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    Please welcome and congratulate our newest Landscape Forum Moderator. 

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    Congratulations Andrew McLachlan!
    Andrew is an accomplished photographer and all round good guy.
    In addition to his work with us on BPN he has ...
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    Congratulations and Welcome to the BPN Staff - Cheryl Molennor 

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    Cheryl has accepted a staff position as Moderator in our Family, Friends and Fun forum.
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    Please welcome our newest LTM, my grandson Dylan James Shadle 

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    Dylan James Shadle

    Born to Blake and Micah on 03/14/2013
    Dylan weighed in at 8lb 12oz.

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    Image of the Year Overall Winner Jeroen Stel 

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    Once again, so many great images and only one IOTY winner!
    That winner is Jeroen Stel.
    Please join me in congratulating Jeroen Stel for having his image "Bearded Reedling-Panurus-biarmicus " selected as the BirdPhotographers.Net Image Of The Year for 2012!

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    Congratulations Don Lacy! 

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    Don Lacy has accepted a moderators staff position in our Digital Workflow Forum.

    Don started with us on 01/02/2008 and has 13 IOTW wins under his belt (7 landscape ...
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    Lenses for Bird and Nature Photography: Birds As Art Style 

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    Published on 02-05-2013 05:14 AM




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    Nikon ViewNX 2.7.1 Released 

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    Published on 01-16-2013 08:07 AM

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    Modifications enabled with version 2.7.1 :
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    • Support for the D5200, and Nikon 1 models J3 and S1 has been added.
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    A collective thank you to Denise Ippolito 

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    Published on 01-16-2013 12:48 AM

    Denise Ippolito has let us know she will not be in a position to continue as one of our Out Of The Box Forum Moderators.

    Over the last 4 1/2 years or so, Denise anchored our popular OOTB Forum, mentored those who would succeed her (notice I didn't say replace) and has over 23,000 posts!
    In addition to all of her efforts on BPN, Denise has been growing her photography business and currently conducts workshops internationally.

    Our community is losing a talented and hard working moderator.
    Let's hope Denise will be able to make time to visit with us as our newest Lifetime Member - she earned it!!!!

    Thank You Denise and all the best in your future endeavors.

    We are pleased to announce - 

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    Published on 01-15-2013 11:25 PM

    We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Avian Moderators.

    Marina Scarr and Arash Hazeghi.

    Marina has been with us since the beginning, 01/2008 and Arash since 10/2008.
    Both are accomplished, passionate photographers who are willing to share everything they know about our craft.

    It's been fun to watch them garner awards and accolades while they grew as photographers and BPN members.
    Not only have Marina and Arash grown as photographers, they have also both grown into great community people.

    Both are straight forward and to the point. Both are willing and able to provide our members with the help they need.

    Please welcome and congratulate Marina and Arash!

    EOS-5D Mark III and EOS-1D X Custom Cases for Photographing Birds in Flight - by Arthur Morris 

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    This Osprey flight image was created with the hand held Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 1.4X III teleconverter, and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero in soft light: 1/2000 sec. at f/4 in Manual mode. Central Sensor Surround/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial.


    EOS-5D Mark III Custom Case for Photographing Birds in Flight

    Below is a free excerpt from the EOS-5D Mark III User’s Guide. The 5D MIII UG is a 53 page PDF that is sent via e-mail. In the guide, I share everything that I have learned about this great camera including all of my menu and ...
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    Expanded Canon EOS-1D X AF Capabilities 

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    Canon U.S.A. Expands The EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera Autofocus Capabilities With New Firmware Update

    LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 17, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced a new firmware update in response to user requests which further enhances the capabilities of Canon's flagship EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. The EOS-1D X will now be capable of AF point illumination during AI Servo AF and cross-type AF for maximum apertures as small as f/8. The new firmware update is available now at no charge from the Canon U.S.A. website and can be downloaded by end users or through Canon Factory Service Centers.
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    The Lens Align Mk II & the Non-tethered Micro-adjusting Tutorial - by Arthur Morris 

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    This is the assembled Lens Align Mark II. Thanks to Michael Tapes for the image.




    Why Micro-adjust?


    It’s simple. While the images made with most rigs are sharp, in many cases, they will be that much sharper with more fine detail once a given camera body/lens or camera body/TC/lens combination has been properly micro-adjusted. While some of my rigs are spot on, others have needed front- or back-focusing corrections as high as +/- 12 units.

    The Lens Align Mk II; Micro-adjusting Magic

    Ever since the introduction of digital camera bodies that feature micro-adjustments for individual lenses, folks--including me--have been searching for a quick, easy way to make those micro-adjustments. When I was working on the 7D and the Mark IV User's Guides, I worked hard on developing a make-it-yourself cardboard rig that was a big improvement on the original version. But in reality, it did not offer the needed precision. And in addition to the extremely low cost, the rig took up lots of space--heck, it was huge, and using it was tedious.
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    Field Etiquette for Nature Photographers - by Arthur Morris 

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    I was walking along a narrow path next to Little Estero Lagoon while scouting for a Southwest Florida IPT. About 50 yards ahead of me there were two American Oystercatchers foraging. The only problem was that 35 yards ahead of me a photographer was lying on his belly photographing the pair of attractive birds. They were catching big worms and the light was lovely… What to do? The guy was on the wet sand was facing away and was not at all aware that I was there. If I called to him (to ask if I could join him) I risked scaring the birds away. So I stood there for 30 minutes and watched with a bit of envy. Finally I decided that I would join him by starting my crawl from way back so as not to flush the birds.
    I advanced slowly a few yards, remaining well outside of this species usual circle of fear. I slowly and carefully got down on one knee and the birds did not notice me, but as I lowered myself to the prone position, ...
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