{"id":3937,"date":"2011-02-18T00:52:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T04:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2011-03-14T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T19:32:43","slug":"pro-flight-photography-tip-stunned-three-times-in-90-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/02\/18\/pro-flight-photography-tip-stunned-three-times-in-90-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Flight Photography Tip, & Stunned Three Times in 90 Minutes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Brown Pelican, incoming tight vertical. This image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS lens with the 2X III TC and the EOS-1DMIV. Hand held at 140mm. ISO 400: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/5.6 confirmed by histogram check. This vertical original image is one that I optimized while plugged into a power port on the Orlando\/Dallas leg. See image next for the lesson. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Stunned Three Times in 90 Minutes!<\/h3>\n

I woke at 3:06 am this morning, 54 minutes before the alarm was set to go off. Denise Ippolito and I left my home in Indian Lake Estates at 5:46am, she on the way to her home along the Jersey shore, me on my way to the Winter Wings Festival in Klamath, OR. <\/p>\n

Two-thirds of the way to Dallas Fort-Worth (and on my way to Portland and then Klamath Falls), while sitting in an American Airlines first class seat (paid for with air miles), I asked for a second cup of water with no ice. “We have no more bottled water,” the flight attendant said. I was stunned. No water in first class…. I had not eaten breakfast on the flight and had had not partaken of the wine or the Bloody Marys that seemed a bit too popular for so early in the day. All that I wanted was a glass of water. “Can you check in the back and see if they have any water left there?” I asked. “Already did,” she said sweetly. “They only had four bottles of water for all the folks in coach. We often run out of water.” <\/p>\n

I was stunned. <\/p>\n

We landed on time at DFW and I was over-whelmed by hunger so I took my blood sugar (79) and injected my pre-meal bolus. I picked the Cool River Caf\u00e9 on the D Concourse opposite Gate 25. I ordered the Seared Ahi, medium rare–no balsamic anything, no glaze, just the seared fish on a plate. Plus a side of broccoli. I was not expecting anything too great in an airport. The food came out in twenty minutes.<\/p>\n

With my first bite of the fish, I was stunned again. It was scrumptious. And the lightly steamed broccoli was just perfect. <\/p>\n

Then I headed to Gate D-29 to catch my flight to Portland, also AA first. At the restaurant I had forked over $7.99 via credit card to T-Mobile to get on line for “24 hours at this location only.” I connected easily after filling in my cc info. And enjoyed a few minutes of e-mailing. I had planned to work on this blog post for about an hour at the gate only when I opened my computer my T-Mobile connection came up as “No Internet Access.” <\/p>\n

Stunned again. <\/p>\n

Unwilling to give up after getting ripped off, I called Jim at the office and asked him to get a toll free # for me for T-Mobile. He did. I called. “This is no longer a valid number.” <\/p>\n

Many, you gotta love it. I gave up. <\/p>\n

My flight to Portland and the connecting flight to Klamath were stunningly uneventful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created just minutes before the opening image with the same gear and the same settings. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Pro Flight Photography Tip<\/h3>\n

When you start making images like the one above, there is a message for you: turn the camera on end and start trying to create tight verticals of the incoming birds. After I made three in a row like this I did just that and came up with the winner that heads this blog post. We were baiting the birds with fish on the recently concluded SW Florida IPT. <\/p>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/h2>\n

Below 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 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II lens.<\/a> Man, I am loving this lens on my shoulder with the 2XIII teleconverter.
\nCanon EF 2X III TC<\/a>. It seems that the new 2X (the EF 2X III) is noticeably sharper than the old one (the EF 2X II).
\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

Delkin 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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