On Wednesday, I finished writing the text for the upcoming “The Art and Science of Photographing Birds in Flight with the Sony Alpha 1. I have sent a copy out for review and will be working on the photos for the next few days.<\/p>\n
I’ve been walking two to three miles every day. By afternoon, the skies above Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY were a sickly yellow with the smell of the smoke pervasive. Strangely, at 4:00pm, the sun appeared as an orange ball in the gray sky. <\/p>\n
Today is Thursday 8 June 2023. Curious as to the smoky conditions, I will be headed to Nickerson Beach to see what’s up. The first thing I will do is to check on the oystercatcher nest featured in today’s blog post; I am 99% sure that it has hatched by now. This blog post took about an hour to prepare. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too are gonna have a great day. <\/p>\n
I was happy to learn recently that multiple IPT veteran\/Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime veteran Dietmar Haenchen has signed up for the 3rd San Diego IPT. <\/p>\n
All are cordially invited to join me at Nickerson Beach later this month or next year or on a Homer or a San Diego Instructional Photo Tour (IPT<\/a>). I will be announcing fall dates for two or three Fort DeSoto IPTs soon. Not to mention a Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime in August 2024. <\/p>\n Please remember to use the B&H and Amazon links that are found on most blog pages and to use the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout when purchasing your new gear from Bedfords to get 3% back on your credit card and enjoy free second-day air FedEx. Please, also, consider joining a BAA IPT<\/a>. You will be amazed at how much you will learn! <\/p>\n You can find some great photo accessories (and necessities, like surf booties!) on Amazon by clicking on the Stuff tab on the orange\/yellow menu bar above. On a related note, it would be extremely helpful if blog-folks who, like me, spend too much money on Amazon, would get in the habit of clicking on the Amazon logo link on the right side of each blog post when they shop online. As you might expect, doing so will not cost you a single penny, but would be appreciated tremendously by yours truly. And doing so works seamlessly with your Amazon Prime account.<\/p>\n 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, 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 earn 3% cash back at Bedfords by using the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout for your major gear purchases. Doing either often earns you free guides and\/or discounts. And always earns my great appreciation.<\/p>\n
\n| \n | This image was also created on 23 May 2023 at Nickerson Beach, Lido Beach, Long Island, NY. Seated on dry sand I used the lowered Robus RC-5558-3 Vantage Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod<\/a>\/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 1000. Exposure was determined via Zebras with ISO on the rear dial: 1\/250 sec. at f\/4 (wide open). AWB at 6:00:01am on a partly cloudy morning. <\/p>\n Tracking: Expand Spot\/AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed perfectly. Be sure to click on the image to enjoy the larger version.<\/p>\n |