Western Sandpipers, Cordova, AK

Image copyright 2005: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon 500mm f/4 L IS lens with EOS 1D Mark II.  ISO 400.  Evaluative Metering +1/3 stop: 1/60 sec. at f/22.

This is the image that was Highly Commended in this years WPOTY Competition.  I created it more than 25 years after being inspired by Charles Krebs' images of large flocks of Westerns made at Gray's Harbor, Washington.  Those photos appeared in Audubon magazine about a zillion years ago.   I liked one of them so much that I used it on pages 76-77 of my book, "Shorebirds; Beautiful Beachcombers" (http://www.birdsasart.com/books.html#SHOREBIRDS).

BBC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

The winning images from the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were announced on the evening of October 29 at the Natural History Museum, London. The awards ceremony was attended by an international audience of nature photographers, competition judges and respected industry figures.  To find out who was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year and see all the winning and commended images, visit:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/onlineGallery.do

I am pleased to announce that one of my images was honored this year with a Highly Commended in Animal Behaviour: Birds.  It is my sixth image to be honored in the Competition, the first after a several years drought, and my first digital image to be so honored.  You can check it out Sandpiper Congregation here:  http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/photo.do?photo=2386&category=2&group=1

As the judging is extremely subjective I try not to get too excited when I have an image honored and try not to get to excited when I do not.  Big time thanks to Milo Burcham who was my host in Cordova, AK several years ago when I created this image.  Ninety percent of the birds had left well before I arrived but that first afternoon, Milo took me to this group behind the supermarket right in town. If not for him…  And thanks also to Charles Krebs who inspired this image some 30 (???) years ago with his amazing shorebird spread in Audubon magazine.

Congratulations to Steve Winter of the USA who was named Wildlife Photographer of the year for his Snow Leopard image:  http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/comments.do?photo=2450&category=54&group=4

The winning image was taken with a camera trap (“But one freezing morning I checked my remote-controlled camera and found a snow leopard had triggered it the night before…”) I feel that images made while the photographer is nowhere in the vicinity of the camera and could in fact have been be sound asleep when the image was created should not be honored with what is pretty much the highest honor in nature photography.  One judge commented: “Everything comes together in this striking picture - the drama of the snow, the mystery of the darkness, the posture of the rarely photographed snow leopard and the intriguing composition.”  This seems strange in view of the fact that the photographer had zero control of the compostion or with capturing this or that posture.  In any case his persistence and technical skills are to be admired, but his accomplishments have much more to do with craft than with art.

Do take the time to check out all of the winning images and see what you think.  As always, you will find many astounding images that take your breath away and others that leave you shaking your head.  Whatever the case, it is always a good plan to look at as much good photography as possible; doing so can only help you to get better.   

Greater Yellowlegs, first winter plumage, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld) and the Canon EOS-1D MIII.  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/1250 sec. at f/7.1.  

The image above was made while standing.  The image above was made while lying prone in the wet sand (on a cold afternoon).  I love the intimate look of the image below.  I had been using the 500 IS on the Panning Ground Pod (see images below) when I switched to the 400 DO and handholding to try and capture some images of the shorebirds in flight.  When two handsome yellowlegs flew in I could not resist getting down and dirty…  Which image do you like best?  Note that when I got lower (below) I was—as expected—able to get a bit closer….

LEPP INSTITUTE PROGRAMS

The two programs below each offer an amazing opportunity for you to grow as a nature photographer.  Do consider registering immediately as there is a good chance that both courses will sell out quickly.   Lastly, do considering joining me for both sessions.  .  To learn about the week-long program, click here: http://www.leppphoto.com/Bird_Photography_Intensive_Workshop.html  To learn about the weekend program, click here:  http://www.leppphoto.com/Bird_Photography_Workshop_Weekend.html  To register for either or both (with a $400 discount) click here: http://www.leppphoto.com/forms/registration2009.html   (You cannot register thru BAA.)

Intensive Instruction in Bird Photography/Lidi Master Series/January 12-16, 2009, 5 FULL DAYS: $2650. 

