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Friday was another typically busy day of work doing what I love. I had a great swim, did my core exercises, and enjoyed a 59 degree ice bath. Watched lots of NHL and NBA playoffs on Tivo. Answered another ton of e-mails and Saturday morning I will really get started on my Nature Photographer magazine San Diego article. And, I will start packing up my photo gear for the upcoming St. Augustine trip. <\/p>\n

This blog post, the 114th in a row, took about 2 hours to prepare. It is scheduled to be published automatically at 1am on Saturday 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 me on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday 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\u2019s Huge Megapixel Bodies<\/h3>\n

Many of you have read about the two new Canon 50+ megapixel bodies, the Canon EOS 5DS DSLR and the Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR. The two cameras look, sound, and pretty much are quite similar. I have withheld commenting until now because I did not have a good\u2013heck, I did not have any\u2013understanding of the single difference between the two bodies, that being the Low-Pass Filter Effect Cancellation.<\/p>\n

If you missed the hugely popular \u201cCanon\u2019s Two New 50+ Megapixel Camera Bodies\/You Must Read This Before You Buy,\u201d you can click here<\/a> to catch up and learn a ton to boot.<\/p>\n

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This image was created on the last (very brutal) morning of the DeSoto IPT with the hand held Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (with the internal TC engaged at 560mm) and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/5.6 in Av mode. <\/p>\n

AI Servo Zone\/Shutter Button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). The system activated three AF points on the bird’s folded wing, slightly beyond the plane of the bird’s eye leaving the eye a bit soft. A bit of Eye Doctor work and a Contrast Mask on the face rectified that problem spectacularly. <\/p>\n

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron striding <\/strong><\/h2>\n