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BIRDS AS ART ON-LINE Bulletin #68 December 25, 2001
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BAA
TWO NEW ST. AUGUSTINE AF IPTs
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BAA
I hope
that you and yours have a wonderful holiday season and happy,
healthy, productive and safe 2002s. I hope that your new year is
filled with happiness, peacefulness, success, love, and many
wonderful images. And whether you photograph in your backyard or
on seven continents, please do so safely and with respect for our
world.
Many
of you know that my older daughter, Jennifer, runs BIRDS AS ART on
a full time basis and is at least as responsible for our
incredible success in recent years as I am. Jennifer is taking
off for a few months and is (anxiously!) awaiting the birth of her
second child. (She was due on December 17, but what do they
know?) In her stead, Lois Smith will be holding down the fort
till I return from my Arizona/California travels in mid-January
before heading up to Jacksonville for the NANPA Summit. Both
Jennifer and Lois send their love and best wishes your way.
ANNOUNCING THE 2002
ST. AUGUSTINE ALLIGATOR FARM IPTs
Great Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL. Image copyright
2001/Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 600mm f/4L IS lens, 1.4X II TC, Canon EOS 1v camera
body. Fuji Velvia pushed one stop
(rated at EI 100). Evaluative metering -1/3: 1/125 second at
f/5.6. (Late April.)
Snowy Egret fledgling, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL. Image
copyright Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens, 50mm
of extension, Canon EOS 1v camera body. Provia F 100 pushed
one stop (rated at EI 200). Evaluative metering
+2/3: 1/90 sec. at f/8.
550 EX Flash with Better Beamer,
fill flash at -1. (First week of July.)
2002 BIRDS AS
ART/Instructional Photo-Tours
ST. AUGUSTINE ALLIGATOR
FARM
NESTING HERONS & EGRETS
APRIL 26-28, JUNE 21-23 3-DAY: $829 LIMIT 6
EYE-LEVEL NESTS: TRICOLORED HERON, SNOWY, GREAT, & CATTLE EGRET
SEND YOUR $200 DEPOSIT
NOW TO ENSURE A SPOT
Cattle Egret, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, FL. Image copyright
2001/Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 600mm f/4L IS lens, 1.4X TC, Canon EOS 1v camera
body. Fuji Velvia pushed one stop
(rated at EI 100). Evaluative metering -2/3: 1/1000 second at
f/5.6. (Late April.)
In late April, there
are many Great and Cattle Egrets at the absolute peak of
breeding plumage. (Snowy Egrets with bright cherry red lores are
possible but it seems that few birds of this species reach high
breeding plumage in a given year...) It is hard to decide which
species is the more beautiful. At this time of year, there are
usually a few newborn Great Egret chicks. Many pairs of Snowy
Egrets and Tricolored Herons as well as the Cattle Egrets will
be building nests, and equal numbers will have begun incubating
their eggs. By late June, there are more heron and egret chicks
around than seems possible. And the most incredible thing about
St. Augustine is that many of the nests are below eye-level and
within arm's length of the boardwalk!
Rookeries, however, are
cluttered places. Join me and learn to develop your creative
vision. Learn how a pro "sees" and is able to pick out clean
images from amidst a seemingly chaotic mass of sticks and twigs
and shadows and white-wash. Select the first IPT for loads of
adults in full breeding plumage, and the second for nestlings
and fledglings.
Tricolored Heron fledgling, St. Augustine Alligator
Farm, FL
Image copyright 2001/Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
Canon 300mm f/4L IS lens, 25mm extension tube,
Canon EOS 1v camera body. Fuji Velvia pushed one stop
(rated at EI 100). Evaluative metering
-1/3 stop: 1/200 sec. at f/6.7.
550 EX Flash with Better Beamer, fill flash at -2/3
(Late June.)
CONFESSIONS
Though some may find it
hard to believe, I am leaving the work horse 600mm f/4L IS
lens at home for my AZ/CA trip and packing the 500mm f/4 L IS
lens. And, as if that is not enough, I am bringing the Gitzo
Carbon Fiber 1325 and leaving the heavier CF 1548 at home. Am
I getting older? Sure I am . And so are you. As I have used
the 500mm IS more and more in recent months, I have grown to
love its relatively light weight and the razor sharp images
that it produces routinely. And last but not least, I must
publicly admit that I am taking 55 rolls of Provia F 100 and
"only" 50 rolls of my beloved Velvia; speed is addictive!
I will be photographing
hawks with Ned Harris in a valley south of Tucson for a few
days, and then heading on to San Diego to see my Mom and lead
the sold out Southern California IPT. I just can never get
enough of those breeding plumage Brown Pelicans on the cliffs
of LaJolla.
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