Join acclaimed bird photographer, educator, and tour leader Arthur Morris for five days of intensive nature photography instruction in beautiful Morro Bay, CA.  In-classroom sessions will be held at the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging in nearby Los Osos, CA.  With the group size limited to ten and a minimum of 40+ hours of instruction there will be great opportunities for you to improve both your in-the-field and Photoshop and Lightroom skills.  (Note:  all Lightroom instruction by Hal Schmitt.)  The Monday program will consist of a full day of in-classroom instruction.  Tuesday through Thursday will combine morning and possibly afternoon photography sessions with mid-day image editing and optimization sessions.  Monday thru Thursday will include informal evening sessions from 7-9pm and a 90 minute midday break.  There will be a morning photography session on Friday.  

Course outline:

In-classroom/Monday:  Putting Art in Your Nature Photography: Composition and Image Design, Understanding Digital Exposure via the Histogram, Understanding and Using Natural Light, Tripods, Heads, and Sharpening Tips, Lenses and How to Use Them, Better Beamer and Flash set-up Demonstration, Understanding Flash as Main Light, Flash as Fill, and Manual Flash, Getting Close; Is it Magic?, and Using Shutter Speeds Creatively, What’s the Big Deal with Depth-of-Field? 

Tuesday thru Friday In-classroom:  Downloading, Editing, and Optimizing your images in Lightroom 2.0 and Photoshop, Shared and Group Image Editing, Converting Your RAW Files and Recovering Detail in Over-Exposed RAW Files, Workflow Basics:  Dust Spotting, Cropping, and making Shadow Highlight, Levels, Hue-Saturation, Curves, and Selective Color Adjustments, Advanced Photoshop Techniques:  Expanding Canvas, 1,000 Uses for Quick Masks, Average Blur Color Balancing, Leveling the Horizon, Creating Actions, Batching, Making Selections, Why Refine Edge is Superior to Feathering, Making Adjustments to Selected Areas, Dealing with Bright Pixels, , Clone Stamp Tips and Tricks, Using the Patch Tool--It is Magic.  Using the "Divide and Conquer" and "Protect and Defend" Techniques to Clean Up Distracting Background Elements, Digital Eye Doctor Techniques, Dealing with Reds and Yellows, Using PhotoMerge to create Panoramic Images, Levels Adjustment Trick for Silhouettes, and lots more.  Guided Optimization of New Images.  

Wednesday thru Friday: Making test prints on Canon printers and creating at least 1 professional size print (perhaps more depending on time).   Thru Friday afternoon at 3:30pm.   

In-the field: Seeing and Using the Light, Tripod Handling, Tips, and Techniques, Getting Close including Various Stalking Techniques, Getting the Right Exposure, Understanding In-the-Field Strategies, Evaluating a Situation, Learning to See; What Does a Pro Look for?, and AQA (all questions answered!)

Schedule/Monday (all times approximate):  9-noon/Slide Programs, Demos, and Discussion.  Noon-1pm: lunch.  1pm till 2:30pm: break.  2:30-5:30 pm: Slide Programs, Demos, and Discussion. 

Schedule/Tuesday-Friday (all times approximate):  Dawn till mid-morning (weather permitting): In-the Field Instruction and Photography/Morro Bay.  11am: lunch.  Noon till 1:30: break.  1:30 till 3:00: Photoshop sessions and image review and optimization.  3 pm till sunset: Either In-the Field Instruction/Morro Bay photo session or Photoshop/Printing sessions.   Dinner: as time permits…  Evening sessions (daily except Friday):  after dinner till 9pm.  The length of the various sessions may be changed at any time by the instructor to best meet the needs of the group. 

Practically Private Bird Photography Weekend/Lidi Master Series/ January 17-18, 2009, 2 FULL DAYS: $1250. 

