As always, lunch at the Neptune Grill was superb. During our long, post-lunch Photoshop session I entertained lots of questions dealing with cropping options and NIK Color EFEX Pro. <\/p>\n
I have pretty much decided to have my inguinal hernia surgically repaired on May 3, the Thursday after the Gatorland IPT. <\/p>\n
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Today makes two hundred sixty-one days in a row with a new educational blog post! This one took less than an hour to prepare including the time spent on the image optimization. With all of my upcoming free time (or not…), the plan right now is to try to break the current record streak of 480 … Good health<\/em><\/strong> and good internet connections and my continuing insanity willing.<\/p>\n Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charged a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. They went out of business. And e-Bay fees are now up to 13%. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please scroll down here<\/a> or shoot us an 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 pricing advice to those who agree to the terms — usually sells in no time flat. Over the past year, we have sold many dozens of items. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 100-400, the old 500mm, the EOS-7D and 7D Mark II and the original 400mm DO lens have been dropping steadily. You can always see the current listings by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the orange-yellow menu bar near the top of each blog post page. <\/p>\n Muhammad Arif is offering a used Canon 300mm f\/4L IS USM lens in near-mint condition for $719. The sale includes the front and rear lens caps, the tough fabric lens case, the tripod collar, the original product box with the CDs, a LensCoat but for the two rear sections, and insured ground shipping by major courier to US addresses only is also included. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n Please contact Muhammad via e-mail<\/a><\/center>. <\/p>\n I owned and used this great lens for several years. It is a great flight lens and I always loved its close focusing abilities that made it great for flowers, frogs, and dragonflies. I firmly believe that it is a far better bird photography starter lens than my beloved old \u201ctoy lens,\u201d the 400mm f\/5.6L lens. Why? It is image stabilized and it does great with all AF points with a 1.4X TC. Grab this one while you can as the price is right.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n BIRDS AS ART is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. <\/p>\n If you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&H, would enjoy free overnight shipping, and would like a $50 discount on your first purchase, click here<\/a> to order and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If you are looking to strike a deal on Canon or Nikon gear (including the big telephotos) or on a multiple item order, contact Steve Elkins via e-mail<\/a> or on his cell at (479) 381-2592 (Eastern time) and be sure to mention your BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order. Patrick Sparkman saved $350 on a recent purchase!<\/p>\n Several folks on the Gatorland IPT used the Booking.Com link below and got great rates and saved a handsome $25.00 in the process. If you too would like to give Booking.Com a shot, click here<\/a> and to earn a $25 reward on your first booking. Thanks to the many who have already tried and used this great service. <\/p>\nSelling Your Used Photo Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n
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