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Photography, Photoshop & LightroomDavid Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.comBlogger3502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-16533023684329931122022-09-27T11:55:00.099-04:002022-09-27T16:19:40.148-04:00African Adventures - Exciting Safaris in Botswana and South Africa<div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Good Morning Everybody,</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrtFzqiOBWDwajg3oP2F1iYpr7CrNtYqQwp2l1GhVpUAfecvrUF1iyqu349AQ2hRjoEN5GEU6nW20Bo2FDU2-atXt7Qsv9vjgNNmczkYrkV7GuVCHohle7Q8zAdUxrvmRbgWwZvgD3Kkg-8Pw4ehXlbUe4zvDoNT4vpYA4OQ7nH9yb2vG/s439/DAZ%20New%20LR%20PR%20Pic%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="387" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrtFzqiOBWDwajg3oP2F1iYpr7CrNtYqQwp2l1GhVpUAfecvrUF1iyqu349AQ2hRjoEN5GEU6nW20Bo2FDU2-atXt7Qsv9vjgNNmczkYrkV7GuVCHohle7Q8zAdUxrvmRbgWwZvgD3Kkg-8Pw4ehXlbUe4zvDoNT4vpYA4OQ7nH9yb2vG/w185-h210/DAZ%20New%20LR%20PR%20Pic%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="185" /></a></div>I'm not photographing many weddings these days, but we still have a lot of things going on in our lives that keep us plenty busy. LaDawn and I have been traveling the world quite a bit pre-Covid but sadly, Covid kept us at home in 2020 and 2021</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. Finally, travels are ramping back up this year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That said, I've got some cool adventures to share with you today. We recently returned from another month-long trip to South Africa and Botswana. These were two safaris that were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic but we finally were able to reschedule them this year. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4rxXosHxLP01IrpYSOHZ1wJPZ8NvX2lDDNQE72Npw2CoPxHGFOLmC_uJuzoftcdt-0S2g9j5HjCOx60IIUbogFNVAaj9WZXCM-g_5KXonn6HvmgkdHIo20qKg1x9sNPPVp_vRkgPh1drMYQQ1J8vdPQHGggnVx-B4TVdZha0-4z4rjyD/s377/SafariphotoKevin%20(1).jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="377" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4rxXosHxLP01IrpYSOHZ1wJPZ8NvX2lDDNQE72Npw2CoPxHGFOLmC_uJuzoftcdt-0S2g9j5HjCOx60IIUbogFNVAaj9WZXCM-g_5KXonn6HvmgkdHIo20qKg1x9sNPPVp_vRkgPh1drMYQQ1J8vdPQHGggnVx-B4TVdZha0-4z4rjyD/s320/SafariphotoKevin%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Both safaris were extremely exhilarating and I can not recommend them highly enough. My friend, Kevin Dooley, and I led the photo safaris, and LaDawn and I helped hosted these events too. Both safaris turned out to be spectacular. In Botswana, we saw more cheetahs than we’ve ever seen before on any of our other three previous safaris, and I captured some great photographs. South Africa was equally exciting as we saw some very rare instances of a lion taking down an impala. There’s more to the story so please read on.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Botswana - the Cheetah Capital of the World.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5GNgbThYXlFox91QyzIvO2UAXV2n0kNqb8ZvWTZenjSYsxCjX1eR0zohy-741FWzUb4JWujai-sFqIE-ZdNLOk5D5FFUvLuFHO_16G1fehCJ9RzrQ74RbTFkBmfUiByJVWEnlLsYAqFuo4G9tCWL5pUr97TooyuORQGDJzEQQgCAsuiS/s4891/Botswana.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="4891" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5GNgbThYXlFox91QyzIvO2UAXV2n0kNqb8ZvWTZenjSYsxCjX1eR0zohy-741FWzUb4JWujai-sFqIE-ZdNLOk5D5FFUvLuFHO_16G1fehCJ9RzrQ74RbTFkBmfUiByJVWEnlLsYAqFuo4G9tCWL5pUr97TooyuORQGDJzEQQgCAsuiS/w339-h203/Botswana.jpg" width="339" /></a></div>First, the Botswana trip. The highlights of our Botswana safari were the amazing group of photographers joining us the awesome sightings we experienced and the fact that the geography is so much different from South Africa. There are more hills, mountains, and rock outcroppings than you ever see on the plains of South Africa. It almost looks a little like Arizona. Great weather, awesome sightings...we got some great photos. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Just look at a few of the photos below – the first photos are LaDawn‘s photographs. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">By the way, she does a great job with her Sony RX 10 Mark 4. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4jPcuDDnpZWOTUs0pKyHgBVKxxwC0geCKca-0MvZ3BlcpzRqMIGHlKwkfiwnlYc7qYlV6iCYulGhYGh6xLV60BhHsVvUeVWTOmAsQUEDgod6FMNGQwDEhYPvUdrubXZxn6o28K73HgEXHDuVjM2BbGrWgflFymtMh7kgZ0Dg6-jpgMB8/s5472/DSC02997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4jPcuDDnpZWOTUs0pKyHgBVKxxwC0geCKca-0MvZ3BlcpzRqMIGHlKwkfiwnlYc7qYlV6iCYulGhYGh6xLV60BhHsVvUeVWTOmAsQUEDgod6FMNGQwDEhYPvUdrubXZxn6o28K73HgEXHDuVjM2BbGrWgflFymtMh7kgZ0Dg6-jpgMB8/w585-h389/DSC02997.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPXrWgKvciY9UGuQa0sA4I4nhs4FfNncoFnBO1POGMouVEqh6B9wiOtEWWca6QM-iHA8edRtahaECIM1bZVxTbL_VUCPVmdOeVV5B3zv7iKX0l_zVHVDXoZ0L1FavGIyx60S4yCOD8W2-Vg7nvqWohiKKpjDA3gfmsasNoESDBbjBrLpd/s4821/DSC02966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="4821" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPXrWgKvciY9UGuQa0sA4I4nhs4FfNncoFnBO1POGMouVEqh6B9wiOtEWWca6QM-iHA8edRtahaECIM1bZVxTbL_VUCPVmdOeVV5B3zv7iKX0l_zVHVDXoZ0L1FavGIyx60S4yCOD8W2-Vg7nvqWohiKKpjDA3gfmsasNoESDBbjBrLpd/w589-h392/DSC02966.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLryKrQ_HGjc0V7c8A3juPmc8R_rIV5b-EXfFlkKG6kiqG_A6ylpgqJG0zfHpJ3YkvgMtfH6GFXSjHGCvSCtg_R5AhgO8gCVMPfUKTgKNdP80f44biXSrOLF26XGklsCpTHKXdSv6xdOJkYsOOvlCIXlIBR9JKZomqD7wy01udjlVo7GCT/s4386/DSC01955-Edit-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="4386" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLryKrQ_HGjc0V7c8A3juPmc8R_rIV5b-EXfFlkKG6kiqG_A6ylpgqJG0zfHpJ3YkvgMtfH6GFXSjHGCvSCtg_R5AhgO8gCVMPfUKTgKNdP80f44biXSrOLF26XGklsCpTHKXdSv6xdOJkYsOOvlCIXlIBR9JKZomqD7wy01udjlVo7GCT/w585-h389/DSC01955-Edit-3.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qoFKiBBjEhN8nzA8LYqy3RyCdQWJ-2RjUhmtWVAvrip0dx2Z_xJF5o66EY2cxYsxNFzfwYbD5d_cjm-4WlcoUoP_70-f3GyEThmdUA98cf72Jt2x3vixaQtBE4_KggFoqL-KXAbQk0RKPYAo2JfdVPdjBcPmrJI8S20D9sX5m8dNAxKS/s5292/DSC06863-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3528" data-original-width="5292" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qoFKiBBjEhN8nzA8LYqy3RyCdQWJ-2RjUhmtWVAvrip0dx2Z_xJF5o66EY2cxYsxNFzfwYbD5d_cjm-4WlcoUoP_70-f3GyEThmdUA98cf72Jt2x3vixaQtBE4_KggFoqL-KXAbQk0RKPYAo2JfdVPdjBcPmrJI8S20D9sX5m8dNAxKS/w586-h390/DSC06863-Edit.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This year I was shooting a new Canon EOS R5 which is a very cool camera to shoot with. Let’s take a look at the first photograph below. It’s a photograph of the cheetah brothers, yes they are indeed brothers. Kind of like teenagers as far as age goes. This is a rare thing to see because the mother raised five cheetahs and they all lived to adulthood. Because of the wildlife dynamics in Botswana, this is pretty much a rarity.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8EpSZV1vdEHJlOV_7yx9TLgRfZq3tzZm_nRYJkpWb0-VBjssaTgwIW61IgNjUOF5aR2_FrOQQ9DvKuaoYlxfzVwk6xoxNDbJ8gxjPut_X5MLmPyoBeqiPHHLQ3gLLuMMV36itQgjkQjaEGPW9JinGhCntBJPfjSP0wplrtZUe2iubNsr/s10800/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20002%20(Sheet%202).