{"id":8593,"date":"2012-02-08T21:47:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T01:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2012-02-08T21:59:01","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T01:59:01","slug":"the-sweet-little-old-lady-from-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/02\/08\/the-sweet-little-old-lady-from-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Little Old Lady From Boston…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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This image was created with the hand held Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS II lens<\/a>, 1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the blue sky: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Sweet Little Old Lady From Boston…<\/h3>\n

After a very good first morning at the Venice Rookery on the sold out Southwest Florida IPT the group enjoyed a nice lunch at Applebee’s. As the group assembled to await directions to our afternoon location a very nice little old lady with grey hair walked by. “Please excuse me” she said sweetly with an obvious New England accent. “Are you from Boston?” I asked with the intention of setting her up. “Yes, of course,” she said. <\/p>\n

With a big smile on my face I said, “Too bad about the Patriots.” As she walked past me she gave me a gentle punch on my upper arm and with a smile on her face she said, “You little sh*t you. My son has been crying for three straight days.” So much for setting her<\/em><\/strong> up!<\/p>\n

Support both the Bulletins and the Blog by making all your B & H purchases here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the image in today’s blog post. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS II lens<\/a>. The 300 f\/2.8 L IS II with the 1.4X III TC is a killer flight combination. <\/a>
\n1.4X III TC<\/a>. The new Series III 1.4X was designed to work best with the new Series II super-telephoto lenses.
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body.<\/a> My two Mark IVs are my workhorse digital camera bodies. <\/p>\n

And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

LensCoats<\/a>. I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value. All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.
\nThe Lens Align Mark II.<\/a> I use the Lens Align Mark II pretty much religiously to micro-adjust all of my gear an average of once a month and always before a major trip. Enjoy our free comprehensive tutorial here.<\/a>
\nCanon EOS-1D Mark IV User’s Guide<\/a>. Learn to use your Mark IV the way that I use mine. Also available for the 7D and the Mark III here<\/a>.
\nBreezeBrowser<\/a>. I do not see how any digital photographer can exist without this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This image was created with the hand held Canon 300mm f\/2.8 L IS II lens, 1.4X III TC, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the blue sky: 1\/2500 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

The Sweet Little Old Lady From Boston… <\/p>\n

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