UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN PHOTOS & IPT
NOTES ON THE RED-NECKED STINT IMAGE; EATING CROW AGAIN...
A QUESTION ON HOLDING THE HAMMER DOWN...
A MOST WONDERFUL E-MAIL
A MOVING SINGLE-IMAGE ESSAY BY TOM WEBSTER
Red Jack Lake with fall color, Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Canon EOS 1v with tripod-mounted 100-400mm IS L lens.
Image copyright 2003 Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Storm clouds and early morning light make a great combination.
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Fall color "Monet" Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Canon EOS 1v with tripod-mounted 100-400mm IS L lens.
Image copyright 2003 Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Would you have "seen" this? What caused
the "Monet" look?
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NOTES ON THE RED-NECKED
STINT IMAGE; EATING CROW AGAIN...
Angus Wilson
and Julian Hough were quick to note that the "Red-necked Stint: image
included in Bulletin 105 was actually a Little Stint. Both noted the
extensive white throat and the fact that both bill length and shape
also fit better for Little Stint.
Here are
Julian's comments as to why the bird in the Bulletin 104 is a Little Stint
rather than Red-necked Stint:
1-the lack of
red on the lower throat and breast (red in R-n Stint in full breeding)
2- the dark streaking within the red on the sides of the ear-coverts (clean and
unmarked in R-n Stint)
3-the wing-coverts have prominent rufous edgings (that are edged
grayish in R-n, contrasting with the rufous-edged scapulars)
4-The bill is slightly too long for typical R-n, and legs look to be fairly
long (they are short and stumpy in R-n Stint).
Thanks to both
Angus and Julian for their help.
.....
Mushroom gills detail, Upper Peninsula of
Michigan
Canon EOS 1v with 180 macro lens, 2X II TC, and 25mm
extension tube.
Image copyright 2003 Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
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A
QUESTION ON HOLDING THE HAMMER DOWN...
My reply to an e-mail
from subscriber Colin Inman:
CI: Art, you wrote, "In
my career I have held the hammer down less than a handful of times'. This
seems to be in contradiction with the advice in the Art of Bird Photography to
work in continuous drive mode. Is this a change of policy on your part since
going digital or am I missing something?
AM: The
latter. You should always work in continuous drive when
you are photographing birds so that you are always ready for the next
image. If you work in single frame advance, you MUST let go of the
shutter button completely in order to take the next image, and in
most cases you will be forced to re-acquire focus. In continuous
advance, you are ready to keep on photographing without having to let the
shutter button all the way up thus maintaining autofocus!
Please let me know if
this makes sense to you.
Best,
Artie
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Small waterfall, Upper Peninsula of
Michigan
Canon EOS 1v with 180 macro lens.
Image copyright 2003 Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
There are countless opportunities to photograph moving
water in the UP.
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A MOST WONDERFUL E-MAIL
Subscriber Vickie
Swindling made my day big time by hitting the send key after writing the
following:
Dear Art,
I just wanted to take
a moment to say thank you.
Thank you for being
generous enough to share your knowledge, even outside of your
workshops and books.
Thank you for being
friendly and answering your email personally.
Thank you for
being honest enough to admit that you can make a mistake.
Thank you for being
humble enough to listen to the opinions of others.
Thank you for
having the strength of character to stand firm (with grace) in the face of
insult.
One last thank you for
all your thoughts on digital. I traded my way up to a D60 and what a great
camera! I've nearly made all my money back by not having to process my
mistakes. I know that great photos are not about blasting away and hoping to
hit something, but, and as a beginner, being able to do so freely has
meant learning to pan without wasting tons of money. One day I stood for nearly
an hour on Florida Bay following a pair of Brown Pelicans as they crossed
back and forth in front of me. I took hundreds of shots. At the end of it
all, I could see my own progress as I learned to match their speed and
position, and to anticipate their movements. It was loads of fun and didn't
cost me a dime. Last night digital was priceless during the
eclipse, because I could see the results of my metering immediately, and adjust
accordingly. Before, my moon shot attempts always resulted in over-exposed
white blobs in the sky. This time I got craters and valleys! Yeah!!!!
Anyway, thank you
soooooo much for being you!
Vickie
ps: One last
thought: Being a teacher is not a profession, it's a character trait. Being called
a teacher is probably one of the nicest compliments anyone can receive.
:-)
Here is part of my
response to Vickie:
Thanks for taking the
time to write such a wonderful letter. You really made my day. I
shall be using your letter in a Bulletin soon and I am sure that a very few
will send their "You are an ego-maniac; cancel my subscription"
e-mails. But I can live with that because it is about them and not
about me. I like sharing, especially the good things in my life, and I
have always thrived on doing things my way, often in the face of advice to the
contrary. Thanks again for your support.
.....
Birch tree with peeling bark, Upper
Peninsula of Michigan
Canon EOS 1v with 500mm f/4 L IS lens.
Image copyright 2003 Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Todd Gustafson, David Vore, and I worked this single situation for
more than an hour. This is my favorite image from the series.
A MOVING SINGLE-IMAGE
ESSAY BY TOM WEBSTER
I originally read
Tom's "Cline Cabin" essay many months ago and finally tracked down
the link. I just re-read it for about the sixth time and was
as moved as I was the first time. To read this extraordinary
piece of writing, click here:
http://www.reasonableexpectations.com/Cline_Cabin.htm
If you would like to get
in touch with Tom, who hangs around NPN quite a bit, try e-mailing him
at: tlwebster@cox.net (which
is the last e-mail address that I have for him).
Best and great picture making to all,
Artie
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