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Saturday morning turned out a lot better than the weather forecast. It dawned sunny with a good breeze from the north that turned northeast before swinging to the northwest at about 9am. I found the baby cranes foraging with and getting fed by the adults in the same spot they have been every morning since I found them. I photographed them for a bit and then got back in my SUV to go hunting. I was rewarded by finally getting some really good images of the single surviving colt. I worked from my vehicle with the hand held 200-600 and the a1. <\/p>\n

With light clouds moving quickly and partially or fully blocking the sun at times, Zebras saved the say. Working with shutter speeds between 1\/1000 and 1\/1600 second and the aperture set at either f\/6.3 (wide open) or at f\/7.1 (stopped down 1\/3-stop), the ISOs varied with almost every frame I kept ranging from ISO 500 with the sun fully out to ISO 1250 when the sun was totally obscured. <\/p>\n

On the EVF-BO front, I am glad to report that the a1 has not blacked out in more than a week.<\/p>\n

I got a ton of work done on the Zoom Webinar presentation I will be doing for the South Shore (Long Island, NY) Camera Club on April 7th. It is entitled Designing and creating pleasing and dramatic natural history images.<\/em> I should have it pretty much completed by today but usually wind up changing around a slide or two ten minutes before the presentation.<\/p>\n

Today is Sunday 4 April 2021. The forecast for ILE this morning is for partly cloudy skies with north\/northeast winds at 10mph. I will head down to the lake early to see if I can locate the baby crane nest … Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope that you have a great day.<\/p>\n

This blog post took almost two hours to prepare and makes 103 consecutive days with a new one. Please remember to use my B&H affiliate links or to save money at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout. Doing either often earns you free guides or discounts. And doing so often earns my great appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II).<\/strong> <\/h2>\n

You can order your copy from the BAA Online Store here<\/a>, by sending a PayPal for $40 here,<\/a> or by calling Jim or Jennifer weekdays at 863-692-0906 with your credit card in hand. Be sure to specify Digital Basics II. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II)<\/h3>\n

The basics of grabbing a bird’s eye from one frame and using it in a second frame (as with Image #1A below), are detailed in the BIRDS AS ART Current Workflow e-Guide (Digital Basics II)<\/a>, an instructional PDF that is sent via e-mail. This guide also includes all of the clean-up techniques that I use on most every image that I create and tons more great Photoshop tips and techniques along with all of my personalized Keyboard Shortcuts — are covered in detail. (Note RAW conversions in Capture One<\/a> RAW Conversions) are not covered in DB II. Learn more and check out the free excerpt in the blog post here.<\/a> While the new e-Guide reflects my MacBook Pro\/Photo Mechanic<\/a>\/DPP 4\/Photoshop workflow, folks using a PC and\/or BreezeBrowser will also benefit greatly by studying the material on DB II. Note: folks working on a PC and\/or those who do not want to miss anything Photoshop, may wish to purchase the original Digital Basics along with DB II while saving $15 by clicking here<\/a> to buy the DB Bundle. <\/p>\n

Folks who learn well by following along rather than by reading can check out the complete collection of MP 4 Photoshop Tutorial Videos by clicking here<\/a>. Note: all of the videos are now priced at an amazingly low $5.00 each. <\/p>\n

You can learn how and why I converted all of my Canon digital RAW files in DPP 4 in the DPP 4 RAW Conversion Guide here<\/a>. More recently, I became proficient at converting my Nikon RAW (NEF) files in Adobe Camera Raw. About two years ago I began converting my Nikon and Sony RAW files in Capture One Pro 12 <\/a> and continue to do so today. <\/p>\n

To purchase Capture One, please use this link<\/a>. Then you can learn more about Capture One in the Capture One Pro 12 Simplified MP4 Video here<\/a>. The next step would be to get a copy of Arash Hazeghi’s “The Nikon Photographers\u2019 Guide to Phase One Capture One Pro e-Guide<\/a>” in the blog post here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

You can learn advanced Quick Masking and advanced Layer Masking techniques in APTATS I & II.<\/a> You can save $15 by purchasing the pair. Folks can learn sophisticated sharpening and (NeatImage) Noise Reduction techniques in The Professional Post Processing Guide<\/a> by Arash Hazeghi and edited by yours truly. Please use this link<\/a> to purchase NeatImage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on 30 March 2021 at Stick Marsh, Fellsmere, FL. I used the hand held Sony FE 200-600mm f\/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens<\/a> (at 344mm) and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless digital camera.<\/a> Auto ISO set 640. Exposure determined with Exposure Compensation on the Thumb Dial. Multi-metering +2.3 stops: 1\/40 sec. at f\/6.3 (wide open) in Shutter Priority (S) mode. AWB at 7:31am with clouds on the eastern horizon. <\/p>\n

Wide\/AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed perfectly. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Roseate Spoonbill SQUARE landing blur\n