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8486" data-original-width="10800" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8EpSZV1vdEHJlOV_7yx9TLgRfZq3tzZm_nRYJkpWb0-VBjssaTgwIW61IgNjUOF5aR2_FrOQQ9DvKuaoYlxfzVwk6xoxNDbJ8gxjPut_X5MLmPyoBeqiPHHLQ3gLLuMMV36itQgjkQjaEGPW9JinGhCntBJPfjSP0wplrtZUe2iubNsr/w603-h473/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20002%20(Sheet%202).jpg" width="603" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Very quickly, I upgraded my Canon 7D Mark II to the new Canon EOS R5 just about a year and a half ago. This is the first time I really had a chance to put it through its paces. And the results emphasize just how good this camera is. I prefer the much faster shutter speed (20fps), the lower light sensitivity, and the quickness of the focus. Here are a few more of my images with the EOS R5.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDFZuNQXNKUowBuLV8TLXskC0x-tYJ909Ma10I47rFS4iaMDvq_Hew9BoKU-RruiqZ_fRGaGU8MAxOyvCwAJAtOWXbKw65PEeksNw1mcFstnCv6zc_vzWj66rq46pLxuu-8x6i_96-SDzE-twVSwbS7BlYdoery4bfDWz3AGLbnsC9eJA/s10800/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20005%20(Sheet%205).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8486" data-original-width="10800" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDFZuNQXNKUowBuLV8TLXskC0x-tYJ909Ma10I47rFS4iaMDvq_Hew9BoKU-RruiqZ_fRGaGU8MAxOyvCwAJAtOWXbKw65PEeksNw1mcFstnCv6zc_vzWj66rq46pLxuu-8x6i_96-SDzE-twVSwbS7BlYdoery4bfDWz3AGLbnsC9eJA/w580-h455/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20005%20(Sheet%205).jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvDJD3FqKMTCS--ltK0ii-I9bAJr7e7DqzdQqSFpN9Zxrpy8FeGYth-qlXuRHuexcoGEDM613L69AMinV53ZlmDdCWUiU6F10opBQG9zbSAhrsAZJNpTngZZVOm4tSyUaLQajNrvga8StFpgFcfDnoh6uW1y_-LRN4B0mo8kUAsGbKkDx/s10800/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20004%20(Sheet%204).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8486" data-original-width="10800" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvDJD3FqKMTCS--ltK0ii-I9bAJr7e7DqzdQqSFpN9Zxrpy8FeGYth-qlXuRHuexcoGEDM613L69AMinV53ZlmDdCWUiU6F10opBQG9zbSAhrsAZJNpTngZZVOm4tSyUaLQajNrvga8StFpgFcfDnoh6uW1y_-LRN4B0mo8kUAsGbKkDx/w582-h456/11x14-Africa%2024x36s%202022%20004%20(Sheet%204).jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLYPcA22ckZoKy8pyqdyNEMkoQ9BD6vPjUvfckM7VTmqfUz38cS61uO-4GR7SSBCQLHr1TNsQBARyHbHYd9YFi4dqVZeiqXitLQYUYXH-y5pISKwi8KjukJmGddLkKnEwimyGI1OKIhwoUfaJRxS4_r5x9Hg5Nro9wFcRuOGJqhqV0gQE/s1620/2022-04-29_17-28-17_210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLYPcA22ckZoKy8pyqdyNEMkoQ9BD6vPjUvfckM7VTmqfUz38cS61uO-4GR7SSBCQLHr1TNsQBARyHbHYd9YFi4dqVZeiqXitLQYUYXH-y5pISKwi8KjukJmGddLkKnEwimyGI1OKIhwoUfaJRxS4_r5x9Hg5Nro9wFcRuOGJqhqV0gQE/w575-h383/2022-04-29_17-28-17_210.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm5HweMrmq9AWIN9ZscNX94QceR2e4_7ClOOj5l6UTaEBcKp-_VOQqy9CUM7LE3iaF_dL3dLe7yOGPcaT4imToVdQbCEIxTw4_L3vBTZ3bC3JxWvYE5hjPn1DRDtudAScPzgOn3P4jydEO0bNXkA5MdMn1Wb9N7IVPNSRxR2VLUbxRxBV/s4032/2022-04-28_13-32-03_354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm5HweMrmq9AWIN9ZscNX94QceR2e4_7ClOOj5l6UTaEBcKp-_VOQqy9CUM7LE3iaF_dL3dLe7yOGPcaT4imToVdQbCEIxTw4_L3vBTZ3bC3JxWvYE5hjPn1DRDtudAScPzgOn3P4jydEO0bNXkA5MdMn1Wb9N7IVPNSRxR2VLUbxRxBV/w582-h437/2022-04-28_13-32-03_354.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know this is a little "gross" but we actually witnessed the leopard catching this warthog and then proceeded to watch him carry it up into the tree the night before - way cool! The first photo above is of the leopard leaving the tree a few days after he finished his lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SOxYYMnTNV1Lx5UjUSolgEzzndfjgRY84hd2KsK5hnlLjfl6uXbRtA_dpVBDg1qNXfrxKwCrSAPtW7wTtca1mxAZbY4QJkTSuDgGRbY9GlY4AfHQu_ziMmRTUc1vE81jFeNCUISpSqI1dSmf0beiQ3XVOF-VEFymh7CUnDPKIo2le-6A/s3588/2022-05-03_12-08-24_125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3588" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SOxYYMnTNV1Lx5UjUSolgEzzndfjgRY84hd2KsK5hnlLjfl6uXbRtA_dpVBDg1qNXfrxKwCrSAPtW7wTtca1mxAZbY4QJkTSuDgGRbY9GlY4AfHQu_ziMmRTUc1vE81jFeNCUISpSqI1dSmf0beiQ3XVOF-VEFymh7CUnDPKIo2le-6A/w587-h390/2022-05-03_12-08-24_125.jpg" width="587" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">And a photo of our entire Safari group including guides - we all had a great week!</div><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">On To South Africa... Where the Action Was</span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Our trip to South Africa represented our fourth Safari to that part of the African continent. We have been three times to Thakadu and we love the wonderful adventure in the wild, the unbelievable wildlife we see, and we love all the folks at the lodge – some of the friendliest on the planet earth!.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again our safari to South Africa did not disappoint. People ask if one safari location is better than the other? My answer is always "that each and every safari is different and special in its own way". That could be in the animals that you see, the activities that the animals are engaged in, or just the quantity of animals you may encounter. Here is one of my favorite images which LaDawn took on her Sony RX10 Mk 4. She caught the giraffes just right for this fun photo.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qOMFJUasriYrH8PJQxIwiQTNI2Vk3kXUyOjHNdL60nzBmbtz6AM7ZJ0FRLftrhehpBa576zE8I1H5c-2f6CVpzFdXWt6IDq5ZK64bIdMCXx14wRx8GqK0z7oSMWP0smw4jY2EIWfo4ig0nVXRJzgL9PaZZPv_G-u49TTnHrMupWZ1-z-/s4200/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20002%20(Sheet%202).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="4200" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qOMFJUasriYrH8PJQxIwiQTNI2Vk3kXUyOjHNdL60nzBmbtz6AM7ZJ0FRLftrhehpBa576zE8I1H5c-2f6CVpzFdXWt6IDq5ZK64bIdMCXx14wRx8GqK0z7oSMWP0smw4jY2EIWfo4ig0nVXRJzgL9PaZZPv_G-u49TTnHrMupWZ1-z-/w596-h466/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20002%20(Sheet%202).jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And a few more...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwpUPdG6GdLRrMa37djTYtVkdGBFrXyrb0Pxgz3IOaJZ0Bq4VBmkS9xs0oS0nYKdFlTNC1RnOp0LghplNEyuFqisPfUlQLLpm3v4h9gQN0fNf63UVNJa2GRrwMZQ-Np8Crj_1sHvEbf1e5lW_aNau3J2z_ySw8xfGtj8YZXKi5xMkfJPv/s4200/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20001%20(Sheet%201).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="4200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwpUPdG6GdLRrMa37djTYtVkdGBFrXyrb0Pxgz3IOaJZ0Bq4VBmkS9xs0oS0nYKdFlTNC1RnOp0LghplNEyuFqisPfUlQLLpm3v4h9gQN0fNf63UVNJa2GRrwMZQ-Np8Crj_1sHvEbf1e5lW_aNau3J2z_ySw8xfGtj8YZXKi5xMkfJPv/w601-h472/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20001%20(Sheet%201).jpg" width="601" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuUfHpVB4QoJKsiNflVuFnR6G7NrlCgBRMk3Xd5VSgfXi8IYYbwoO4HZJEEVuVEWT2h502OXOGbd-Jki3827Ln5CZLQCrjjeUqihERWB5cs5vNg55EXPS2noh85LV-q-Tw1YpGHMGnvV-ZAAhrGrQUPhzcUD3tfSs7HQh1EmycrwXZYjy/s4200/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20008%20(Sheet%208).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="4200" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuUfHpVB4QoJKsiNflVuFnR6G7NrlCgBRMk3Xd5VSgfXi8IYYbwoO4HZJEEVuVEWT2h502OXOGbd-Jki3827Ln5CZLQCrjjeUqihERWB5cs5vNg55EXPS2noh85LV-q-Tw1YpGHMGnvV-ZAAhrGrQUPhzcUD3tfSs7HQh1EmycrwXZYjy/w589-h461/MOG%202022%20Photo%20Contest%20008%20(Sheet%208).jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Pretty cool images, don't you think?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The highlight of our South Africa trip this year was the fact that we saw two male lions and four female lions hunting for prey. The prey turned out to be the poor lowly impala - the savanna smorgasbord for big cats everywhere in Africa. We found the lions on the prowl and followed them for several minutes monitoring their hunting behavior. It was only a few minutes later when all "heck" broke loose. