{"id":90406,"date":"2024-05-27T11:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/?p=90406"},"modified":"2025-03-07T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:28:16","slug":"picking-my-may-25-keepers-avoiding-the-grasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2024\/05\/27\/picking-my-may-25-keepers-avoiding-the-grasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking My May 25 Keepers — Avoiding the Grasses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Image #1: “Left of the pier down by the lake near my home” \n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Left of the Pier<\/h3>\n

As many as three dozen whistling ducks along with two families of Limpkins and several other species have been providing excellent morning photography action in the tiny bay to the left of the pier. Each day, I have been trying something new. And the best news is that everything has been working. On Saturday past, I put the BLUBB<\/a> right down on the ground and shot the 1200mm\/a1 rig off of that. I made sure to turn off Direct Manual Focus (to prevent throwing off the focus) and was surprised to see how easy it was to frame the shots and follow slowly moving birds. When working off the rear screen, be sure to bring your reading glasses \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

For the Limpkin shots in the video below, I did work off a lowered tripod topped by a Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro<\/a>. The levered-clamp makes it beyond easy to switch back and forth. <\/p>\n

The biggest problem at this spot is that emerging grasses often obstruct the subjects. <\/p>\n

Note the big lens balanced nicely on the BLUBB<\/a>, the two pillows for me to sit on, and the 300mm f\/2.8\/1.4X TC\/a9 iii rig on an extra pillow where it can be grabbed quickly as a duck flies in to join the party. <\/p>\n