{"id":29190,"date":"2015-10-01T06:12:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T10:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=29190"},"modified":"2015-10-01T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T21:42:22","slug":"flight-light-and-flight-pose-considerations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/10\/01\/flight-light-and-flight-pose-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Light and Flight Pose Considerations…"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

I swam yesterday at 8am. Jim and I headed to the audit in Lakeland at 9:30. We met Chip Jackson–the man is brilliant–for brunch at 11 and showed up early for the audit at 11:05am. The agent was pleasant and wound up being quite fair. He studied my documentation and as Chip had mentioned, asked to see a few line items. I was quickly and easily able to verify each of those via either my bank or credit card statements. We pointed out a few errors in the IRS’s favor and a few missed and re-classed deductions. The entire audit took only 80 minutes. As things turned out, I had missed one very large deduction, a $29,000 wire transfer out: partial payment for last year’s Galapagos Photo-Cruise. The end result of the audit was an additional refund of just a shade under $9,000. You gotta love that. <\/p>\n

More good news: the UK Puffins and Gannets trip sold out and both Bosque IPTs are getting close. <\/p>\n

This blog post took about 2 hours to prepare and was published just before 6:15am on Thursday, October 1, 2014. <\/p>\n

Artie’s New Tripod…<\/h3>\n

If anyone is interested in about the great new tripod that I have been using for about a year now (thanks to Denise Ippolito–she has been using it too), please shoot me an e-mail<\/a> with the words “artie’s new tripod” cut and pasted into the subject line. <\/p>\n

Interactivity on the BAA Blog<\/h3>\n

At times some folks start to take the blog for granted and get a bit lazy as far as commenting. Sure, most read it every day–right now about 2,500 folks visit daily. With the last few posts, however, there have been only a handful of comments at best. The purpose of the blog it to get you to think and learn. There are several questions in today’s blog post. Give them a shot. Please remember, an interactive blog is a better blog\u2026. In addition, answering your questions often helps me to learn.<\/p>\n

Please Help Support My Work on the BAA Blog<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

Thanks a Stack! It’s been a great summer! <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The last ten weeks as a B&H affiliate 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

To show your appreciation for my efforts here, we ask, as always, that you use our the B&H and Amazon affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your purchases. B&H is recommended for you major photography gear purchases, Amazon for your household, entertainment, and general purpose stuff. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially Gitzo tripods, Mongoose M3.6 and Wimberley tripod heads and plates, and the like. We sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I would of course appreciate your using our B&H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above we, meaning BAA,<\/strong><\/font> would of course greatly appreciate your business. Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and visiting the BAA Online<\/a> store as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at Bosque last November 22 at 7:11am with the tripod mounted Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the rugged Canon EOS-1D X. <\/a> ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 1\/3 stops off the light blue sky (in very early morning light): 1\/1000 sec. at f\/5.6. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Surround\/Rear Focus AF as originally framed was active at the moment of exposure. The selected AF point was just below the base of the bird’s neck. It is likely that one or more of the assist points was active. 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: Sandhill Crane in flight: downstroke, very early morning light <\/strong><\/h2>\n