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What’s Down?<\/h3>\n

While traveling in the Southern Ocean I will be 100% without internet from 24-30 OCT and then again from 1-14 NOV. Jim will be in the office doing his usually stellar job of minding the store and Jen will be here to help with with all things IPT related. You can reach either of them by phone at 863-693-0906. You can reach Jim by e-mail<\/a><\/center> or Jen at e-mail<\/a><\/center> (the latter with Attn. JEN in the Subject line). <\/p>\n

Please refrain from e-mailing me from 23 OCT through 15 NOV. Fat chance on that. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The BIRDS AS ART Blog and You <\/h3>\n

To show your appreciation for my efforts here, we do ask that you use our the B&H and Amazon affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your purchases. Doing so won’t cost you a penny and is the best way to thank me for the 15-20 hours I put in to bring you fresh and free educational material most every day. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>. We sell only what I use and 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><\/center> (unless I am traveling without internet!)<\/p>\n

You can find the following items in the store: Mongoose M3.6<\/a> and Wimberley<\/a> heads, plates, low feet, and accessories<\/a>, flash brackets<\/a>, <\/a>, Delkin e-film Pro Compact Flash Cards<\/a>, LensCoat<\/a> products, and our unique line-up of educational materials<\/a> including ABP I & II<\/a>, Digital Basics<\/a>, Site and Set-up e-Guides<\/a>, Canon and Nikon Camera Users and AF e-Guides<\/a>, and MP-4 Photoshop video tutorials<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n

And we still have a few Gitzo tripods<\/a> in stock. I imagine that we will be phasing those out soon…. <\/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

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

You can see the complete listings by clicking here<\/a> or always by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the right end of the navigation bar at the top of each blog post page. <\/p>\n

After a lull in September, things have really heated up lately: <\/p>\n

Alan Walther sold his 500mm f\/4L IS for $3900 in mid-October.
\nIPT veteran Larry Master sold his 300mm f\/2.8L IS II lens for $4750 on October 22, 2015.
\nCanon 500mm f\/4L IS (the “old five”) was sold by Glen Shellhammer for $4250 in mid-October, 2015.
\nCanon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens was sold instantly by Walt Anderson for $4750 in mid-October, 2015.
\nCanon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM lens (the “old five”) was sold by Dane Johnson for $4150 in early October 2015.
\nSigma 300-800mm f\/5.6 zoom 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.
\nCanon EF 100-400 f 4.5-5.6 L IS USM lens was sold for $699 by Sean Traynor on October 7, 2015.
\nCanon 100-400 L IS zoom lens (the old 1-4) was sold by Susan Carnahan for $675 in mid-October, 2015.<\/p>\n

You can find the complete listings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at 6:31am on November 18th while scouting for the Bosque IPTs with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (with the internal TC engaged at 480mm) and the amazing Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 100. Evaluative metering +1 2\/3 stops as framed: 1\/15 sec. at f\/9 in Tv mode. Color temperature: 8000K. <\/p>\n

Center AF point\/AI Servo Surround\/Rear Focus AF on the trees and re-compose. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Sandhill Crane over ridge at sunrise <\/strong><\/h2>\n