscape images. 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 #1: Fort DeSoto photographer-scape. Image courtesy of and copyright 2015: Phil Frigon.<\/strong><\/h2>\n