{"id":58153,"date":"2018-11-02T13:55:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=58153"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:33:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T19:33:48","slug":"home-from-the-sea-ice-the-first-emperor-and-did-we-make-it-to-the-exalted-penguin-colony-by-icebreaker-and-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2018\/11\/02\/home-from-the-sea-ice-the-first-emperor-and-did-we-make-it-to-the-exalted-penguin-colony-by-icebreaker-and-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Home From the Sea Ice. The First Emperor. And Did We Make it to the Exalted Penguin Colony by Icebreaker and Helicopter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I got off the ship on the morning of Wednesday, October 31. I had two hours to kill before the bus would take my group to the airport. Amazingly, there were 4-8 Southern Giant Petrels feeding near shore and displaying aggressively. I grabbed the 500 PF and a D850 and sat on a rock for 105 minutes photographing them. Checking in at the Ushuaia airport was a nightmare for photographers with carry-ons. My X-tra hand vest saved me. I will share the details in a future blog post … The one-stop flight to Buenos Aires left me with a 3+ hour layover, then the red-eye to Miami. I slept a lot in 45-60 minute segments \ud83d\ude42 The final leg was MIA to MCO where I was met by my dependable friend and employee, my right-hand man Jim Litzenberg. <\/p>\n

Only two folks are signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us on that or another IPT. You can see all the current offerings here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

If you have any Used Photo Gear page business, please shoot me an e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime\/Limit 12\/Openings: 3<\/h3>\n

Right now I have nine folks committed to the 2019 Galapagos Photo Cruise. A friend who had committed to the trip learned that he and his wife might not be able to attend. Thus, I have room for a couple or for two same-sex roommates, and for a male single. If the archipelago is on your bucket list, please get in touch via e-mail<\/a><\/center> asap with questions. If you might be registering with a friend or a spouse do ask about the two at a time discount. See the complete details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BIRDS AS ART is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. <\/p>\n


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Selling Your Used Photo Gear Through BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\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 here<\/a> or on the Used Photo Gear tab on the orange-yellow menu bar near the top of each blog post page. <\/p>\n

Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\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. Steve currently has several D850s in stock along with a Nikon 600mm f\/4 VR. He is taking pre-orders for the new Nikon 500 P and the Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera body. <\/p>\n

Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\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\n\n\n
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This image was created on October 23, 2018 on the recently concluded Emperor Penguins of Snow Hill Island expedition via icebreaker. I used the hand held Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f\/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens<\/a> (at 80mm) with my back-up Nikon D850.<\/a> ISO 1000. Matrix metering plus 2\/3 stop: 1\/500 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. (Should have been plus at least 1 1\/3 stops.) AUTO 1 WB on a cloudy afternoon. <\/p>\n

One AF point down from the center AF point\/Single\/Shutter button AF as originally framed was active at the moment of exposure. <\/p>\n

My rig was on my shoulder via an RS-7 Curve Breathe Strap<\/a> to make sure that I did not drop it overboard. <\/p>\n

Focus peaking AF Fine-tune: +5. See the Nikon AF Fine-tune e-Guide here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Sea Ice Patterns<\/strong><\/h2>\n