March 29th, 2012

BIRDS AS ART BULLETIN #404

  • MY THOUGHTS ON THE Canon EOS-5D Mark III
  • THE CONTEST IS BOILING HOT!
  • GEAR FOR SALE/PRICE REDUCED
  • A VERY NICE e-MAIL
  • B&H LINKS OF NOTE
  • B&H CANON SPECIALS
  • IPT UPDATES

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This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at +1 stop off the blue sky: 1/2000 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode.

Central Sensor–Expand AF area/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to enjoy a larger, more spectacular version.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE Canon EOS-5D Mark III

What can I say? I fell in love with the 5D III on my first trip down to the lake. The files are too sweet and the AF system is surely the best ever. By a mile. I can’t wait to get to Morro Bay! For the whole story and three more images from that first morning see this blog post: The Canon EOS-5D Mark III: I’m In Love!

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Judge’s Favorite from the Digital Creations category: Palm Warbler. Image copyright 2012 in the name of the creator. Though Digital Creations is on the weak side I do love this one. What will the other judges think of it? I would love to see some killer Fractalius images in this category.

THE CONTEST IS BOILING HOT!

With the contest deadline–March 31, 2012 fast approaching things are at a fever pitch here as as many as 30 folks have been signing up every day. Though several folks have purchased two or three entries the record is ten! We hope that your images make it in time for the judging. While there are dozens of potential winning images in the Bird Portraits and Flight categories the rest are pretty much wide open. Particularly weak are Pleasing Blurs, Hand of Man, and Captive…

BTW, if you pay without registering you will not here from us. It is best to register first and then pay or send us your qualifying B&H receipt. If you are late to the party click here for complete info on the BIRDS AS ART 1st International Bird Photography Competition. What are you waiting for? There are more than $22,000 worth of great prizes there for the taking.

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Judge’s Favorite from the Flight category: Northern Pintail in flight/full downstroke. Image copyright 2012 in the name of the creator. There are some very strong images in the Flight category. What will the other judges think of it?

GEAR FOR SALE/PRICE REDUCED

Robert Hawkins is offering a used Canon EOS-1D Mark II in excellent condition for sale for $995.00. Includes the manual along with one battery and the battery charger. There is a small ding on the lug on the upper left of the camera where the camera strap is inserted. UPS Ground shipping to the continental U.S. is included. Photos of the camera available via e-mail request. You can reach Bob as follows; home phone: 727-363-1687, cell phone: 727-501-6181, or via e-mail. I used the camera for years and loved it. Clean files and a very good AF system. And it focuses to f/8.

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Judge’s Favorite from the Small in the Frame/Environmental category: Black-necked Stilt. Image copyright 2012 in the name of the creator. There are some very strong images in the Flight category. What will the other judges think of it? Small in the frame images should include gorgeous habitat.

A VERY NICE e-MAIL

I received this very nice (and timely) e-mail from Tom Ryan:

Art, Just wanted to drop you a note letting you know of a recent B&H Photo order. I dont know when/how you receive confirmation or if it contains any information on the person ordering, but I did use your referral link for an order of around $5700. I’m a regular reader of your bulletins, though not a subscriber and you have answered a few questions of mine via email in the past. Considering that all of that is basically “free” to everyone, using your links for purchasing was really a no-brainer! Continued success and I look forward to future bulletins and more great content! Best regards, Tom

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Judge’s Favorite from the Hand of Man category: ducking climbing out of reflecting pool. Image copyright 2012 in the name of the creator. This one certainly fits the category perfectly!

B&H LINKS OF NOTE

You can pre-order your Canon EOS-5D Mark III here. A second shipment is expected soon.

Even better, you can have a 5D Mark III shipped today if you package it with my favorite B-roll lens, the 24-105mm IS L zoom lens. I try never to leave home without it. The package represents a savings of $350. Here is the link for the 5D MIII/24-105mm kit.

Click here to learn more about the 24-105 and see the price of the lens alone….

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B&H CANON SPECIALS

Click here to learn of the fantastic Canon lens & Speedlite Double Instant Rebates. The double rebates kick in only when an item is bundled with one of three selected Canon dSLR bodies including the EOS-7D and the EOS-5D MII a(the latter saved my butt in Antarctica!) Included are lots of my favorite lenses: the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM AF zoom lens (save $220), my beloved Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto zoom lens (save $400!), the EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM AF lens–great for birds and butterflies with a 7D (save $180), the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM AF lens–I sent mine to Morro Bay for the California poppies (save $180), and two old faves of mine, the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS zoom lens (save $220) and my old “toy lens”, the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Autofocus Lens (save $180).

These offers expire at the end of the week and will not be extended so best to act now to take advantage of some great savings.

Upcoming B&H Passover Closing

Those wishing to earn contest entry credits with their B&H purchases–B&H is the principal contest sponsor–please note:

B&H will be closed Friday April 6th in observance of Passover and will reopen on Sunday April 15th at 10:00AM EST. Orders must be placed by 4:00PM EST on Thursday April 5th in order to ship before the Holiday. Orders placed after this time will ship when they reopen. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patronage.

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Judge’s Favorite from the Behavior category: squabbling Black Skimmer chicks in early morning light. Image copyright 2012 in the name of the creator. There are a very few strong images in this category…. What will the other judges think of this one?

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