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We were the first ones on the scene to see that the female lion had taken down the impala her jaws were around the impala‘s neck and its demise was a foregone conclusion. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxslti1kowYvkN9uz1Lrco19GuhABHO4DgtUc1v6wFKz0BmzRP9SDBrKOICQ7azW1xDdkJBgKT-Ii-Rren7KDUkd8B-lG4jx9EAljHZpsWJCDFo3A8fICfablFnNtdrgFkFBeYt92mXASJ0RlBFbAg2qpYkC6jsLUAQgUZiql5HdoMN7a-/s1620/2022-05-06_07-41-52_790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxslti1kowYvkN9uz1Lrco19GuhABHO4DgtUc1v6wFKz0BmzRP9SDBrKOICQ7azW1xDdkJBgKT-Ii-Rren7KDUkd8B-lG4jx9EAljHZpsWJCDFo3A8fICfablFnNtdrgFkFBeYt92mXASJ0RlBFbAg2qpYkC6jsLUAQgUZiql5HdoMN7a-/w579-h385/2022-05-06_07-41-52_790.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Within a minute or two a male lion shows up and chases the female lion away saying he was going to take over {in lion talk}. The impala, which we thought was dead or near dying quickly springs to it's feet and took off. This is when all "heck" broke loose a second time. </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHX5TMntQXQCyhnqbfAbL8O8MNGUONx3asvOwshUFtjlknLB8Mdxg99VwX999oJOuAMVlK-WSvIKgYLj2Wfbtbrm5t1zy8yzqlBoh2cqHcGm7s-LvmMliqAfzUtJNghGBjonRqTvk3FqmX6tVqOmmbvXzg__0LcXiAT8lu8ghIo4v8ST9/s1075/2022-05-06_07-43-11_130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1075" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHX5TMntQXQCyhnqbfAbL8O8MNGUONx3asvOwshUFtjlknLB8Mdxg99VwX999oJOuAMVlK-WSvIKgYLj2Wfbtbrm5t1zy8yzqlBoh2cqHcGm7s-LvmMliqAfzUtJNghGBjonRqTvk3FqmX6tVqOmmbvXzg__0LcXiAT8lu8ghIo4v8ST9/w605-h483/2022-05-06_07-43-11_130.jpg" width="605" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The male lion goes after the impala, thinks he has captured it, and then the impala makes a break for it again. During the ensuing chaos, the female lion returns to take over and show the male what needs to be done. The male lion bats her away again and while that is going on the impala is making a break for it again. This continues to go on for several minutes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-H2GIkePQYF7ieiLRW7GQK0z5HTXlP7k1KxBTa2uKVLL-mn-MRv7cCrE8xSF857VOh4Y3Zju8XIVpCXpS1d5_Uq6KMRyRCHIRlX5_0TdAJu5vYb6p4QUeDuxTmLKV4CLtcq6O3p-P6iqk8rRizZG03hpa-TfcyMIaiiwzgNMPzAuXdUa/s1414/2022-05-06_07-43-21_790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1414" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-H2GIkePQYF7ieiLRW7GQK0z5HTXlP7k1KxBTa2uKVLL-mn-MRv7cCrE8xSF857VOh4Y3Zju8XIVpCXpS1d5_Uq6KMRyRCHIRlX5_0TdAJu5vYb6p4QUeDuxTmLKV4CLtcq6O3p-P6iqk8rRizZG03hpa-TfcyMIaiiwzgNMPzAuXdUa/w587-h391/2022-05-06_07-43-21_790.jpg" width="587" /></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I captured a great series of photographs showing the chase and capture of the impala along with the battle between the male and the female lion. Above are just a few of the images. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The action was going on for so long, thankfully something in my "brain" said to start the video rolling on my camera - which I did. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This YouTube video below shows the height of the action and really captures the excitement of the moment. Our tour guide shared that it was a very rare sighting and only about 1% of visitors on safaris ever see anything like what we witnessed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="489" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nqpZNzncWoY" width="589" youtube-src-id="nqpZNzncWoY"></iframe></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">When we got back to camp at the end of the day we all felt mixed feelings about this special event that we had witnessed. Oh, the rest of the story... the impala eventually got away! Yep, it’s true the impala got away, all the other lions were very ticked off with the male lion who let their "lunch" slip through his claws. The whole thing was really exciting to see.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a terrific group of folks on this safari which made it totally enjoyable for everyone that was part of our Safari adventure.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEKRXWmiOv0M8rg5BMF1S-5-ce8w6BpLNWOV7EVntz9Ct-lizrR8PXJosGss0_2fSV4trLGBIRSCJt5NSFFbomsCR8bc-A8T3v8zrbSaPMa5ZP3g2ar3slz_vIYzWMRew_sznAmryFYp-jk3OX_-MhCY2bOhNK2xEcQH3za3yyoU1VWWh/s3747/DZ728247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="3747" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEKRXWmiOv0M8rg5BMF1S-5-ce8w6BpLNWOV7EVntz9Ct-lizrR8PXJosGss0_2fSV4trLGBIRSCJt5NSFFbomsCR8bc-A8T3v8zrbSaPMa5ZP3g2ar3slz_vIYzWMRew_sznAmryFYp-jk3OX_-MhCY2bOhNK2xEcQH3za3yyoU1VWWh/w584-h382/DZ728247.jpg" width="584" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">On to Capetown and Wine Tasting</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After our trip to South Africa, we headed to Cape Town and spent a week there sampling the wonderful South African wines. That week was an easy, relaxing week after our too exciting and fairly strenuous safaris. The image below is of LaDawn and I with the winemaker at Anura Wineries - one of our favorite places.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuanZljLx2vYUS9A4k-cZWuHAUSdsavKr48PZa4ITWJ5-v-mUKVvyWmf8z9Oz-DqFWY9-_MEaDmAoxzWncmQQ_yBxg8PaNo9d7ey6ryF_Rp6bsufaoaG5ULoOFF0rsX8VtI5_B0fR5xzvb7kBQSS5PZQJSZwg6e8ZxdZdN9-WOGXuEO4l/s4032/2022-05-16_13-58-30_648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuanZljLx2vYUS9A4k-cZWuHAUSdsavKr48PZa4ITWJ5-v-mUKVvyWmf8z9Oz-DqFWY9-_MEaDmAoxzWncmQQ_yBxg8PaNo9d7ey6ryF_Rp6bsufaoaG5ULoOFF0rsX8VtI5_B0fR5xzvb7kBQSS5PZQJSZwg6e8ZxdZdN9-WOGXuEO4l/w592-h445/2022-05-16_13-58-30_648.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><span><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Anyway, we returned home safe and sound having created over 45,000 images and endless memories from our month-long visit. LaDawn had taken about 16,000 images on her Sony and I took the remaining 30,000 mostly on the EOS R5. Yes, I’m still sorting through all of the images but it's fun to look back and relive the exciting moments we experienced.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">___________________________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Hey gang, that’s about it for me today but stay tuned I’ll see if I can get a few more of the Safari photographs up for you to enjoy. Oh, and don't forget to check out my post below for three very exciting adventures we have planned for next year - Bengal tigers in India, Jaguars in Brazil, and Antarctica in 2024. Hope you can join us!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Adios, David</i></b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-31454266335650175762022-09-26T14:44:00.001-04:002022-09-27T15:36:59.185-04:00Is Antarctica in Your Future? Or Tigers and Taj Mahal, They Can Be!<div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Good Morning Everybody,</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4aPs22TcRB1w97JgpRYRYvN5BX38F0Q5rxi3fI-MyjL443V7Y-_AdpyUt0m4cY989A6q1YVl2Q32sofGKXDH6Bo7GPkt0z6BKbLc0ADOhQ9K9gTwXQHG15_XbVVQEFREG_eS2JepSmWykHQVuFfDsoNUqNKcW3f3cUnW3grHsk7k5su2/s186/DAZ%20New%20LR%20PR%20Pic%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="164" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4aPs22TcRB1w97JgpRYRYvN5BX38F0Q5rxi3fI-MyjL443V7Y-_AdpyUt0m4cY989A6q1YVl2Q32sofGKXDH6Bo7GPkt0z6BKbLc0ADOhQ9K9gTwXQHG15_XbVVQEFREG_eS2JepSmWykHQVuFfDsoNUqNKcW3f3cUnW3grHsk7k5su2/s1600/DAZ%20New%20LR%20PR%20Pic%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey everybody I wanted to invite you to<b><i> three very exciting life-changing adventure</i></b>s coming up <b><i>in 2023 and 2024</i></b>. Please read about them below. As you know I’ve been leading these photo safaris with my friend Kevin Dooley, owner of <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/" target="_blank"><b>Idube Photo Safaris [link]</b></a> since 2018. It has been a great segue from wedding photography and even a better segue into a brand new teaching experience! <b><i>We call it "Life Changing" adventures.