{"id":902,"date":"2010-01-22T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=902"},"modified":"2011-02-24T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T18:24:46","slug":"baa-bulletin-313-1st-discount-offer-best-picture-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2010\/01\/22\/baa-bulletin-313-1st-discount-offer-best-picture-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"BAA Bulletin #313, 1st Discount Offer, Mongoose M3.5b in Stock, Best Picture Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canon 70-200mm f\/4L IS lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld at 235mm) and the EOS-7D. ISO 500. Evalautive metering at zero: 1\/250 sec. at f\/8. Flash with Better Beamer at -2 stops. When working with tame birds at close range, the 70-200 and a 7D is a great combination with or without the 1.4X teleconverter. As always, you can click on each image to see a larger, sharper version.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>BULLETIN #313<\/h2>\n<p>BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #313 is online now and can be viewed here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/2010\/01\/20\/birds-as-art-bulletin-313\">http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/2010\/01\/20\/birds-as-art-bulletin-313<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>THE BIRDS AS ART BLOG WAKE-UP CALL<\/li>\n<li>THE SAN DIEGO IPT REPORT<\/li>\n<li>KUDOS<\/li>\n<li>BOK TOWER EXHIBIT<\/li>\n<li>AN E-MAIL FROM TOM WILBERDING<\/li>\n<li>POSSE NEWS: ROBERT O&#8217;TOOLE\/BALD EAGLE WORKSHOPS<\/li>\n<li>POSSE NEWS: JAMES SHADLE &amp; JIM NEIGER\/BEST OF FLORIDA WORKSHOPS<\/li>\n<li>IPT UPDATES<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>This bloody lion cub was photographed from the top of a safari van in Ndutu, Tanazania with the Canon 500mm f\/4L IS lens, a 1.4X TC, and the EOS-1D Mark II on a Todd-Pod-mounted Wimberley head. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/80 sec. at f\/5.6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Todd Gustafson taught me how to photograph in Africa after\u00a0I taught him much of what he knows about photography.\u00a0Todd is highly skilled at capturing birds in flight and animals in action.\u00a0 And his compositional skills are second to none.\u00a0 Todd had made and led dozens of photographic safaris\u00a0to Africa.\u00a0 In his book, &#8220;A Photographer&#8217;s Guide to the Safari Experience,&#8221; he shares everything the he knows about photographing on the Dark Continent.\u00a0\u00a0 And I know because I helped craft every word of it &lt;smile&gt; We are glad to offer a $5 discount on the purchase price of the book on phone orders only: 863-692-0906.\u00a0 Please mention the blog to receive your discount.\u00a0 Whether you have been to Africa many times or are making your first trip, this book will prove to be invaluable.\u00a0 And even those who will never get to Kenya or Tanzania will treasure the book just for the images.<\/p>\n<h2>Mongoose M3.5b in Stock<\/h2>\n<p>With the discontinuation of the Mongoose M2.3, it is getting harder and harder to get stock on the 3.5B.\u00a0 We currently have 3 in stock.\u00a0 This is the head that I use every day with my Canon 800mm f\/5.6L IS lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Picture Ever!<\/h2>\n<p>Like most folks, I do not enjoy being photographed.\u00a0 When folks ask me to smile, I freeze up and look doofy.\u00a0 I rarely\u00a0like\u00a0images of myself.\u00a0 After\u00a0the recently concluded IPT, participant Becky Field sent me the candid image of me that she had created on the IPT.\u00a0 It is my favorite-ever image\u00a0of me.\u00a0\u00a0 By far.\u00a0 I feel that it captures a great deal of my spirit.\u00a0 Thanks a ton to Becky for sharing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_2_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arthur Morris smiling, San Diego, CA. 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