{"id":46139,"date":"2017-02-13T03:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=46139"},"modified":"2017-02-12T03:36:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T07:36:50","slug":"gatorland-abstract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2017\/02\/13\/gatorland-abstract\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatorland Abstract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>Our last visit to the Monkey Park, my last ever, was my best ever, by far. Eight inches of fresh snow on the ground along with falling snow. And we ended off with several monkeys eating cedar branches in the snow. It was a totally amazing day. Despite losing many images to a single large out-of-focus snowflake in the wrong spot, I kept 169 images on the first edit. I will surely be sharing lots of them here with you over time. <\/p>\n<p>I will likely continue to have good internet access every day. I get home late on 28 FEB. <\/p>\n<p><center><noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/55973;1705289;0;209;0\/?ft_width=728&#038;ft_height=90&#038;url=9277912\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;205;gif;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/noscript><br \/>\n<script language=\"Javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar ftClick = \"\";\nvar ftExpTrack_1705289 = \"\";\nvar ftX = \"\";\nvar ftY = \"\";\nvar ftZ = \"\";\nvar ftOBA = 1;\nvar ftContent = \"\";\nvar ftCustom = \"\";\nvar ft728x90_OOBclickTrack = \"\";\nvar ftRandom = Math.random()*1000000;\nvar ftBuildTag1 = \"<scr\";\nvar ftBuildTag2 = \"<\/\";\nvar ftClick_1705289 = ftClick;\nif(typeof(ft_referrer)==\"undefined\"){var ft_referrer=(function(){var r=\"\";if(window==top){r=window.location.href;}else{try{r=window.parent.location.href;}catch(e){}r=(r)?r:document.referrer;}while(encodeURIComponent(r).length>1000){r=r.substring(0,r.length-1);}return r;}());}\nvar ftDomain = (window==top)?\"\":(function(){var d=document.referrer,h=(d)?d.match(\"(?::q\/q\/)+([qw-]+(q.[qw-]+)+)(q\/)?\".replace(\/q\/g,decodeURIComponent(\"%\"+\"5C\")))[1]:\"\";return (h&&h!=location.host)?\"&ft_ifb=1&ft_domain=\"+encodeURIComponent(h):\"\";}());\nvar ftTag = ftBuildTag1 + 'ipt language=\"javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" ';\nftTag += 'src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;201;js;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?ftx='+ftX+'&fty='+ftY+'&ftadz='+ftZ+'&ftscw='+ftContent+'&ft_custom='+ftCustom+'&ftOBA='+ftOBA+ftDomain+'&ft_referrer='+encodeURIComponent(ft_referrer)+'&cachebuster='+ftRandom+'\" id=\"ftscript_728x90\" name=\"ftscript_728x90\"';\nftTag += '>' + ftBuildTag2 + 'script>';\ndocument.write(ftTag);\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of folks whom I see in the field, and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/content.php?s=52d51423c223b39bdca1765c6839ffc2\" target=\"_blank\">BPN<\/a>, are&#8211;out of ignorance&#8211;using the wrong gear, especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads&#8230; Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>The Streak: 458!<\/h3>\n<p>Today&#8217;s blog post marks a totally insane, irrational, illogical, preposterous, absurd, completely ridiculous, unfathomable, silly, incomprehensible, what&#8217;s wrong with this guy?, makes-no-sense, 458 days in a row with a new educational blog post. As always&#8211;and folks have been doing a really great for a long time now&#8211;please remember to use our B&#038;H links for your major gear purchases. For best results use one of our many product-specific links; after clicking on one of those you can continue shopping with all subsequent purchases invisibly tracked to BAA. Your doing so is always greatly appreciated. Please remember: web orders only. <strong><em>And please remember also that if you are shopping for items that we carry in the BAA Online Store (as noted in red at the close of this post below) we would of course appreciate your business.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created at Gatorland while standing on an empty milk crate with the hand held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1210897-REG\/fujifilm_16501109_xf_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6_r.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/FU10040045\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xFU10040045\" target=\"_blank\">Fujifilm XF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1254242-REG\/fujifilm_16516271_xf_2x_tc_wr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/FUXF2XTC\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xFUXF2XTC\" target=\"_blank\">Fujifilm XF 2x TC WR Teleconverter<\/a> (at 602.2mm&#8211;effective 900 something mm) with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1308957-REG\/Fujifilm__X_T2_Dgtl_Camr_Blk_Vpb_Xt2_Pwr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/FUXT2BVPBXTK\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xFUXT2BVPBXTK\" target=\"_blank\">Fujifilm X-T2 Mirrorless Digital Camera Body with the Power Booster Grip<\/a>. ISO 800. Pattern metering +2\/3 stop as framed: 1\/800 sec. at f\/13 in Manual mode. AWB.   <\/p>\n<p>Shutter Button Continuous Autofocus. Additional AF information is unavailable.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=8690&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Gatorland Abstract<\/h3>\n<p>I was standing atop my plastic milk crate trying to acquire and maintain focus at effective 1200mm on a mostly all-white bird with my Fuji rig. It was not an easy task. I could never figure out how to pre-focus manually with the Fuji system. If it is possible and you know how to do it please do share. If it is not possible, that would be a big negative as I know that if I could have pre-focused manually that 9 times out of 1o the AF system would at least have had a decent chance &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>What Is It?<\/h3>\n<p>If you think that you know what we are looking at, please leave a comment. <\/p>\n<h3>Image Questions<\/h3>\n<p>What do you think caught my eye?<\/p>\n<p>Would you have seen this image? Why or why not? <\/p>\n<p>If you did see it, would you have pulled the trigger? Why or why not? <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Great Egrets in breeding plumage are a beautiful sight &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Gatorland Mini-IPT: 1 1\/2 days: AM and PM shooting sessions on Saturday, March 4 and a morning session on Sunday, March 5: $749. Limit 6\/Openings 4.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Join me in Kissimmee, FL in early March, prime time to to photograph Great Egrets in breeding plumage. We should get to make lots of head portraits with most any lens and to photograph them building nests, displaying, copulating, and flying. Eggs for sure. Tiny chicks likely. And most likely breeding Wood Storks as well. Learn to see, find, and make the shot in cluttered settings. Learn exposure and how to handle the WHITEs. Learn fill flash and flash as main light. Includes a working lunch on me on Saturday with image review and Photoshop. We may see and photograph some early Snowy Egrets and Tricolored Herons. And of course, we will see and photograph the captive American Alligators. All of the birds are free and wild. <\/p>\n<p>To pay in full via credit card, call Jim or Jen in the office weekdays at 863-692-0906. You will be responsible for the cost of your Gatorland Photographer&#8217;s pass. Early entry both mornings and late stay on Saturday. <\/p>\n<h3>Please Remember to use my Affiliate Links and to Visit the New BAA Online Store \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n<p>To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you get in the habit of using my B&#038;H affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your photo and electronics purchases. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6 tripod head<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/plates-and-replacement-feet\/wimberley-arca-swiss-style-lens-plates\/\">Wimberley lens plates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/digital-media\/\">Delkin flash cards and accessories<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/lenscoat-covers\/\">LensCoat stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As always, 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 please remember that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I would of course appreciate your using our B&#038;H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. <font color=red><strong>For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above, and for everything else in the new store, we, meaning BAA, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font>  Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and those who will be visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right.  Tanks a stack.<\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors.  Just be right :).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>Our last visit to the Monkey Park, my last ever, was my best ever, by far. Eight inches of fresh snow on the ground along with falling snow. And we ended off with several monkeys eating cedar branches in the snow. It was a totally amazing day. 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