</i></b> </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="639" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEfPl1RbjLSJN3w8TFrBmST6XHQsvkUSryKXzk2HrnHiYAiEFEHyDO-fzjznMI0E8ZQ9ja4N08sVV395ku5p5O8SMVpSq01SQKmGVoREFYBpF-rhDks9zsgzi8YVh2rFpWUqT5Up_o2pSUwcoKM90v-4ZHpRcXgPz3R3LaRvL4Gbc7bpL/w132-h109/IDUBE%20Logo2.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I wanted to get this news out to you right away so if there’s a chance you can make any of our upcoming adventures you can call Kevin or his wife Trisha for more information and start making your plans right away.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #ffa400;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Exotic Bengal Tigers and the Beautiful Taj Mahal - May 1-15, 2023</span></i></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFFCcC1Ti0Qu92dT47ba7HArrYbH97_KEVhCI0p_088cooIMDCv41EABAO5LmKylZDxGd7oH2SMhTGdkBKDQO_ItGOp1gnbCaTqNV0kNheRge7GeikoJSJOJAXvgIs9wFoHWC3L10OkHWhPbWzsAqa2q-TR1zA7l-RKrqrC_tfhnFk8SE/s1366/Bengals2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1366" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFFCcC1Ti0Qu92dT47ba7HArrYbH97_KEVhCI0p_088cooIMDCv41EABAO5LmKylZDxGd7oH2SMhTGdkBKDQO_ItGOp1gnbCaTqNV0kNheRge7GeikoJSJOJAXvgIs9wFoHWC3L10OkHWhPbWzsAqa2q-TR1zA7l-RKrqrC_tfhnFk8SE/s320/Bengals2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Our first safari is scheduled for May 1 - 15, 2023 of next year. We are going to venture off to India for two reasons. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">First to photograph the Bengal tigers. Kevin tells me that the 2022 trip to India was an unbelievable adventure because of so many Bengal tiger sightings. He has some fabulous images from his trip.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpghyp4uHL3dEKEddbaGuoxvd_Ped7DljVQO7z-DXqsPhbYB54wjKluhVTe1dpHdDu4GT5WEOpPx94_SFTbW_ff4C8Mr41EelAWtno8ZgYp4Q2kCY4UsjhfC84qEAeNdLN3URAZgcbV1rLHMWiPE1JlPPce9_B0ngdpW3O6Q42UV1cWUG/s1059/Taj%20Mahal.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1059" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpghyp4uHL3dEKEddbaGuoxvd_Ped7DljVQO7z-DXqsPhbYB54wjKluhVTe1dpHdDu4GT5WEOpPx94_SFTbW_ff4C8Mr41EelAWtno8ZgYp4Q2kCY4UsjhfC84qEAeNdLN3URAZgcbV1rLHMWiPE1JlPPce9_B0ngdpW3O6Q42UV1cWUG/s320/Taj%20Mahal.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Another great reason you've got to go to India is to do a couple of tourist things. We have a few of those scheduled the most important is a visit to the majestic Taj Mahal.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This has been one of my bucket list places to visit for all of my life and I am truly looking forward to getting there next year. Here is the <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/india-tiger-and-leopard-photography/" target="_blank">[link]</a> for our adventures in India and Taj Mahal trip <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/india-tiger-and-leopard-photography/" target="_blank">right here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">_____________________________</span></div><div><i style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Jaguars and Wildlife of the Pantanal - August 5-15, 2023 <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/the-jaguars-of-pantanal/" target="_blank">[link]</a></b></i></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUvl1V9AWnt-LmtREZd5g9yub_nHL9lm0rJvZtmSiGWF6FCCn9DZ33Brcz4f1cH2Om3I1e_nRLxK30GAr4QVZmpWIZ19JkWHNh35FtvcFxV-FLRIClJotakCskfp4CPk8EjJnttmKBb2I2o7Fo_GVM0DrObB6bY8zzmqQhZGO5V8CoKtK/s660/Brazil6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="660" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUvl1V9AWnt-LmtREZd5g9yub_nHL9lm0rJvZtmSiGWF6FCCn9DZ33Brcz4f1cH2Om3I1e_nRLxK30GAr4QVZmpWIZ19JkWHNh35FtvcFxV-FLRIClJotakCskfp4CPk8EjJnttmKBb2I2o7Fo_GVM0DrObB6bY8zzmqQhZGO5V8CoKtK/w279-h209/Brazil6.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br />Our next adventure is scheduled for August 5-15, 2023. This trip will be to the </span>Pantanal <span style="font-size: medium;">in Brazil. </span> <b><i>In 2000, the Pantanal wetland was designated a World Natural Heritage and World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. </i></b> <span style="font-size: medium;">It’s almost a two-week trip and we will actually be staying in one of two floating hotels if you can believe that!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/the-jaguars-of-pantanal/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4lxbTJXDr3Axve7lQoEAGNsvP3w2kwuh5mcmPNWMstmc7STaC9rma-qwMSYdnVqeoJNa0BcxieaRLre-aciDaF1hFT4eT7JIAURO3rofPNX2G3w85n3vMhD54YF3Xb2od6xvvDsH1Gzv1Rr1SCzzRyLfREO_S1IbQX0TEIsusxLL59uW/s320/Brazil1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The things to see in the Pantanal are the leopards along with many other varied species of fun animal faces. Kevin has some great images from this year‘s trip as well. Here are a couple of my faves in this post. As I said earlier, both of these trips will be adventures of a lifetime and certainly a first for LaDawn and me and we can’t wait for next year! Here’s the <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/the-jaguars-of-pantanal/" target="_blank">[link]</a> to the <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/the-jaguars-of-pantanal/" target="_blank">Jaguars and Wildlife of Pantanal trip right here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Antarctica - Get on Your Happy Feet! January 12-22, 2024 <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/antarctic-exploration/">[link]</a></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/antarctic-exploration/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddfXDDrZC46ffrxaafl6J76F_xxhbCg_opJXtK4TNe-KOqtwZI8rk9JB5yxufWJs5MXxp2GZQmwNWIrs7xr87EcgqQvgAOzn3XgcuNrpU8B5YVyIToenKvZXEU2aqALzn3bNmX22kWCfJr8fZhW9rCHbDOMQpO_JwkIWmb_uZuUP66HFa/s320/Antartica1.JPG" width="282" /></a></div>That’s right, we’re heading to Antarctica in January 2024 <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/antarctic-exploration/" target="_blank">[link]</a>. This is certainly been one of the most momentous buckets on my bucket list. We’ve been to six continents already and I really want to get that last one crossed off. Many cruise companies have what I call "Sail-bys" to Antarctica but, it doesn’t really count unless you can put your foot on the ground of the continent. This is your opportunity to do just that!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And that's what we’ve arranged for January 12-22, 2024. Kevin has been negotiating with the cruise ship company to really obtain the best price possible for this Antarctica trip. I think he’s got a reasonable price negotiated and far less than other cruise companies offer. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Just for reference, LaDawn and I looked at National Geographic‘s cruises to Antarctica and we were shocked to hear that their quote was $75,000 for both of us - YIKES!!! We even looked into the Viking cruises and that was going to be $40,000 for both of us. So I think at this cruise price of about $12,500 at least makes it much more affordable than the other two options, that's for sure. