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A 66-image career retrospective solo exhibit of my work at the San Diego Natural History Museum (aka The Nat) will open on Saturday, January 16, 2016 and run through April 25, 2016. More than 4,000 folks are expected to visit the show. I spent a good part of yesterday picking images. I am planning on 11 groupings with six framed images each. Whew, there are simply too many good ones…. <\/p>\n

In addition, I spent some time cleaning up day folders with images from the past summer. I will continue both of those endeavors this weekend. I did have time for an early swim and an early ice bath. And recently, I have been spending a good deal of time each day doing two different meditations and am adding a third one today. <\/p>\n

This blog post took about an hour to prepare. It was published just after 6am on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Please remember to use my B&H affiliate links for your major gear purchases; online orders only; no phone orders. Won\u2019t cost you a penny! And helps me out tremendously. Many thanks for considering this important request.<\/p>\n

Artie’s New Tripod<\/h3>\n

Interest has been huge. It looks as if we will be e-mailing the info to those who requested it on Monday. If that happens, I will likely post it to the blog mid-week to give those who e-mailed first crack at the stock. <\/p>\n

Selling Your Used Photo Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charges a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. <\/p>\n

After a two-week lull, there have been several sales over the past few days:<\/p>\n

Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM lens (the “old five”) was sold by Dane Johnson for $4150 in early October 2015.
\nSigma Zoom Super Telephoto 300-800mm f\/5.6 lens (Canon mount) was sold by Beth Starr for $4,999 in early October 2015.
\nCanon EOS-1D X in excellent condition was sold by Patrick Sparkman for $3650 in early October, 2014.<\/p>\n

You can see all of the current listings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS lens (the “old five”)<\/h3>\n

Lowest-ever BAA Price!<\/strong><\/font> <\/p>\n

Alan Walther is offering a used\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS lens (the “old five”) in excellent plus condition for $3900.\u00a0The sale includes the original lens hood, the original front lens cover, the rear cap, the lens trunk (carrying case), the instruction manual, the lens strap, the original shipping box with packing, a Really Right Stuff replacement foot #LCF-50-B, a Lens Coat, and insured shipping via Fed-Ex Ground.\u00a0 Pictures available via email request. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please contact Alan by e-mail<\/a><\/center> or by phone at 408-267-5977 Pacific Time. <\/p>\n

As regular readers know the “old five” was the world’s most popular super telephoto lens for many years. I owned and used one for more than a decade. Alan’s lens is priced to sell immediately. <\/em> artie\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created by Patrick Sparkman with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a> and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 800. Spot metering +2\/3 stop: 1.3 seconds at f\/4 in Av mode. White Balance: 4200K. <\/p>\n

Patrick focused manually using Live View at 10X. <\/p>\n

The recent super moon at the peak lunar eclipse point. Image courtesy of and copyright 2015: Patrick Sparkman. <\/strong><\/h2>\n