In yesterday’s It Doesn’t Matter … It Does Matter<\/em> blog post here<\/a>, comments were inadvertently closed for much of the day. If you would like to take a shot at the Why Sit?<\/em><\/strong> questions, please re-visit. There is lots to learn as always. <\/p>\n Price dropped $1,000 on 8 OCT, 2018!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n Mike Diersing is offering a Canon EF 200-400 f\/4L IS USM lens with Internal 1.4x Extender in very good-plus condition (the glass is immaculate) for the crazy insane, BAA record-low-by-far price of $6,199.00. The sale includes a Really Right Stuff LCF-53 lens foot, a Realtree Max-5 LensCoat, the front and rear lens caps, the original tripod and monopod mounts, the lens trunk with keys, the lens strap, the lens manual, and insured ground shipping via FedEx to US addresses only.<\/p>\n Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. <\/p>\n Please contact Mike via e-mail<\/a><\/center>.<\/p>\n This is the world\u2019s best lens for a trip to Africa. If you use Canon gear and head to the Dark Continent without this lens in your Think Tank Rolling bag you are making a huge mistake. It kills also in the Galapagos and in South Georgia, the Falklands, and Antarctica. And I used mine a lot at Bosque and other dusty places where the built-in TC helps to keep your sensor clean. And I loved it in the Palouse for its versatility. On my last bear boat trip, I often found myself wishing that I had taken the 200-400 rather than my 500 II on the IPT … Many nature photographers use it as their workhorse telephoto lens as it offers 784mm at f\/8 with an external 1.4X TC added. The lens sells new at B&H right now for $10,999.00. You can save an amazing $4,800 by grabbing Mike\u2019s lens right now.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n Too many folks attending BAA IPTs and dozens of photographers 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>. Those questions might deal with systems, camera bodies, accessories, and\/or lens choices and decisions.<\/p>\n My younger daughter, Alissa, often shares music with me. Years ago she introduced me to Brandi Carlile<\/a> and Nancy Griffith<\/a>. I listen to them both often along with Billy Joel, Harry Chapin, Dylan, Meat Loaf, Motown (especially the Four Tops), Les Mis, A Chorus Line, and They’re Playing Our Song. <\/p>\n My very favorite Nancy Griffith song is Southbound Train<\/em><\/strong>. It may very well touch your heart. The lyrics, below, read like poetry. To hear her amazing voice, click here<\/a> and hit the red Play arrow. <\/p>\n I’m sitting on a southbound train My heart is on the baggage rack Some things I know Or maybe it’s the autumn… Chill Some things I know If you’d like to share your musical interests with the folks here on the blog, please leave a comment below. <\/p>\n Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right. Tanks a stack.<\/p>\nHuge Price Drop<\/h3>\n
Canon EF 200-400 f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender (with extras!)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Music<\/h3>\n
Southbound Train<\/h3>\n
\nStaring at the sky
\nI’m thinking of my childhood
\nAnd I’m trying not to cry
\nWhile a stranger sleeps against me
\nAnd it feels like I’m his wife
\nThe towns and cities flutter past
\nLike the pages of my life<\/p>\n
\nIt’s heavy as can be
\nI wish that I could find someone
\nWho would carry it for me
\nJust to pay it some attention
\nAnd to handle it with care
\nBecause it has been dropped and
\nIs in need of some repair<\/p>\n
\nSome things I guess
\nSome things I wish I could learn
\nTo express
\nLike the way that I feel
\nAs I stare at the sky
\nAnd I remember your voice
\nAnd the sound of goodbye<\/p>\n
\nMaybe it’s the rain
\nMaybe I should wake the stranger
\nAnd ask him his name
\nBut, my eyes they would betray me
\nAnd my words could not defend
\nNo, I must learn to wait my turn
\nBefore I love again<\/p>\n
\nSome things I guess
\nSome things I wish that I could learn
\nTo express
\nLike the way that I feel
\nAs I stare at the sky
\nAnd I remember your voice
\nAnd the sound of goodbye<\/em><\/p>\nYour Favorite Musical Artists<\/h3>\n
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