{"id":67224,"date":"2020-05-01T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=67224"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:47:21","slug":"wind-and-sun-together-purple-martin-flight-primer-v-log-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2020\/05\/01\/wind-and-sun-together-purple-martin-flight-primer-v-log-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind and Sun Together Purple Martin Flight Primer V-log Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

Not a lot. When the wind and sky conditions have been decent, I’ve been putting out salmon skins but the vultures and caracaras have not been responding. On my trip to town yesterday for a rare shopping outing, I grabbed about 20 pounds of snapper heads from Junior’s Fish Market so I would guess that the scavenger flight photography will be getting better soon … <\/p>\n

Yesterday morning, I started out with flowers and attempted to photograph the Yellow Canna, but did not do very well. I will try again (this time focusing manually) on the next still morning. The bird photography early on the drizzly Thursday was lousy. I kept only two small-in-the-frame crane-in-habitat images. I really like one of them. <\/p>\n

I just peeked out the back door and it is still and dead clear at 6:15am today — Friday 1 MAY 2020 — so I will be heading down to the lake ASAP to do some hunting with my SONY gear. <\/p>\n

A Must Read<\/h3>\n

I have prepared the final PDF for the new SONY e-Guide. It should be available in the store no later than next Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Here is a comment from yesterday’s blog post left by IPT veteran Barry Barfield:<\/p>\n

I have been actively using the set up from artie’s Sony e-Guide now for about four weeks. With my ay a9 ii and the 200-600 rig is easy to get the right exposure 99% of the time. I could never have figured out the settings suggested on my own, so thank you artie and Patrick. If you have Sony A9, A9ii, or one of the A7r bodies covered \u2013 get this guide today.<\/em> Barry, Australia <\/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 e-Guide (PDF) and videos Info<\/h3>\n

Yesterday I prepared the final PDF for the Sony Camera e-Guide. It will not be available in the store until early next week but you can order yours right now. 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. Additional camera videos are $25.00 each The guide is now done. <\/p>\n

If you would like to order the e-Guide now, please send a Paypal for $100 US to birdsasart@verizon.net<\/a> and be sure to include the words \u201cSONY e-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> Note: please add $25 for each camera video after the first. And please be sure to type your e-mail address into your Paypal order. Then be sure to send a copy of the Paypal transaction to me via e-mail.<\/a> <\/p>\n

BIRDS AS ART<\/h3>\n

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

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This Just In!<\/h3>\n

Steve Elkins asked me to let y’all know that he has six SONY 200-600s in stock and that one of them has your name on it. Contact Steve as below and save $50.00. <\/p>\n

Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\n

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 over $1000.00, 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 has been great at getting folks the hot items that are out of stock at B&H. Those include the SONY a7r IV, the SONY 200-600, the SONY 600mm f\/4 GM, and the Nikon 500mm PF. Steve is eager to please. <\/p>\n

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