{"id":57116,"date":"2018-08-16T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=57116"},"modified":"2018-08-17T03:55:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T07:55:43","slug":"its-not-too-late-if-ive-heard-it-once-ive-heard-it-1000-times-the-advantages-of-standing-an-intimate-perspective-from-on-high-and-some-nasty-post-processing-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2018\/08\/16\/its-not-too-late-if-ive-heard-it-once-ive-heard-it-1000-times-the-advantages-of-standing-an-intimate-perspective-from-on-high-and-some-nasty-post-processing-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Not Too Late! If I\u2019ve Heard It Once I\u2019ve Heard it 1,000 Times. The Advantages of Standing. An Intimate Perspective from On High. And Some Nasty Post-processing Questions."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nickerson was great on Thursday morning. If you live nearby, consider joining me tomorrow for either a morning or an afternoon session of next Tuesday or Wednesday, all as below. If you would like to make tomorrow morning be sure to call my cell after 4:30pm today and before 8:30pm: 863-221-2372 and in addition, shoot me an e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

From Dianne Heggie via e-mail<\/h3>\n

I had SUCH a great time today! It’s always inspiring to spend time learning from you. Your generosity in sharing knowledge and insights is really exceptional. I shouldn’t let another 8 years pass before joining you for another workshop! Thanks for your kind words in the post. Very nice! The first thing I did when I got home was to take a nap! I can’t believe you had the energy to put the blog together. Be well!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dianne<\/p>\n

Long Island Small Group Instruction<\/h3>\n

I am back to my old haunts on Long Island from 15-27 August, prime time for bird photography. The schedules below may be expanded based on demand. <\/p>\n

Skimmer Sessions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Join me at Nickerson Beach to photograph Black Skimmers and lots more. Gull predation of young skimmers is likely. With full frame bodies, a minimum of a 500mm lens with TCs is recommended. 400mm OK with crop factor bodies. <\/p>\n

Skimmer Morning: Friday AUG, 17, 2018. 5:30 – 9:00am plus a working brunch: $375\/session. Limit 4\/Openings 3.<\/p>\n

Skimmer Afternoon (usually best for flight): Skimmer Afternoon (usually best for flight): Friday, AUG 17, 2018. 5:00pm till sunset: $250\/session. Limit 4\/Openings 3.<\/p>\n

Skimmer Afternoon (usually best for flight): Tuesday AUG 21, 2018. 5:00pm till sunset: $250\/session. Limit 4\/Openings 3. <\/p>\n

Skimmer Morning: Wednesday, AUG, 22, 2018. 5:30 – 9:00am plus a working brunch: $375\/session. Limit 4.<\/p>\n

Skimmer Afternoon (usually best for flight): Wednesday AUG 22, 2018. 5:00pm till sunset: $250\/session. Limit 4\/Openings 3.<\/h2>\n

Please inquire e-mail<\/a><\/center> for multiple session discounts. <\/p>\n

To register, please call Jim or Jen with your credit card in hand: 863-692-0906. I hope that you can join me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Image #1: Photographer’s shadows and skimmer flock
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If I’ve Heard It Once I’ve Heard it 1,000 Times!<\/h3>\n

Over the years I have heard from a friend that the place that I am headed for to do some bird photography sucked. No birds. No good. Nothing exciting. I heard that from BPN Avian Moderator and good friend Isaac Grant on Wednesday afternoon. He had heard that from his friends who knew the place “very well.” <\/p>\n

I can assure you that Nickerson did not suck on Thursday morning … <\/p>\n

Don’t Forget<\/h3>\n

Point your shadow at the subject …<\/p>\n

The Advantages of Standing<\/h3>\n

When standing behind your tripod at full height it is a lot easier to get into position without disturbing the birds. And that goes double for older folks if they are no good at butt crawling and if it is harder for them to get back up than it is to get on the ground … A second advantage is that opting for a higher perspective will often eliminate birds from the upper background that would be in the frame had you been lower. <\/p>\n

The Advantages of Getting Low<\/h3>\n

Lots of folks, as I did when I was younger, love to sit or lie on the ground. Leave a comment if you know some of the advantages of choosing a lower perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on Thursday, August 16 at Nickerson Beach. I used the Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f\/4E FL ED VR lens<\/a>, the Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II<\/a>, and the mega mega-pixel Nikon D850 DSLR.<\/a>. ISO 400. Matrix metering +2\/3 stop: 1\/400 sec. at f\/10 in Manual mode. AUTO1 WB at 7:13am on the partly cloudy very bright morning. <\/p>\n

One AF point below the center AF point d-9\/Shutter Button\/Continuous (AI Servo in Canon) AF was active at the moment of exposure. The selected AF point was squarely on the chick’s face. <\/p>\n

Phase detection AF Fine-tune value: +1. See the Nikon AF Fine-tune e-Guide here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Image #2: Black Skimmer large chick begging\/ducking!<\/strong><\/h2>\n