Join acclaimed bird photographer, educator, and tour leader Arthur Morris for a weekend of intense instruction in beautiful Morro Bay, CA.  Morning and afternoon in-the-field sessions will be sandwiched around midday image editing and optimization sessions.  The Photoshop sessions will be held at the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging in nearby Los Osos, CA.  With the group size limited to only four and a minimum of 16+ hours of instruction the opportunities for improving both your in-the-field and Photoshop skills will be virtually unlimited.  There will be an informal evening session from 7-9pm on Saturday and a 90 minute midday break each day

Course outline/Saturday and Sunday:

In-the field: Seeing and Using the Light, Tripod Handling, Tips, and Techniques, Getting Close including Various Stalking Techniques, Getting the Right Exposure, Understanding In-the-Field Strategies, Evaluating a Situation, Learning to See; What Does a Pro Look for?, and AQA (all questions answered!)

In classroom midday sessions: Downloading and Editing Your Images in Lightroom 2.0 and Photoshop.  (Note:  all Lightroom instruction by Hal Schmitt.)  Converting Your RAW Files and Recovering Detail in Over-Exposed RAW Files, Workflow Basics: Dust Spotting, Cropping, and making Shadow Highlight, Levels, Hue-Saturation, Curves, and Selective Color Adjustments, and Guided Optimization of New Images. 

 Schedule//Saturday and Sunday: 

Dawn till mid-morning (weather permitting): In-the Field Instruction and Photography/Morro Bay.  11am: lunch.  Noon till 1:30: break.  1:30 till 3:00: Image review and guided optimization.  3:00 till sunset (weather permitting): either In-the Field Instruction/Morro Bay photo session or Photoshop sessions.  Dinner: as time permits…Evening session (Saturday only): after dinner till 9pm.  The length of the various sessions may be changed at any time by the instructor to best meet the needs of the group.  

Dunlin, winter plumage resting, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon  500mm lens with the 1.4X II TC and the Canon EOS-1D MIII on the Panning Ground Pod (http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#The%20Walt%20Anderson%20Panning%20Ground%20Pod) with a Double Bubble Level in the hot shoe (http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#BUBBLE).  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 1/3 stops: 1/800 sec. at f/8.    

This image was created at my favorite afternoon DeSoto location.  For details, see our DeSoto Site Guide: (http://www.birdsasart.com/siteguides.htm#the%20Fort%20DeSoto/Sarasota%20Site-Guide).   One of the difficulties with shorebird photography is isolating single birds; I like to try and work the birds on the edges of the flock as I did here.

BPN KUDOS

From Jackie Schuknecht of Toronto via e-mail:

Dear Art,  I must tell you how great your  BPN site is .  It is like learning in turbo speed.  There is so much great information and so many great suggestions that I am glad I joined!  I have been following your work and books, CD's etc for about three years now.  I am in the Eager to Learn Forum and it is great to watch people posting and to see everyone improving.  It must be very satisfying to you to watch all of this happening.  Your generosity has made this all possible.  Thanks!  Jackie

Inspirational, Educational, & Fun.  Honest critiques done gently:  www.BirdPhotographers.Net (It Ain’t Just Birds!)

BOSQUE LATE REGISTRATION DISCOUNT OFFERED

Due to four recent Bosque cancellations please note that we now have two openings on each 2008 IPT.  Please call us at 863-692-0906 to learn of the late registration discount that we are offering. 

Bosque IPT #1:  NOV 22-25, 2008.         Slide program on the evening of NOV 21.  4-DAY:  $1799             Limit: 10/Openings: 2.  Co-leader: Robert O’Toole. 

Bosque IPT #2:  NOV 29-DEC 2, 2008.  Slide program on the evening of NOV 28. 4-DAY:  $1799              Limit: 10/Openings: 2.  Co-leader: Robert O’Toole.

Snow Geese, Fire in the Mist, Bosque Del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon 600mm lens and Fuji Velvia pushed one stop.

With the main impoundment plowed to a lake, fire in the mist will be possible this year for those who know what to look for.  That means either being on an IPT or checking out our Bosque Site Guide, available here .  This image is featured on the cover of Light on the Earth, a BBC book featuring the best images from twenty years of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competitions. Light on the Earth is available here.

