{"id":3593,"date":"2011-01-07T22:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T02:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2011-02-24T11:42:25","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:42:25","slug":"help-needed-with-outdoor-photographer-article-title-with-image-lightbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/01\/07\/help-needed-with-outdoor-photographer-article-title-with-image-lightbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Needed with Outdoor Photographer Article Title (with Image Lightbox)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Coastal Brown Bear blonde cub, Katmai National Park, AK. This image was created while I was seated in a low spot near a creek with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/200 sec. at f\/5.6 set manually. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Help Needed with Outdoor Photographer Article Title (with Image Lightbox)<\/h2>\n

After I get back from a morning of photography on Jame’s Shadle’s Hooptie Deux<\/a> with James and Clemens van der Werf<\/a> (and lunch on one of Clemens’ yacht transport ships!)<\/a>, I will be working on an article for a spring issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine.<\/a> The article details the advantages of getting on the ground with big glass. The working title is in fact, “Getting Low with Big Glass.” If you have a suggestion for something a little more catchy or clever–heck, that should not be too difficult–please post it as a Comment. If someone suggests a title that winds up being used in the magazine we will gladly send you a bottle of Lens Clens<\/a> as a thank you. Note: Don’t suggest “Down and Dirty” as I have used that one before \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

To give you some ideas, here is a link to the Lightbox that Jim and I prepared for OP editor Chris Robinsion:<\/p>\n

Lightbox.<\/a> <\/p>\n

I’d love to hear which is your favorite image from the submission and why you picked it. <\/p>\n

Here is the article lead:<\/p>\n

Getting Low With Big Glass<\/h2>\n

by Arthur Morris<\/p>\n

It was a stifling late August morning. I lay in wet mud on the South Flats of the East Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. A thousand no-see-ums chewed on the exposed skin on the back of my hands. Ten feet away, a gorgeous juvenal Least Sandpiper slept peacefully. <\/p>\n

I typed those words (on a typewriter no less!) nearly 25 years ago. The capture medium was film: Fuji Velvia 50 pushed one stop. The lens was the Canon FD 400mm f\/4.5, the camera the T-90. The magnification with that rig was 8X. Today it\u2019s a whole new world: a Delkin 32gb e-Film Pro Compact Flash Card, the Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6 L IS lens, a 1.4X teleconverter, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. The magnification? An astounding 29.12 X. <\/p>\n

Though a lot has changed in those 2 \/12 decades, one thing remains the same: getting down on the ground with your gear will enable you to create images that are both pleasing and intimate. And with a telephoto lens and good technique, your subject will be in sharp focus while your foregrounds and backgrounds will be rendered as suffused swatches of out-of-focus color. <\/p>\n

Even though it\u2019s a bit more difficult getting up and down today than it was back then, I do not hesitate getting down and dirty when I encounter birds and animals in flat areas like beaches and fields. Even when feeling tired or lazy I do so at every opportunity. I can\u2019t help myself; I just love the look of images created at the subject\u2019s eye level. <\/p>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/h2>\n

Here is a list of the gear that I used to create the image above. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins.<\/p>\n

Canon 800mm f\/5.L IS lens<\/a> Right now this is my all time favorite super-telephoto lens.
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body<\/a> And this is the very best professional digital camera body that I have even used. <\/p>\n

And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/p>\n

Gitzo 3530 LS Tripod<\/a> This one will last you a lifetime.
\nMongoose M3.6 Tripod Head<\/a> Right now this is the best tripod head around for use with lenses that weigh less than 9 pounds. For heavier lenses, check out the Wimberley V2 head<\/a>.
\n Double Bubble Level<\/a> You will find one in my camera’s hot shoe whenever I am not using flash.
\nDelkin 32gb e-Film Pro Compact Flash Card<\/a> Fast and dependable.<\/p>\n

If you are considering the purchase of a major piece of photographic gear be it a new camera, a long lens, a tripod or a head, or some accessories be sure to check out our complete Shopper’s Guide.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Coastal Brown Bear blonde cub, Katmai National Park, AK. This image was created while I was seated in a low spot near a creek with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/200 sec. at f\/5.6 set manually. <\/p>\n

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