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/antarctic-exploration/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="403" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYIqhab8SXHgIgKXWKbVf7Y3X2Q7XCoe5DhA5-P6aeeLx44hfQKeyTqUbyjgWH05Nz0nyoAHWTCoeEQ_FnKCC64--Z5ZwRguqftuSrd36vysjAyn5eH8AqcwdfMbFxg-W6kDS2sv4Qkm-t57_jBW-OUn-Ohoz09czhZ2BUVnxmIYZBtv_/s320/Antartica2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It’s a small ship but the accommodations still look fabulous. We had some friends do an Antarctica cruise a few years ago and they raved about it. And, everybody I’ve ever talked with that has been saying they would not hesitate to go back because of the thrilling adventure it was. So, check out the link below to probably one of the best adventures of a lifetime, our trip to Antarctica in January 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">______________________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey Gang, first of all, thanks for taking the time to review the information on these three adventures of a lifetime. These are three new places LaDawn and I have not been to so we are really looking forward to sharing with you our travels next year and beyond. I suggest you contact Kevin and Tricia directly at their contact information below.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><b>To register for any of these adventures please</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Call Tricia or Kevin at 505-345-6302 or 505-401-2988</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #ffa400; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>or email them at idubephotosafris@yahoo.com</b></i></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you’d like to contact me about any of Kevin‘s upcoming safaris to Africa please reach out to me at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">david@ziser.com</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></i></b>and I’ll be happy to share the experiences we had over our five safaris to that part of the world.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><i><b>And speaking of exotic travels, please continue to read my Blog post below about our recent travels to Botswana and South Africa - pretty darn exciting!</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That’s it for me today. Hopefully, everybody has a great Fall, and hope I’ll see you again soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Cheers for now, David</i></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-27016386103753551222021-04-30T11:30:00.039-04:002021-04-30T12:29:34.448-04:00What! A Five Day FREE Lightroom Conference - Yes, It's True<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-zH1cc99rETxydM2ZCSNVbYo0wn-YaWKcP7OCk8xUl6Hv7Qx_6UlnRIkM1Au7GAFR6Yx4zq_ra9hlTvoqZhM84NCY2yDlVgN2wiK4Hcz1g19KAoGDiKh9LhF50HK7zyeYPgj/s439/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="387" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-zH1cc99rETxydM2ZCSNVbYo0wn-YaWKcP7OCk8xUl6Hv7Qx_6UlnRIkM1Au7GAFR6Yx4zq_ra9hlTvoqZhM84NCY2yDlVgN2wiK4Hcz1g19KAoGDiKh9LhF50HK7zyeYPgj/w164-h188/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Good Morning Everybody,</span></i></b></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've got some news "Hot Off the Presses" for you today. Earlier yesterday I had a fun conversation with Dave Cross of Photoshop fame. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had an exciting discussion about he and Matt Kloskowski's brand new 5 Day <a href="https://davecross.kartra.com/page/XdT80" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><i>Virtual Lightroom Summit 2021 [link]</i></b></span></a> which begins Monday, May 3, next week. Check out my interview with them and all the conference details below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span>Also, our <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Safari to deepest, darkest Africa </span></i></b>only has three spaces left. See update below.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And, finally, I'm putting out my <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">For Sale Sign</span></i></b>. Those details are also shown below.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">____________________________________________________</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Video Interview With Dave Cross about his and Matt Kloskowski's FREE Lightroom Virtual Summit Begining Monday!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey Everybody, this is about the hottest news I have to report today and I wanted to get it out to you right away! This morning I had a video meeting with Dave Cross. He and Matt Kloskowski have put together an exciting, brand new <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://davecross.kartra.com/page/XdT80" target="_blank">Lightroom Virtual Summit 2021 [link]</a></span></i></b> which begins Monday, May 3, 2021!</span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">20 Instructors, 40 Classes, 30 hours of classes, and FREE!!!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davecross.kartra.com/page/XdT80" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="650" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJDAisqPxuM9-bf3IPUeE6sNjKVWUhGVokM3RjNmo1oWyV5qWAvZ_GNYDhIvyYJRPd6buWOWI6fWJqCDcwCZft6PANTyI94cbKrWFFXYpUVmDg2s95YAicgl_BokP_s-Ppg5S/w527-h296/LR+Summit+2.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">That's right I said FREE!</span></i></b> That is for 48 hours after each lesson becomes available. If you want to have unlimited access to all 30 hours of programming till the end of time, it will only <b>set you back $99</b> for the <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://davecross.kartra.com/page/zJi72" target="_blank">VIP Access Pass [link]</a></span></i></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Please <i>Note - The VIP Access Pass increases to $149 noon on Monday.</i></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And wait, there's more ;~) Each attendee receives a "Swag Bag" of added goodies supplied by many of the Instructors and Sponsors. Plus, if you opt-in for the <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://davecross.kartra.com/page/zJi72" target="_blank">VIP Access Pass</a></span></i></b>, you become eligible for some great prizes, like the complete <b>Creative Cloud Suite for a year</b> - an over $600 value! Or a <b>$100 Gift Card</b> from B&H and many more prizes too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It was great to catch up with Dave again and hear about this exciting Lightroom Summit. Why not drop in on our conversation below - it was fun to visit. Just</span><span style="font-size: large;"> drop in on our conversation below.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="441" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mLqWJvVgTDg" width="530" youtube-src-id="mLqWJvVgTDg"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">_____________________________________________________</div></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Update: Our Africa Safari May 3-12, 2022</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I mentioned our May 2022 Safari a few times here on my blog and in my recent newsletters. I need to let you know that we are now nearly SOLD OUT for our second Safari.