- BAA ON-LINE STORE ISSUES
- BOSQUE UPDATES
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This Snow Goose pre-dawn fly-out image was created on the morning of 11/24/11 at 6:37 am on the recently concluded Bosque IPT with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 1.4X III TC (handheld at 160mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 100. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/13 sec. at f/13 set manually. Lens/TC/camera body Micro-adjustment: -8. Central Sensor/Rear Focus/AI Servo AF active at the moment of exposure. To enjoy viewing a larger sized image, click on the photo. Then click on the enlarged version to close it. |
BAA ON-LINE STORE ISSUES
In an effort to provide even better service to our customers, that would be you thanks, we recently moved to an upgraded server. Things have not gone as smoothly as we had hoped. There are compatibility issues involving the check-out procedures and the new server. We have been working hard for three days to resolve these issues and do appreciate your patience. Many have been frustrated by being unable to check out. Others more recently have simply found the store inaccessible. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused.
We would be more than glad to process your phone orders and to apply any BAA “On-Line Store only” discounts. If you would like to place a phone order, please call us at 863-692-0906. If the line is busy or if there is no answer, please leave your name, a call back number, and the best time to call. Thanks to the many who have called to place their orders for either the Nikon dSLR Guide or the Bosque Site Guide.
BOSQUE UPDATES
Here, for your information, is an e-mail conversation that I had with old friend Rich Garrett yesterday:
AM: Hi Rich, Hope that all is well. re:
RG: I just got back from Bosque del Apache, and had a question about the bird behavior this year. The weather was really bad, we were socked in by dark clouds. No sunrises, no blastoffs, not much good photography. We had only one sunny afternoon.
AM: I generally pray for anything but blue skies….
RG: The Geese were not spending the night in the big pond; we saw more in the crane pools. There were no blastoffs. In the mornings the geese were flying off in small groups before dawn.
AM: Ah, the dreaded dribs and drabs….. That does not sound like the place that I was at 11-17 through 11-30.
RG: During the day, the geese were hard to find. There were cranes foraging in all the fields with only a few geese.
AM: That too does not sound like the place that I was at.
RG Was the lack of corn the reason for the change in behavior, this year?
AM: In part for sure. When we were there they were spreading out barley and the birds were geese were coming in in droves. Perhaps they quit the barley operation. I will try to find out. Other than that I have no explanation. later and love, artie ps: What you describe sure sounds strange to me after the great two weeks I had out there. But heck, it is nature photography: things can change quickly and it can be hard to understand why the birds do what they do….
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This Snow Goose pre-dawn fly-in image was created on the morning of 11/23/11 at 6:34 am on the recently concluded Bosque IPT with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 1.4X III TC (handheld at 110mm) with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 50. Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/8 sec. at f/11 set manually. Lens/TC/camera body Micro-adjustment: -8. Central Sensor/Rear Focus/AI Servo AF active at the moment of exposure. To enjoy viewing a larger sized image, click on the photo. Then click on the enlarged version to close it. |
THIS JUST IN!
Thanks to BPN Member Lauire Golden I learned this morning that it snowed 9 inches at Bosque on December 5. The Tour Loop roads are unplowed and the refuge was closed on both the 5th and the 6th. Photography was restricted to both crane pools. I am not sure if you are allowed to walk into the refuge but am trying to find that out. You can likely learn more at Laurie’s Avian Forum post here.
Shopper’s Guide
Below is a list of the gear used to create the images 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.
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens. Man, I am loving this lens on my shoulder with the 2X III teleconverter. I also use it a lot with the 1.4X III TC.
Canon 1.4X III Teleconverter. Designed to work best with the new Series II super-telephoto lenses.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV professional digital camera body. My two Mark IVs are my workhorse digital camera bodies.
And from the BAA On-line Store:
The Lens Align Mark II. 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.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV User’s Guide. Learn to use your Mark IV the way that I use mine. Also available for the 7D and the Mark III here.
