{"id":50904,"date":"2017-10-25T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=50904"},"modified":"2017-10-26T04:58:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T08:58:29","slug":"understanding-the-color-of-lightpart-ii-which-light-do-you-like-best-and-a-funny-micro-adjusting-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2017\/10\/25\/understanding-the-color-of-lightpart-ii-which-light-do-you-like-best-and-a-funny-micro-adjusting-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Color of Light\/Part II. Which Light Do You Like Best? And a funny micro-adjusting story …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Late on Monday I micro-adjusted my 600 II naked indoor with the lights: +2. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday I micro-adjusted the 600 II with my 1.4X III i TC in the morning: -1, outdoors with the lights (as the distance is too great for indoors even with my bowling alley hallway). Then it got too sunny. In the afternoon it clouded up again so I did the 600 II with my 2X III i TC. That turned out to be a hoot First I screwed up the distance. Then I was getting weird results with the graphs. I finally thought that I had everything perfect but Jen opened the door of the house as she was leaving for home. Her big dog Olivia spotted an Anole and charged after it dislodging the tripod with the LensAligh unit on it; I had to start over from scratch. It turned out to be the best thing that could have happened as I realized that when I was lining up the target in Live View that I was not using the dead centered Flexi-zone single box! Once I fixed that I was done in ten minutes: -10. <\/p>\n

I am still looking for a few more folks for San Diego #2. If you are considering this trip and might be interested in adding on a free morning of instruction before the IPT begins please shoot me an e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Please see yesterday’s blog post if you are interested in joining us at DeSoto this weekend for some cheap instruction. <\/p>\n

The Streak<\/h3>\n

Today makes ninety days in a row with a new educational blog post! This blog post took more than two hours to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not …), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of 480 … Good health and good internet connections willing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2017 in San Diego was a very good year ….<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

2018 San Diego 3 1\/2-DAY BIRDS AS ART IPT #2: Sunday, JAN 28 thru and including a morning session on Wednesday, JAN 31, 2018: 3 1\/2 days: $1699. Limit: 8: Openings: 6<\/h3>\n

Meet and Greet at 6:30pm on the evening before the IPT begins; Saturday, Jan 27, 2018.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

San Diego IPT #2: Shorter and Less Expensive!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I am offering a free morning session on SAT 27 JAN for all who register.<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for details. <\/p>\n

Booking.Com<\/h3>\n

Booking.Com came through for me twice again recently with both the DeSoto Fall IPT and next July’s UK Puffins, Gannets, and Bempton Pre-trip room reservations. And all the rates were great. If you’d like to give Booking.Com a shot, click here<\/a> and you will earn a $25 reward. Thanks to the many who have already tried and used this great service. <\/p>\n


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Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n

Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of folks whom I see in the field, and on BPN<\/a>, are–out of ignorance–using the wrong gear especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads… Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created at 8:25am on the 2017 San Diego IPT with the hand held Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 360mm) and my favorite bird photography camera, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering probably at zero as famed: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. AWB. <\/p>\n

One AF point that was two and one-half rows up from and three columns to the right of the center AF point\/AI Servo\/Manual selection\/Shutter Button AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure. See the DPP 4 screen capture below to see the exact placement of the single (selected) AF point. <\/p>\n

FocusTune\/LensAlign Micro Adjustment: 0. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Western Gull, adult breeding plumage preening<\/strong><\/h2>\n