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What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

My two photo hunting trips yesterday were fairly successful with cranes and Cattle Egrets on the menu. There was huge hatch of the large mayflies three days ago. It took the Cattle Egrets a day to find them but for the last two days as many as a hundred of the small white egrets having been gorging themselves all along the lakefront. <\/p>\n

I was getting ominously dark at 1pm so I jumped in the pool early for my swim. Then the thunderstorms came. And then the sun came out so I headed back down to the lake “for a few minutes.” I stayed for close to two hours. With my work on the SONY e-Guide pretty much done, I finally got to spend some quality time in the Avian Forum<\/a> on BirdPhotographers.Net<\/a>. BPN: It ain’t just birds! Where honest critiques are done gently. <\/p>\n

I will be heading down to the lake early today — Tuesday 21 APR 2020 — to do some hunting with my SONY gear. <\/p>\n

Ask and ye shall receive …<\/h3>\n

Thanks a stack to the dozens of folks who commented on the last two blog posts. Though I disagreed with about half of those comments, all were greatly appreciated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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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 (4) 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\n\n\n
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This image was created on 19 APR 2020 at Indian Lake Estates, FL. Working from inside my SUV, I used the Induro<\/a> GIT 204\/FlexShooter Mini<\/a>-mounted Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a>, the Sony FE 1.4xteleconverter<\/a>, and the 61-MP Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital Camera Body.<\/a> ISO 1000. Exposure determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear dial: 1\/800 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. was perfect. AWB at 9:14am an overcast morning. <\/p>\n

Tracking Flexible Spot (M) AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed to perfection allowing me to create a pleasing image design with the subject well back in the frame. <\/p>\n

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Image #1: Sandhill Crane in marsh grasses \n