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/https-idubephotosafaris-com-projects-archive-botswana-with-kevin-and-david-2022/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCgWyQG3p7Ze-Ux6dRHRbVHTYhllkPEKz-JWXaLMYzrPptDFAU7DU9rgBz24qfbMZx_1ly4RZbYfSl1Paa18t-ARicWsSswAUniTTmjWGGc0Ulxzw4mOvwWYqiSHJapeci69r/w512-h341/Safari+Group+2018.jpg" width="512" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see in this photo, this is a small group safari maxing out at 11 couples only with three guides in three safari vehicles and everybody has a "window seat" (Singles are welcome too.) We just a few seats left, so if you want to join us, and I hope you will, just follow the info and contact links below.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Here are the Safari dates and trip info <span style="color: #ffa400;">[<a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/https-idubephotosafaris-com-projects-archive-botswana-with-kevin-and-david-2022/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">links</span></a>]</span>:</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b>May 3 -12, 2022: The Best of South Africa With Kevin and David Photographing the Big Five!</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b>To register</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Call Tricia or Kevin at 505-345-6302 or 505-401-2988</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b>or email them at idubephotosafris@yahoo.com </b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">______________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>For Sale: Mavic Mini Fly More Combo - hardly used!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hey everybody, I can't tell you how much fun this little quadcopter is to fly! It's the perfect way to try out a brand new hobby without breaking the bank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.google.com/shopping/product/2064103257390530224?q=mavic+mini+fly+more+combo&prds=epd:10514977445575915446,prmr:3,eto:10514977445575915446_1,rto:1,tpim:CMrz_uz3uI3ttQEQ3NTF2sHH8pWnARjw-7TuASIDVVNEKODZ5oQGMPa62Ds&utm_medium=tu_prop&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt&utm_campaign=125181302" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="683" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO12x3oEFuEq5rnHziArVBMMloZ54uk6zmt5tyuom9oNyPqpk7Cdc6n_lkfh28ipiLFdEoqQKS9dWyoIglf1q7ra8T5Vb47gFDyLmv0bUyT4J8LPNJ-hQDhZzw8EaNTAWXnsbM/w540-h314/Mavic+Mini+Fly+More2.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased my <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://www.google.com/shopping/product/2064103257390530224?q=mavic+mini+fly+more+combo&prds=epd:10514977445575915446,prmr:3,eto:10514977445575915446_1,rto:1,tpim:CMrz_uz3uI3ttQEQ3NTF2sHH8pWnARjw-7TuASIDVVNEKODZ5oQGMPa62Ds&utm_medium=tu_prop&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt&utm_campaign=125181302" target="_blank">Mavic Mini Fly More Combo [link]</a></span></i></b> in November 2019 for $499 which I thought was a "steal". It's still selling for that price at B&H and Best Buy right now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My quad combo is in perfect, almost brand new condition, and includes everything you see above. Heck, some of the extra parts are still in the original plastic bags. It has only been flown about a dozen times and no crash landings ;~)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm looking to get the newer Mavic Mini 2 - it costs $100 more and LaDawn says "No Way!" till I sell this one. So if you want a super bargain, the <b><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">first $349 plus shipping</span></i></b> takes it. Just drop me a note at <b><i>david@ziser.com</i></b> if interested. Thanks.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">____________________________________________________</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hey Gang,</span> </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>That's going to be it for me today. I wanted to get this post up before it got too late so you have time to check out Dave and Matt's Lightroom FREE Virtual Summit coming up Monday. I'm planning to be there - maybe I'll see you there too ;~) </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>Stay safe and...</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>Cheers for now, David</i></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-50214214898172366962021-04-02T12:45:00.006-04:002021-04-17T14:20:28.798-04:00My Interview With Acclaimed Wildlife Photographer Kevin Dooley, the New Canon R5 In My Life, and High ISO Tricks!<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-zH1cc99rETxydM2ZCSNVbYo0wn-YaWKcP7OCk8xUl6Hv7Qx_6UlnRIkM1Au7GAFR6Yx4zq_ra9hlTvoqZhM84NCY2yDlVgN2wiK4Hcz1g19KAoGDiKh9LhF50HK7zyeYPgj/s439/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="387" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-zH1cc99rETxydM2ZCSNVbYo0wn-YaWKcP7OCk8xUl6Hv7Qx_6UlnRIkM1Au7GAFR6Yx4zq_ra9hlTvoqZhM84NCY2yDlVgN2wiK4Hcz1g19KAoGDiKh9LhF50HK7zyeYPgj/w126-h144/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>Good Morning Everybody,</i></b></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I can't believe it, it looks like Winter is behind us and the first few signs of Spring have been looking mighty nice. I know the weather has been pretty crazy this winter in several parts of the country. Here in KY we only see a few inches of snow a year and it clears out in about a day or two. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2d26FdCHgg8JLeOVeGkV69TJE7FtMMs24DrIttc7OJCJ4ypV9YPq8-7K2PNUVImnhb2t2cfjh8WqHnJBSPAVpa__sK0VlysWvd9xulCwmJsEV5iu7ecidHFlpw7vXqZjVLWi/s4032/IMG_4571.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2d26FdCHgg8JLeOVeGkV69TJE7FtMMs24DrIttc7OJCJ4ypV9YPq8-7K2PNUVImnhb2t2cfjh8WqHnJBSPAVpa__sK0VlysWvd9xulCwmJsEV5iu7ecidHFlpw7vXqZjVLWi/w349-h262/IMG_4571.HEIC" width="349" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is what we woke up to on a cold February morning not too long ago - about 15 inches of snow on our back deck - the most in over 13 years for our neck of the woods! Anyway, all was good - it sure looked beautiful! LaDawn and I took a drive through one of the local parks and enjoyed the beauty of the surrounds and watching the kids playing and sledding to their heart's content.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But now, back to business. I've got a few very cool things to share with you today, the most important is my interview with my good friend and acclaimed wildlife photographer, Kevin Dooley. Here we go...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">_________________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>And Now Acclaimed Wildlife Photographer, Kevin Dooley</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Mbh3FmAYflri03VD7SmgnJ0E4OjMPzZIruwW1L-xh1MCnsS8FeIdpv8mMhzEWmfF8d6a7AZlo-rLYi6do5LXUCVG7v6ZzhrmT2U5gmMZCmAwipSKz4h1G5TGkYa5ymesB0d2/s1710/SafariphotoKevin.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1710" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Mbh3FmAYflri03VD7SmgnJ0E4OjMPzZIruwW1L-xh1MCnsS8FeIdpv8mMhzEWmfF8d6a7AZlo-rLYi6do5LXUCVG7v6ZzhrmT2U5gmMZCmAwipSKz4h1G5TGkYa5ymesB0d2/w377-h201/SafariphotoKevin.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div>As you know from reading my posts these last few years, at Kevin's invitation, he and I have been leading photo safaris to Africa and beyond since 2018. Kevin's photography is absolutely amazing! And because of that, he has been encouraged to write a book. