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- The 2019 Fall Sandbar Secrets Fort DeSoto IPT\/September 27-30, 2019: One-half and three FULL DAYS: $1499.00. Free Morning Session on Tuesday, October 1. Limit 6\/Openings 2. Afternoon session on Friday, September 25 at 4pm, followed by three full days. We photograph till sunset on Monday, September 30<\/li>\n
- The Return to Bosque Reduced Rate Scouting IPT. NOV 26-28, 2019 — 3 FULL DAYS: $1199.00. Limit: 8\/Openings: 6. Extra Day Options: Join me for one to three extra In-the-Field Days at the end of the IPT as follows: FRI 29 NOV, SAT 30 NOV, and SUN 1 DEC for only $300.00\/day.<\/li>\n
- The 2020 San Diego 4 1\/2-DAY BIRDS AS ART Instructional Photo-Tour (IPT) WED JAN 8, 2020 thru and including the morning session on SUN JAN 12: 4 1\/2 days: $2099.(Limit: 8\/Openings: 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/center><\/p>\n FlexShooter Pro News<\/h3>\n
All FlexShooter Pro BigFeet are now in stock in the BAA Online Store. You can click on the chart above or here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n
Coming Soon <\/h3>\n
The FlexShooter Mini<\/strong> <\/h2>\n
Several months ago I had a FlexShooter Mini to test on both the UK Puffins and Gannets IPT and the Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime. It is a smaller, lighter (one pound!) version of the amazing FlexShooter Pro<\/a>. I used it often with both the Nikon 500 PF and the SONY 100-400 GM with great success and in a pinch, I was able to make sharper images with the Nikon 600 and the TC-E14. All with the Mini mounted on the lighter Induro<\/a> GIT 204. I suggested to developer\/manufacturer Csaba Karai that the Mini needed a bit more spring tension. A new batch with my suggested changes should be in stock in about two weeks. <\/p>\n
The FlexShooter Mini with the lighter Induro<\/a> GIT 204 is dead-solid-perfect for those whose intermediate telephoto or telephoto zoom is their workhorse lens for bird and nature photography. It will sell for $579 plus shipping. Folks who wish to be assured of getting one from our first shipment can order theirs by phone by calling Jim at 863-692-0906 asap. Your card will not be charged until your Mini is shipped. <\/p>\n
FlexShooter Pro Update<\/h3>\n
We currently have only four FlexShooter Pro heads in stock here<\/a>. We have all but one of the BigFeet in stock (phone orders only for now: 863-692-0906) but are sold out of the new FLN-60 BigFoot that was recently re-designed for the Nikon 600 VR. Click here<\/a> to access the pretty much complete FlexShooter Pro story with videos.<\/p>\n
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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 getting folks the hot new SONY stuff: the 200-600, the 600 f\/4 GM, and the 7R iv. And the wait-list is short for the Nikon 500 P. <\/p>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nGear 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
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Click on the image to enjoy a larger version<\/p>\n
Short-billed Dowitcher in fresh juvenal plumage.
\nImage copyright and courtesy of Daniel Cadieux <\/strong><\/h2>\n