{"id":62485,"date":"2019-06-21T07:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=62485"},"modified":"2019-06-21T07:14:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:14:29","slug":"the-contest-results-and-prizes-and-the-popular-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2019\/06\/21\/the-contest-results-and-prizes-and-the-popular-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"The Contest Results and Prizes. And the Popular Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>More of the same. But no rain on Thursday. I have not gone down to the lake as the fields are so wet that I&#8217;d be scared of getting stuck (again).<\/p>\n<p>I hope to be making a second FlexShooter Pro video this morning if I can grab Jim before he heads out on his walk. It will cover some newly discovered fine points, photographing tall nests, mounting the camera body with short lenses, balance (non-) issues with shorter telephoto lenses, and a great tip for macro photographers. <\/p>\n<h3>FlexShooter Pro Updates<\/h3>\n<p>We currently have FlexShooter Pro heads in stock <a href=\"https:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/search.php?search_query=flex\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. We now have BigFeet in stock for all popular Nikon and Canon telephoto lenses. The FLN-60 plates, custom designed for the Nikon 600 VR, arrived yesterday via DHL. All Bigfeet are priced at $109.00 plus the shipping. We hope to have them in the store soon. <\/p>\n<h3>The 2018 B&#038;H\/BAA Bird Photography Holiday Contest Results<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks again to the great folks at B&#038;H for their generosity. Thanks to all who voted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2019\/05\/25\/finally-the-2018-bh-baa-bird-photography-holiday-contest-finalists-the-story-behind-each-image-along-with-my-comments\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the results of the non-binding popular vote:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tied for first with 81 points each: Image #3: Wood Duck pair courting and Image #2: Snow Goose blast-off, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM.<\/li>\n<li>Third place with 61.5 points: Image #4: Painted Bunting displaying male.<\/li>\n<li>Fourth place with 45.5 points: Image #1: New Holland Honeyeater, Tasmania. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There was, however, only one judge for this contest. I am proud to announce the results as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Tied for first: Image #4: Painted Bunting displaying male and Image #2: Snow Goose blast-off, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. Chris Tricou and Krishna Prasad Kotti will each receive a $100 B&#038;H gift certificate via e-mail. <\/p>\n<p>Tied for third: Image #3: Wood Duck pair courting and Image #1: New Holland Honeyeater, Tasmania. Joe Sobelefsky and Paul Burdett will each receive a $50 B&#038;H gift certificate via e-mail. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created by Chris Tricou with the mono-pod mounted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1166858-REG\/nikon_af_s_nikkor_500mm_f_4e.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NI5004EVRAFS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNI5004EVRAFS\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f\/4E FL ED VR lens<\/a> with the Nikon crop factor body, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1214161-REG\/nikon_1559_d500_dslr_camera_body.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NID500\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNID500\" target=\"_blank\">D500 dSLR.<\/a> ISO 320: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/5. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #4: Painted Bunting displaying male<br \/>\nImage courtesy of and copyright 2019: Chris Tricou<br \/>\nClick on the image to enjoy a larger version<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=5956&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Tied for First<\/h3>\n<p>Action poses of songbirds are rarer than hen&#8217;s teeth. Throw in one of North America&#8217;s most beautiful passerines and the fact that photographing small birds is a huge challenge and you have a winner. Not to mention the soft light and the sweet, out-of-focus background &#8230;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created by IPT veteran and BPN member Krishna Prasad Kotti. He used the Induro ballhead-mounted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1111442-REG\/nikon_2223_af_s_nikkor_300mm_f_4e.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NI3004E\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNI3004E\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f\/4E PF ED VR lens<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1052071-REG\/nikon_2219_af_s_teleconverter_tc_14e_iii.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NITC14EIII\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNITC14EIII\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III<\/a> and the mega mega-pixel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1351688-REG\/nikon_d850_dslr_camera_body.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/NID850\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNID850\" target=\"_blank\">Nikon D850 dSLR.<\/a>. ISO 100: 1\/5 sec. at f\/22.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #2: Snow Goose blast-off, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM<br \/>\nImage courtesy of and copyright 2019: Krishna Prasad Kotti<br \/>\nClick on the image to enjoy a larger version<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=9882&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Tied for First<\/h3>\n<p>What can I say?  I love blurs and I loved going to Bosque. Two of my Bosque images were honored in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. One was a blur. <\/p>\n<p>In Krishna&#8217;s image I love the soft light, the two different degrees of blurring, and especially the clean lower edge. In <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=375\">A Guide to Pleasing Blurs<\/a> (by Denise Ippolito and yours truly), I wrote something to this effect: <em>When you get down to surreally low shutter speeds, below say 1\/15 or 1\/10sec., your keeper rate goes down dramatically but your chances of creating a contest-winner go up dramatically. <\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created by IPT veteran (and former BPN member) Joe Sobelefsky. He used the tripod-mounted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a> with my favorite Canon body, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1274705-REG\/canon_eos_5d_mark_iv.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5D4\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5D4\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5D Mark IV dSLR.<\/a>. ISO 2000: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/4.5. Processed in DPP4.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #3: Wood Duck pair courting<br \/>\nImage courtesy of and copyright 2019: Joe Sobelefsky<br \/>\nClick on the image to enjoy a larger version<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=4538&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Tied for Third <\/h3>\n<p>Joe&#8217;s wonderful image was more than well-received in the popular vote where it tied for first. I love the soft light, lovely background, the intimacy, and the excellent use of available depth-of-field. For me, it is a bit tight in the frame.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center>ngg_shortcode_3_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created by BPN member Paul Burdett. He used the hand held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1092632-REG\/canon_9524b002_ef_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6l_is.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA1004002LIS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA1004002LIS\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens<\/a> (at 400mm) with theC Canon crop factor body, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1081808-REG\/canon_9128b002_eos_7d_mark_ii.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE7D2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE7D2\" target=\"_blank\">EOS 7D Mark II dSLR.<\/a> ISO 640: 1\/500 sec. at f\/5.6. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #1: New Holland Honeyeater, Tasmania<br \/>\nImage courtesy of and copyright 2019: Paul Burdett<br \/>\nClick on the image to enjoy a larger version<strong<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"468\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=468x60&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=6394&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Tied for Third <\/h3>\n<p>I fell in love with this bird and this image the moment I saw it on BPN. It reminded me of some sort of breeding plumaged Yellow-rumped Warbler hybrid on steroids! The sharpness and the bird&#8217;s attitude add greatly to the success of this image. <\/p>\n<p>One of the things that I love about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/content.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BPN<\/a> is seeing new birds and meeting photographers from around the world. Especially in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/forumdisplay.php\/2-Avian\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avian Forum.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>More of the same. But no rain on Thursday. I have not gone down to the lake as the fields are so wet that I&#8217;d be scared of getting stuck (again).<\/p>\n<p>I hope to be making a second FlexShooter Pro video this morning if I can grab Jim before he heads out on [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-628","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62485"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62735,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62485\/revisions\/62735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}