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The good news, it was just published a few months ago. It's entitled <i style="font-weight: bold;">Wild Faces in Wild Places <a href="http://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/wild-faces-in-wild-places-stories-and-inspirations-of-a-wildlife-photographer/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">[link]</span></a>.</i> This photography table/art book does not only appeal to photographers but with Kevin's inspiring short stories about his experiences as a wildlife photographer and safari guide, it is unique in that it also offers great messages about how to live a positive life. It is a great buy and a good read.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I asked Kevin if he would mind sharing his images and some of the stories behind his wonderful images with me and our DigitalProTalk readers. He happily obliged. Below is our conversation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="352" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PvL_9XVj2yc" width="461" youtube-src-id="PvL_9XVj2yc"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Want to join Kevin and me on an upcoming African Safari - we've got two coming up in 2022. Details below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">____________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Join LaDawn and Me In Africa Safari Coming Up In 2022</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As you may or may not know, we were scheduled to participate in 3 safaris in 2020. COVID 19 kind of changed things up a bit for us as Africa went into lockdown canceling our final two safaris last year. We thought rescheduling for 2021 would solve the problem for us but as you know, not all is back to normal yet. That being said we rescheduled again for 2022. Of the two rescheduled safaris, one is completely sold out but we still have a few spaces in the second one shown below - I hope you can join us. For LaDawn and I, it has been a life-changing adventure and one you will NEVER forget!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Here are the Safari dates and trip info <span style="color: #ffa400;">[<a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/https-idubephotosafaris-com-projects-archive-botswana-with-kevin-and-david-2022/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">links</span></a>]</span>:</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>May 3 -12, 2022: The Best of South Africa With Kevin and David Photographing the Big Five!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is an experience of a lifetime photographing in the exotic bush! There are only 3-4 openings left as this is a very small group safari with lots of hands-on photography and cultural experiences.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>To register</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>Call Tricia or Kevin at 505-345-6302 or 505-401-2988</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>or email them at idubephotosafris@yahoo.com </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can get a great idea of what this safari is like by checking out my YouTube video below of last year's adventure at the same location. The video is a great overview of what our 2022 experience will be like. Heck, even if you can't join us, enjoy the images, experiences, and excitement of our 2020 adventures.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="358" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E4kjrN9rYX0" width="480" youtube-src-id="E4kjrN9rYX0"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As we get closer to dates, I'll post even more details.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">____________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">I Have a New Canon R5 In My Life!</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeuBrLj86riputbiabO8Xcv9McUcg3Mc71Yp3OhCYwX0Wd6i8GTsCBzfogzp3m2yENYaDSpNBaTra8LQaSL2YkVm4R3bFofI6WWpXVYU1xfpH7em8oAtQuXQsJJInQOMA7mHC/s678/Canon+R5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="678" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeuBrLj86riputbiabO8Xcv9McUcg3Mc71Yp3OhCYwX0Wd6i8GTsCBzfogzp3m2yENYaDSpNBaTra8LQaSL2YkVm4R3bFofI6WWpXVYU1xfpH7em8oAtQuXQsJJInQOMA7mHC/w285-h259/Canon+R5.JPG" width="285" /></a></div>WOW! What a surprise for me this Christmas when LaDawn, to my astonishment, gifted me Canon's new exciting R5 camera. This is Canon's 45-megapixel masterpiece that has been getting all the "RAVE" reviews everywhere across the internet and YouTube. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, we haven't been doing too much traveling so far this year so I really haven't been able to run this beast through all its paces yet. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I do have a few favorite features though. As you know, I'm a High ISO "nut" so I had to try it out at its highest ISO of 102,400! Uhhh.... skip that setting - way too noisy. Below is a quick sample I made on Christmas morning of LaDawn's dining room centerpiece - just way too noisy, I think.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s7MwcVIy1-4idzIyAHAF7goNcL6qC4Exe4yYtVXM-60VfC2itDcb1Fj2ZmMlJvoyakXzGVkJ5RiSuLusy6irxxYdpV6AfCadQHRYE3Rx5NYmwJ43USAjnhETYvfETA30dWW_/s2048/ZR5_0442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2s7MwcVIy1-4idzIyAHAF7goNcL6qC4Exe4yYtVXM-60VfC2itDcb1Fj2ZmMlJvoyakXzGVkJ5RiSuLusy6irxxYdpV6AfCadQHRYE3Rx5NYmwJ43USAjnhETYvfETA30dWW_/w640-h425/ZR5_0442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Even ISO 51,200 doesn't look all that great either. Below is a sample I made just the other day of our back deck in the late evening - even with the Lightroom tweaks, the image still lacks detail especially in the darker area of the image. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><i><b>DAZNOTE:</b> But... you can get a fabulous result at ISO 51,200 by utilizing this one little trick which I'll describe in the next Canon R5 section below.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi70bSl3Pa8eB7zbgeGapy47tYTW1CKigorN_fx2rfdGeVuRQxdomfhfBwL-cfcisycTqLwfQf5ftsg_upfn0CBWjIvrZ7WUrzKJCtkMhzOya23r2b__5kBZ-ieV4IlgoYkMRH/s2048/ZR5_4464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi70bSl3Pa8eB7zbgeGapy47tYTW1CKigorN_fx2rfdGeVuRQxdomfhfBwL-cfcisycTqLwfQf5ftsg_upfn0CBWjIvrZ7WUrzKJCtkMhzOya23r2b__5kBZ-ieV4IlgoYkMRH/w640-h426/ZR5_4464.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At ISO 25,600, things begin looking better. Below is an image of one of our "Christmas carolers" which I think looks pretty good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYOW6DoIMGn0kOIsjH-aQLHgLCZjSKsSok3yCNwRF6VipQnXmbDKnBb9lPQ5B4nR182LYEUHyushHAchJ7mSUaKOZBSPjjLQHq412XiAgAMbQI20_S_RiXvZ0-xM4x0NMeaqa/s2048/ZR5_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYOW6DoIMGn0kOIsjH-aQLHgLCZjSKsSok3yCNwRF6VipQnXmbDKnBb9lPQ5B4nR182LYEUHyushHAchJ7mSUaKOZBSPjjLQHq412XiAgAMbQI20_S_RiXvZ0-xM4x0NMeaqa/w640-h426/ZR5_0060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next up is a photo of LaDawn's youngest, super cute grandson, Mikah, at ISO 16,000 which I think looks much better.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6ZRvbyFD7Gm50MwVnkPTZ8AvLZXTjvWn5iptJcq5VVaAqQZUxdBqe0h808I5ftg1_x4CFBuCAjuo7RhKYZRTv_I-View9W6FvI97zkdpbDjlvmxhCQZ12zh8WD2eQHO_nWr5/s2048/ZR5_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6ZRvbyFD7Gm50MwVnkPTZ8AvLZXTjvWn5iptJcq5VVaAqQZUxdBqe0h808I5ftg1_x4CFBuCAjuo7RhKYZRTv_I-View9W6FvI97zkdpbDjlvmxhCQZ12zh8WD2eQHO_nWr5/w640-h426/ZR5_0105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And finally here is a Christmas morning photo of LaDawn at ISO 6400 which looks great even at that high ISO.