Not much. I have spent lots of time relaxing for the past two days and have been doing my 3\/4 mile swim each afternoon in delightful weather. I do get down to the lake at ILE each morning for a short photo session. This morning I was trying out a new ballhead with the 600 VR, the FlexShoooter. Details soon. <\/p>\n
I was glad to learn yesterday that Anita North and Jim Miller have signed up for the 2019 Fort DeSoto Short-Notice Sandbar Secrets IPT. That leaves just two slots open. Scroll down for the details. <\/p>\n
Artie…<\/p>\n My second IPT experience with you was not only an amazing and extraordinary experience again, but the three days I spent with you and Anita at ILE were nothing short of magical! I know I keep sounding like a broken record, but I can’t thank you enough for your teachings, your professionalism, your wisdom, and your hospitality. I loved every single second at ILE and on the DeSoto IPT…<\/p>\n With your guidance on the field, now I have a much better understanding of sun angle, and I am now able to photograph birds in full manual mode at all times. And… Yes! I loved the times that you came to my area and helped me to get rid of the bad habit of holding the lens with my left hand closer to the camera body instead of holding it half way down the lens barrel and also the times you busted me for not getting closer to the birds. As on the San Diego IPT, I did love every single second of it! <\/p>\n As getting better at composition and framing as well as getting closer to the birds continues to be a challenge for me, I cheer your relentless enthusiasm on making me improve my approach and technique to these two critical aspects of bird and wildlife photography. I will continue to get better and better as I attend more IPTs, which is something I strongly encourage to those who are extremely serious about taking their bird and wild life photography to the next level and learn from the Very Best in the business!<\/p>\n I look forward seeing you in the Galapagos IPT and perhaps Bosque Del Apache if my travel commitments for 2019 do not conflict.<\/p>\n With lots of Love and sincere appreciation!<\/p>\n Luis Alberto Grunauer <\/em><\/p>\n This image was created on a May 14, 2017 Gatorland In-the-Field session with the Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/Mongoose M3.6<\/a>-mounted Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM lens,<\/a> the Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the rugged, blazingly fast Canon EOS-1D X Mark II.<\/a> ISO 400. Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/6.3. AWB. <\/p>\n LensAlign\/FocusTune micro-adjustment: -1. <\/p>\n One row up and one to the right of the center AF point\/AI Servo\/Expand\/Shutter button AF was active at the moment of exposure. The selected AF point was just to the right of the bird’s eye. <\/p>\n\n
\n \n \n \n Cattle Egret in breeding plumage, squawking<\/strong><\/h2>\n