{"id":66984,"date":"2020-04-16T07:14:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=66984"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:47:22","slug":"the-if-the-world-does-not-end-birds-as-art-2020-2021-ipt-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2020\/04\/16\/the-if-the-world-does-not-end-birds-as-art-2020-2021-ipt-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"The If-the-World-Does-Not-End BIRDS AS ART 2020\/2021 IPT Schedule \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

Thursday morning started out cloudy but by 8:15 the sun was out. I did a nice adult sandhill in the marsh, some GBH 1200mm head portraits from the car, and finally had some vultures come to my smoked salmon skin feeder. The afternoon had some promise for a nice sunset but that fizzled. I did photograph a single Osprey holding still in the wind (like a kite) at ISOs ranging from 4000 to 6400. With both cameras. <\/p>\n

Today, Thursday 16 APR 2020 dawned cloudy-dark with rain in the forecast for this afternoon. I will be headed down to the lake at about 7:30am. <\/p>\n

Thanks to the many who have ordered the almost-finished SONY e-Guide and Video(s). If you purchase, please be sure to include your e-mail address in a note as we do not always receive Paypal notification and please send a copy of your Paypal order that includes your e-mail address to me at the samandmayasgrandpa@att.net address<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kudos to Dr. Greg Gulbransen<\/h3>\n

Kudos to fine photographer\/friend Dr. Greg Gulbransen who was featured in a Reuters Health News feature here<\/a> yesterday. The title of the piece is ‘Don’t go to the ER’: how a New York pediatrician is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A Tough Chore<\/h3>\n

Please consider today’s six featured images and let us know your pick as the best. And please also let us know why you made your choice. Comments on any of the images are welcome as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Click on the image to enjoy a larger version.<\/p>\n

The SONY e-Guide by Patrick Sparkman and Arthur Morris<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Sony Camera Videos and Pre-publication e-Guide Costs and Discount Info<\/h3>\n

The cost of the SONY e-Guide is $100.00 US and will include one of the four camera set-up videos — we offer one video each for the a7r iii, the a7r iv, the a9, and the a9 ii — and the written guide with the galleries. The guide is now 98% done and you will — of course, receive the final version when it is completed. I sent out the third draft today to those who have purchased the Guide with or without the discount. <\/p>\n

Folks who have used my B&H links or purchased their SONY gear from Bedfords will receive said discount based exactly on how much they spent. If you spent more than $10,000 you will receive one free video and the e-Guide. Additional camera videos are $25.00 each. If you spent $2400, you will receive a 24% discount, and so on and so forth. And again, additional camera videos will be $25.00 each. <\/p>\n

I will need time to verify your B&H purchases so folks will need to send their receipts and then be a bit patient. It is much easier to verify Bedfords\u2019 purchases but I need those receipts as well. <\/p>\n

If you have not used BAA links, please do so in the future. If that is the case and you would like the e-Guide now, please send a Paypal for $100 US to birdsasart@verizon.net<\/a> and be sure to include the words \u201cSONY Pre-publication Guide\u201d in the Paypal e-mail along with the name of your camera or cameras so that you can receive the correct video or videos.<\/em><\/strong> Please add $25 for each additional camera video. Be sure to send a copy of the Paypal transaction to me via e-mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

Folks who have used BAA links to purchase their SONY gear should send their receipts to me via e-mail asap and let me know which camera videos they need. I will verify their purchases as quickly as possible and send a quote to be paid via Paypal as above.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all who have properly used my B&H links or gone through the fabulous Steve Elkins at Bedfords, and thanks to everyone for having faith in the information that I provide, knowing that it will be the best available anywhere.<\/p>\n

BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

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

The “If-the-World-Does-Not-End” BIRDS AS ART 2020\/2021 IPT Schedule …<\/h3>\n

If we return to some semblance of normalcy and if photographing in groups, air travel, and staying in hotels or AirBNBs is safe, I am hoping to run the BIRDS AS ART Instructional Photo-Tours listed below. If COVID-19 is still an issue that is of concern to you, your deposit will be refunded with no questions asked. Pre- and post-IPT days for all of the IPTs below (except for the Land-based Falklands trip) are available for those who wish to get the most out of their travel dollars. <\/p>\n

If you have any questions on the IPTs, please leave a comment of get in touch via e-mail<\/a><\/center>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on September 27, 2019 while doing a private day with fraternity brother Harry Lerner at Fort DeSoto. I used the Induro<\/a> GIT 304\/FlexShooter Pro<\/a>-mounted Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a> and the 61-MP Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital Camera Body.<\/a> ISO 400. Exposure determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear dial: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/5 in Manual mode was about +2 stops on the analog scale. AWB at 8:10am on a very overcast morning. <\/p>\n

Upper Center Zone AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed to perfection. The point of sharpest focus was slightly more than halfway down the bill, right on the same plane as the bird’s eye. RAW Digger showed 0% Over-exposed and 0% Underexposed pixels. <\/p>\n

Click the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

Image #1: Snowy Egret with greenback\n