PHOTO EXPO WEST

I will be presenting “BIRDS AS ART On the Road” this coming Saturday, November 8, at Photo Expo West, the largest Photo Show in California.  Delkin Devices, the folks who manufacture the great UDMA e-film Pro compact Flash Cards that I use and depend on, kept this show going for several years and are now a key sponsor.   Admission is free and there will be lots of big name pros there, all the top manufacturers, and lots of fee seminars.  My appearance is being generously sponsored by Canon USA through the Explorers of Light program.   The event is being held at the Wyland Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds just north of San Diego.  For more information click here: http://www.photoexpowest.com/

Brown Pelican, immature, above: wheeling in flight, below: diving, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Both: Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens with the 1.4X II TC (handheld) and the Canon EOS-1D MIII.  ISO 400.  Exposure determined by histogram evaluation: 1/1250 sec. at f/8 in Manual Mode.   

The more that I use the 400 DO, the more that I love it.  Both of these images were made at my Fort DeSoto/morning last resort spot.  The Fort DeSoto Guide even tells you the winds you need to make it likely that your short drive will be worthwhile.

FORT DE SOTO

I visited Fort DeSoto on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 31 and did well at my favorite afternoon spot even though it was not high tide and even though it was very cold and I got soaked by lying down on the wet sand—I had forgotten my skins…  All afternoon I was intrigued by some light clouds on the horizon to the west so on the way back to the motel I stopped at my very favorite sunset spot and was duly rewarded.  (I have never seen another photographer at this spot despite the fact that the location is covered in our DeSoto Site Guide (http://www.birdsasart.com/siteguides.htm#the%20Fort%20DeSoto/Sarasota%20Site-Guide). 

The next morning North Beach Lagoon was terrible--deader than dead despite good conditions: a gentle northeast breeze, a nice low tide, and a clear sunrise.   Cutting my losses I headed for morning back-up site # 1 that was as dead as North Beach.  Then it was on to morning backup site #2 where I had some pretty good luck.  Then I had the great Indian buffet at the Ajanta Indian Cuisine restaurant at 5005 34th St N, St Petersburg (727) 525-6581‎.  That was followed by a visit to my acupuncturist in Winter Haven and a stop at Publix in Lake Wales.  Then it was home to cook dinner for Jim Litzenberg and me. 

Semipalmated Plover, worn juvenile, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon  500mm lens with the 1.4X II TC and the Canon EOS-1D MIII on the Panning Ground Pod (http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#The%20Walt%20Anderson%20Panning%20Ground%20Pod) with a Double Bubble Level in the hot shoe (http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#BUBBLE).  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/11.    

Though I created many images of this bird, I chose this one as the lone keeper as it best showed the near foot. 

FX-6 BETTER BEAMER FOR NIKON SB 900 FLASH NOW AVAILABLE

Thanks to Walt Anderson at Visual Echoes for custom designing the new FX-6 Better Beamer expressly for the Nikon SB 900 flash units and getting them to us so quickly.  

Better Beamers are $40.00 plus $4 shipping to US addresses.  (Florida residents please add 7% sales tax = $46.80).  Shipping to Canada is $6.00 ($46.00 total) and for overseas orders the shipping is $8.00 ($48.00 total).  Call (863-692-0906) with a credit card in hand, send us a Paypal, or send a check made out to “Arthur Morris.” 

Great Blue Heron in the last light of the day, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens with the Canon EOS-1D MIII (handheld).  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +2/3 stop: 1/640 sec. at f/4.     

I first photographed this bird with my lens pointed to the east as the sun set behind me.  I got a bit too close and he flew a short distance landing in the shade totally out of position for creating silhouettes.   I walked to the west side of the beach and was thrilled when he flew and landed right in front of me just as the sunset colors intensified.  (See the next three images below.)  I used Protect and Defend (with the Polygonal Lasso tool) as detailed in Digital Basics to clean a ton of ugly feathers off the distal part of the bill:  http://www.birdsasart.com/digitalbasics.htm

TIM GREY’S DDQ AND MORE

Digital Darkroom Questions (DDQ)
November 3, 2008

(paraphrased):  After reading Rob Sheppard's recent OP article, the question that many of us have is, What, in your (humble) opinion, are the criteria for all of us facing a CS4 update versus a Lightroom purchase?

