![]() ![]() Image #1A: An unsharpened 100% crop of the Sanderling - adult molting to basic (winter) plumage image With the sun coming over my left shoulder, the 4-degree head turn toward us was perfect. The relatively fast shutter speed of 1/2500 second was more than enough to freeze the action. The subject in today’s featured images was ruffling its feathers at the moment of exposure. Would this image have been better or worse if I got even? Why or why not? Why? Getting low in these situations will yield spectacular backgrounds, in this case, the Atlantic Ocean. I am always on the lookout for birds perched on the edge of a berm or any type of ridge. Image #1: Sanderling - adult molting to basic (winter) plumage Click on the image to view a hi-res version. ![]() Tracking: Zone/AF-C Bird/Eye Detection AF was active at the moment exposure and performed perfectly. AWB at : 5:06:20 pm on dead-clear afternoon. RawDigger showed that this image exposure was 1/3-stop from being perfect the 22 Ov-Exp pixels were in the specular highlight in the bird’s eye. at f/7.1 (stopped down 1/3 stop) in Manual mode. Exposure determined via Zebras with ISO on the rear dial: 1/2500 sec. I used the handheld/knee-podded Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens (at 600mm) and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless digital camera. I created this image on 29 October 2021 at Sebastian Inlet, FL. You will be amazed at how much you will learn! Please, also, consider joining a BAA IPT. Please remember to use the B&H and Amazon links that are found on most blog pages and to use the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout when purchasing your new gear from Bedfords to get 3% back on your credit card and enjoy free second-day air FedEx. This blog post took about an hour to prepare and makes one hundred sixty days in a row with a new one. I will begin working on my 2021 tax return on Friday □ Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day. I should be back home around lunchtime today. We should be arriving at the Sanford FL station at about 9:00am. I will need ten deposits by the end of this year so please do not tarry if you would like to go. If you are seriously interested, please let me know via e-mail. With the 2023 voyage sold out, I am looking seriously at another Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime, July 30 to Aug(on the boat). I was thrilled to learn on Wednesday that a1 Group member Barbara White is signing up for the second San Diego IPT. I finally made it to the Lorton, VA Amtrak Auto Train station at 2:00pm and boarded at 3:30. It’s amazing that you can set up an office in most McDonald’s for the price of a small cup of coffee. I made lots of pit stops along the way to rest and to get some work done. ![]() I was in the car headed south at 4:15am on Wednesday morning. ![]()
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