{"id":27894,"date":"2015-07-07T06:30:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=27894"},"modified":"2015-07-09T05:17:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T09:17:51","slug":"the-400-do-ii7d-ii-combo-saving-the-best-for-last-in-more-ways-than-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/07\/07\/the-400-do-ii7d-ii-combo-saving-the-best-for-last-in-more-ways-than-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The 400 DO II\/7D II Combo: Saving the Best for Last (in more ways than one…)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We left the cottages at 4:45am sharp as planned and arrived at Edinburgh Airport just before 7:00am, also as planned. After a short delay while returning our rental vans and a long delay at security, denise and I got to the gate for our 9:25 flight to Newark at about 8:55 only to find groups 1 & 2 were boarding. Whew. I slept off and on in a somewhat comatose state for the first five hours. I edited some image files and then worked on the two images for this blog post on the flight to EWR, UA 37. We almost landed 30 minutes early at Newark but with the runway in sight just below the pilot gunned the engines and circled for an additional 30 minutes stating that there had been a disabled plane on our runway. Oops. I had been there and done that. <\/p>\n

We arrived on time at just about noon. After a coffee break Denise headed home while I prepared to enjoy the rest of my five hour layover: Jet Blue to MCO leaving at 5:00 pm scheduled to arrive at MCO at 7:43pm where the dependable Mr. Litzenberg should be waiting to grab me. I spent about 2 hours preparing this blog post, most of that during my layover. I plan on publishing this on the early morning of Tuesday, July 7th. <\/p>\n

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The last few weeks have been quite rewarding. Thanks a stack to the many who used our B&H links for purchases large and small. Right now I am working closely with my B&H rep to have four 400 DO and two 100-400 II BAA Affiliate orders expedited. It has been nearly impossible to come by a 400 DO II. I am hoping that my efforts pay dividends fairly soon…. 100-400IIs are now in stock at B&H. The 400 DO II lenses continue to be in very short supply. The sooner you order, the sooner you will get yours; I am working closely with my contact at B&H to have the current orders expedited when a shipment does actually arrive. <\/p>\n

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This image was created on the last morning of the 2015 UK Puffins and Gannets IPT with the hand held Canon EF 400mm f\/4 DO IS II USM lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops off the light-toned sky: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/4.5. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Shutter button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). As originally framed, the selected sensor was squarely on the bird’s face. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Atlantic Puffin with fish braking to land by nest. <\/strong><\/h2>\n