This is really more about your preferred workflow than it is about the particular capabilities of Photoshop CS4 or Lightroom, for the most part. There's no question you could accomplish most tasks photographers need to perform using either Lightroom or the combination of Photoshop, Bridge, and Adobe Camera Raw. Obviously there are differences. You'll find some features in Lightroom that can't be reproduced in Photoshop/Bridge/ACR, and there are naturally things you can accomplish in Photoshop that aren't possible in Lightroom. But in a general sense, you can get most of your work done with either tool.

In my mind, the core question comes down to whether it is more important for you to have all the power and flexibility of Photoshop (and prefer a layer-based approach to optimizing your images) or if it is more important to have a database-driven image management tool. For me personally, while I very much appreciate the image management features of Lightroom, and consider it a superior tool for keeping my images organized, I also very much prefer a layer-based image optimization approach. As a result, I use a hybrid approach (as do many photographers today), with Lightroom serving as an image management tool and Photoshop serving as an image-optimization tool.

If you're trying to decide between purchasing Photoshop CS4 or Lightroom 2.0, and you specifically don't want to purchase both, then you need to determine your priorities in the context of the additional features offered by each new version. If you already have a workflow that is working just fine and you value the power of Photoshop for optimizing your images, then perhaps you don't need Lightroom. If, however, you really want a better workflow solution (and especially if you can take advantage of Lightroom's sharing tools in the Web and Slideshow modules) then you might want to add Lightroom to your digital darkroom.

If you think you can take advantage of what Lightroom has to offer, my personal recommendation if you could only make one purchase would be to go with Lightroom, on the assumption that you already have Photoshop CS3, and thus have most of the power available there. In other words, I think most photographers would probably benefit more by adding Lightroom to their workflow than by upgrading from Photoshop CS3 to CS4. But naturally this is going to be different for every photographer.

In the next issue of Digital Darkroom Quarterly (Winter 2009) I'm going to be addressing the new features of Photoshop CS4, with an emphasis on helping you make a decision about whether to upgrade (and to know how to put the latest features to use if you do decide to upgrade). Since Photoshop CS4 is already out, I'm going to move up the production schedule for this issue of Digital Darkroom Quarterly, so it will go out in early December rather than early January. If you're not already a subscriber and want to be sure to receive this issue, you can sign up here:

www.timgrey.com/ddqp/

Great Blue Heron at sunset, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon  24-105mm IS L zoom lens (handheld at 105mm) with the EOS-1D MIII.   ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/500 sec. at f/4.    

Here I went to my long focal length, 105 mm.  When creating bird-scapes like this handheld, I almost always use One-Shot AF and recompose after focusing on the bird (as I did here).  Do make sure to stay still so as not to throw off the focus.  See below for the next two images in the series. 

THANKSGIVING LUNCH AT BOSQUE

On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2008, I will once again be hosting a lunch for visiting photographers and birders.  We can accommodate as many as 50 folks; as I was late announcing this there is still lots of room. (Only ten right now.) For the fourth consecutive year, the lunch will be held at the Luna Mansion, an historic building in Las Lunas, New Mexico that is about an hour up the pike from Socorro on I-25.  And oh, the food is superb.  You can learn more about Luna Mansion here:  http://thelunamansion.com/.  The cost of the complete lunch will be $35, the same as last year. This will include several courses including your main course, a dessert, a non-alcoholic beverage, and the tip.  If you have wine or a cocktail with your meal you will need to pick up the tab for that.  All reservations must be paid for in advance by check, Paypal, or credit card.  Please make your reservations ASAP.  Checks (made out to “Arthur Morris”) should be sent to us at PO Box 7245, Indian Lake Estates, FL 33855. 

