{"id":75106,"date":"2021-07-10T06:49:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T10:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=75106"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:35:48","slug":"alligatorlily-if-at-first-you-dont-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2021\/07\/10\/alligatorlily-if-at-first-you-dont-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Alligatorlily: If At First You Don’t Succeed …"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

I headed out early on Friday morning to photograph the Alligatorlily blossom that I had found late on Thursday afternoon. Read all about it below. I finished and distributed SONY Alpha a1 Set-up and Info Notes e-mail #21: Memory Cards and Lots More<\/em>, worked on some images, and answered lots of e-mails. Long-ago IPT veteran Keith Kennedy wrote in response: Absolutely great information. I am calling Jim in a few minutes to order a couple of Delkin cards. Your timely email has saved me a ton of money! Many thanks.<\/em>. In the same vein, John LeClair e-mailed this: Well, e-mail #21 alone was worth the price of admission!<\/em> After receiving my a1 settings along with detailed instructions on how to copy them to her SONY a1, Pamela Viale chimed in with Artie, This email group has been such a boon to me! Thank you so much!<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks for all the comments on the blog yesterday. Those who left a comment on the Divide and Conquer Technique Revealed in a Free Excerpt. Clean-up By Popular Demand. And One Bird Butt Too Many<\/em> blog post here<\/a>, will receive an e-mail later today detailing exactly how I eliminated the extraneous tern butt in one fell swoop. I like this new approach to encouraging folks to leave a comment. <\/p>\n

The forecast for this morning, Saturday 10 July 2021, is for early morning thunderstorms with a brisk wind from the northeast becoming cloudy with less wind later in the day. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day.<\/p>\n

This blog post took two hours to prepare and makes 195 consecutive days with a new one. Please remember that if an item \u2014 a Delkin flash card, or a tripod head \u2014 for example, that is available from B&H and\/or Bedfords and is also available in the BAA Online Store, it would be great, and greatly appreciated if you would opt to purchase from us. We will match any price. Please remember also to use my B&H affiliate links or to save 3% at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout. Doing either often earns you free guides and\/or discounts. And doing so always earns my great appreciation.<\/p>\n

Please Remember<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

With income from IPTs now close to zero, please, if you enjoy and learn from the blog, remember to use one of my two affiliate programs when purchasing new gear. Doing so just might make it possible for me to avoid having to try to get a job as a Walmart greeter and will not cost you a single penny more. And if you use Bedfords and remember to enter the BIRDSASART code at checkout, you will save 3% on every order and enjoy free second-day air shipping. In these crazy times \u2014 I am out at least forty to sixty thousand dollars so far due to COVID 19 (with lots more to come) \u2014 remembering to use my B&H link or to shop at Bedfords will help me out a ton and be greatly appreciated. Overseas folks who cannot order from the US because of import fees, duties, and taxes, are invited to help out by clicking here<\/a> to leave a blog thank you gift if they see fit.<\/p>\n

New and Better Bedfords Discount Policy!<\/h3>\n

You can now save 3% on all of your Bedfords photo gear purchases by entering the BIRDSASART coupon code at checkout. Your discount will be applied to your pre-tax total. In addition, by using the code you will get 2nd day air shipping via Fed Ex.<\/p>\n

Grab a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III and save $14.99. Purchase a Canon EOS R5 and your discount will be $116.97. Purchase a Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens and save a remarkable $389.94! Your Bedford’s purchase no longer needs to be greater than $1,000.00 for you to receive a discount. The more you spend, the more you save. <\/p>\n

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Money Saving Reminder<\/h3>\n

Many have learned that if you need a hot photo item that is out of stock at B&H and would enjoy free second-day air shipping, your best bet is to click here<\/a>, place an order with Bedfords, and enter the coupon code BIRDSASART at checkout. If an item is out of stock, contact Steve Elkins via e-mail<\/a> or on his cell phone at (479) 381-2592 (Central time). Be sure to mention the BIRDSASART coupon code and use it for your online order to save 3% and enjoy free 2nd-day air shipping. Steve has been great at getting folks the hot items that are out of stock at B&H and everywhere else. The wait lists at the big stores can be a year or longer for the hard to get items. Steve will surely get you your gear long before that. For the past year, he has been helping BAA Blog folks get their hands on items like the SONY a9 ii, the SONY 200-600 G OSS lens, the Canon EOS R5, the Canon RF 100-500mm lens, and the Nikon 500mm PF. Steve is personable, helpful, and eager to please. <\/p>\n


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Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n

Too many folks attending BAA IPTs (remember those?) 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><\/center> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This image was created on 9 July 2021 near my home at ILE. While seated on wet grass, I used the Induro GIT 404XL\/ Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro<\/a>-mounted Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a> and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless digital camera. <\/a> ISO 400. Exposure determined via Zebras with ISO on the rear dial. Aperture Priority (A) Mode -1\/3 stop: 1\/125 sec. at f\/8 (stopped down two stops) with the 5-second self-timer. AWB at 7:26am in the shade with a bit of sunlight peeking through the tall vegetation. <\/p>\n

Manual Focus with Focus Peaking all as detailed in the SONY a1 Info and Updates Group e-mails. The more I use this feature, the more I love it, and the better I get at it. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Alligatorlily (Hymenocallis palmeri<\/em>)
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