If you will be joining us, please plan on being at the Luna Mansion no later than 11am sharp. I do hope that you can make it.

Great Blue Heron at sunset, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon  24-105mm IS L zoom lens (handheld at 82mm) with the EOS-1D MIII.   ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/4.    

I make it a habit to have a short zoom lens in my vest at all times.  In this instance, it was the perfect lens for the job as it allowed me to vary my framing and to move about quickly without making the bird nervous (as might have happened with a big lens on a tripod…)

IPT UPDATES 

Due to four recent Bosque cancellations please note that we now have two openings on each 2008 IPT.  Please call us at 863-692-0906 to learn of the late registration discount that we are offering. 

Bosque IPT #1:  NOV 22-25, 2008.  Slide program on the evening of NOV 21.  4-DAY:  $1799  Limit: 10/Openings: 2.  Co-leader: Robert O’Toole. 

Bosque IPT #2:  NOV 29-DEC 2, 2008.  Slide program on the evening of NOV 28. 4-DAY:  $1799  Limit: 10/Openings: 2.  Co-leader: Robert O’Toole.

SW FLA POST X-MAS IPT: DEC 27-29 or 30, 2008.  Slide program on the evening of DEC 26.   4-DAY: $1799   (3-DAY OPTION:  $1349)  Limit: 10/Openings: 5.  

Co-leaders: Robert O’Toole and Alfred & Fabiola Forns.  This IPT is shaping up to be a practically private affair.   If you can fit it in your holiday schedule, do consider joining us.  There is some truly great photography available in Florida while winter is setting in in most of the country... 

SW FLA PRESIDENT'S DAY IPT: FEB 13-17, 2009.  Slide program on the evening of FEB 12.   5-DAY: $2249   Limit: 10/Openings: 2. Co-leaders: Robert O’Toole and Scott Bourne. 

POST-NANPA 2 ½ DAY BOSQUE IPT.   FEB 22-24, 2009.  2 1/2-DAY:  $799. Limit:  15/Openings: 10.   Best combined with my Sunday morning NANPA Summit program: "Photographing Bosque Del Apache:  In-the-Field Strategies and Post Processing Techniques" Sunday FEB 22, 2009. (Registration for the Sunday program only through NANPA.)  Photograph Sunday afternoon till sunset and all day Monday and Tuesday. 

Bear Boat #1: June 4-10, 2009.  Openings:  4.  (It is advised that you be in Anchorage on the afternoon of June 2nd to be assured of not missing the boat!).  This trip will feature an afternoon (and possibly more) of otter photography (weather permitting), Bald Eagles and likely chicks in the nest, and lots and lots of coastal Brown Bears clamming and eating luscious green grass. 

Bear Boat #2: Sept 4-10, 2009.  Openings:  3.   (It is advised that you be in Anchorage on the afternoon of the September 2nd to be assured of not missing the boat!).  This one is the bears catching salmon trip.  In addition, Glaucous-winged and Mew Gulls eating roe are a certainty, and dark phase Northern Fulmars and Black-legged Kittiwakes (including the gorgeous immatures), Harbor Seals, and Stellar’s Sea Lions are likely.   Did I mention bears catching salmon?  And more bears catching salmon?

The rates for the 2009 trips have increased due to increased fuel costs.   Bear Boat #1 (cheaper by $250 as we use the float plane only once):  $6749.   Bear Boat #2: $6999.   Two slots are filled on each trip.

Great Blue Heron at sunset, Fort DeSoto Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Image copyright 2008:  Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

Canon  24-105mm IS L zoom lens (handheld at 28mm) with the EOS-1D MIII.   ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/400 sec. at f/4.    

In this image, I chose to have the sky dominate.   

Best and love and great picture- making to all,

artie

Note: Arthur Morris has been a Canon contract photographer since 1996 and continues in that role today.  Hunt's Photo of Boston, MA is a BAA sponsor as is Delkin Devices.  Back issues of all BAA Bulletins can be found in the Bulletin Archives which may be accessed from the home page at www.birdsasart.com.  To unsubscribe click here: unsubscribe.