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO2tDt4pUY-hWx6wL369LYx31zbiG9yI9mmECdJsV3e6D7Y0Gkheks75RsJeMwAMl8VzSkhuubl3NYIdWAhYFSl7OGGeQlERXYzEHZ6U62vcWlsII2NwmUefpNJiQxwMHRRQG/s2048/CY2A0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqO2tDt4pUY-hWx6wL369LYx31zbiG9yI9mmECdJsV3e6D7Y0Gkheks75RsJeMwAMl8VzSkhuubl3NYIdWAhYFSl7OGGeQlERXYzEHZ6U62vcWlsII2NwmUefpNJiQxwMHRRQG/w640-h426/CY2A0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>DAZNOTE:</b> Many times when I'm shooting in the "nose bleed" section of the high ISO range, I'll shoot the image as a JPEG and take advantage of the camera's "in-camera" noise reduction capabilities. Then I can "double-dip" in Lightroom if I want to tweak the image a bit more. </span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So all said, I do like the much higher ISO capabilities of the Canon R5 and would feel totally comfortable shooting at ISO 12,800, and on the rare occasion, I would even push things to ISO 25,600. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">___________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">A Few More Points on the Canon R5</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>High ISO Trick:</i></b> OK, so you ask, "What this new little trick of yours for shooting at ISO 51,200 and getting great results." Well, let me tell you. It's a little-known fact that if you shoot in HDR, you can really reduce the noise of your image. And, there folks, is the secret of getting wonderful images at super high ISO's. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Check out the image below. It was taken just about 3 weeks ago when we visited friends in San Jose del Cabo, MX. Yes, LaDawn and I, armed (literally) with on second COVID 19 vaccine, jumped on a Delta jet (with the middle seats blocked) and headed south - our first international trip in over a year!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP0lNMfPbAyCpr7i_wwtHEBIXcDNP-TPmRT9yR1VDqfiS7HWXHT8OaXx8BNP7CqxvoCCz7CVcYF_A44TxIrrvOPWU343XM-nw2IvfvZS0io87KgIbzlngh-W5EYWDKF_P80gR/s2048/ZR5_4239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP0lNMfPbAyCpr7i_wwtHEBIXcDNP-TPmRT9yR1VDqfiS7HWXHT8OaXx8BNP7CqxvoCCz7CVcYF_A44TxIrrvOPWU343XM-nw2IvfvZS0io87KgIbzlngh-W5EYWDKF_P80gR/w640-h448/ZR5_4239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><u>The photo was above taken at ISO 51,200!</u></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Everyone had already turned in for the evening and I was just relaxing on the portico when the thought hit me about using the HDR capabilities of the Canon R5 to reduce image noise at high ISOs. What happening here is that when the camera combines the three images, we get the benefit of something called "Noise Stacking" which reduces the noise in the final image. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The image may be slightly less sharp but that's easily fixed with a sharpness tweak in Photoshop or Lightroom. The image looks pretty amazing for ISO 51,200, doesn't it! You can find a quite fascinating discussion of noise stacking <a href="https://farbspiel-photo.com/learn/how-to-use-noise-stacking-in-your-hdr-workflow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">right here [link]</span></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>Animal Eye Focus:</b></i> Another feature I absolutely love about the camera is its focusing capabilities. The "people eye focus" and "animal eye focus" are amazing! I'm going to spend a little time here on the latter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2rY-cpLkc7S2JkwY461U91NtCCUNqvxN2FzQeagdPwqGbNQ6vKMgfzyoFnlANwWpJbTQNrURcGMA6zzHWIKQadSumfeVbPBCCx2Hd0Lvm4BhJUu55qOQs_QR5SkxZD7ON9LK/s2048/ZR5_1298-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2rY-cpLkc7S2JkwY461U91NtCCUNqvxN2FzQeagdPwqGbNQ6vKMgfzyoFnlANwWpJbTQNrURcGMA6zzHWIKQadSumfeVbPBCCx2Hd0Lvm4BhJUu55qOQs_QR5SkxZD7ON9LK/w640-h426/ZR5_1298-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>One of our favorite things to do when we visit Cabo is to walk the bird estuary. Last year I did a fascinating Mavic Mini flyover video of it which really shows off the natural beauty of the area - you can find it </span><a href="https://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2020/04/ive-been-really-flying-high-these-days.html" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">right here [link]</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">.</span> The natural beauty is a joy to see and the "bird" action is always fun to watch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While visiting the estuary this year the pelicans were going "crazy" diving for the fish in the stream. I loved shooting them taking off having just splashed the water for liftoff.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfJuvgIYi8oxjbUPvnbseKBT4ntAjX5TUD8IgpkQ6bfp0LswIo1Nhf_Iki-09aeJfrRptzRLeaxriFe3nk0EY4IxbxYLMv9bGV_cspYAeJz63fK2LefzfLopcQ8cv-J5Y-rKC/s2048/ZR5_2063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfJuvgIYi8oxjbUPvnbseKBT4ntAjX5TUD8IgpkQ6bfp0LswIo1Nhf_Iki-09aeJfrRptzRLeaxriFe3nk0EY4IxbxYLMv9bGV_cspYAeJz63fK2LefzfLopcQ8cv-J5Y-rKC/w640-h426/ZR5_2063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Check out these next two images. the first is a slightly cropped image of one of the pelicans having just taken off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zRgQxCNDeTq6ezyNXKZkcge7okGVzn6eXLBGC07r4dHdsi6RNO07shTei4SuEXWXQVRsJ4hC7BJMwYMSXl61CXNkx_fXeEt8sVDu9H8fTmDeVEZPKNb6i9F1sg2yvONC_73U/s2048/ZR5_2064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zRgQxCNDeTq6ezyNXKZkcge7okGVzn6eXLBGC07r4dHdsi6RNO07shTei4SuEXWXQVRsJ4hC7BJMwYMSXl61CXNkx_fXeEt8sVDu9H8fTmDeVEZPKNb6i9F1sg2yvONC_73U/w640-h426/ZR5_2064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Then I cropped the same image quite close so you can see just how sharp the focus is on the pelican's eye - like I said, amazing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaRLwA0DD2dgA3jgl2w00xomPAUTAowX62wSeXbGxDB7BiVC0LSQUMfPtZT85oeCeMBWGBCqm3Ig2QaXh9G1cXzpZPefaSkH4zY5bnw_f-3s7p6l1_OCdKd1v5PZ-WG8citY7/s2048/ZR5_2064-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaRLwA0DD2dgA3jgl2w00xomPAUTAowX62wSeXbGxDB7BiVC0LSQUMfPtZT85oeCeMBWGBCqm3Ig2QaXh9G1cXzpZPefaSkH4zY5bnw_f-3s7p6l1_OCdKd1v5PZ-WG8citY7/w640-h426/ZR5_2064-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The images of the pelicans were all taken with my favorite safari lens, the Sigma 100-400mm F5.6-6.3 DG OS HSM/C lens <a href="https://www.sigmaphoto.com/100-400mm-f5-63-dg-os-hsm-c" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">[link]</span></a> zoomed nearly all the way out at 315mm, shot wide open at F6.3 at 1/3200 sec. at ISO 500. The Sigma lens is tack sharp all the way through its range with super quick focusing as well. It's a great wildlife lens! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There's a lot more I could say about the camera but I'll save that for future posts here at DigitalProTalk. So, stay tuned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">___________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Wait... There's More - Ever Higher ISO's!</b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just as I was wrapping up this post this morning, I once again began thinking about the great noise reduction decrease I got when shooting in HDR mode as I described above. I began to "fantasize" about shooting at ISO 102,400 or, maybe even ISO 204,800, near a quarter-million ISO!!! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT9pcDJ4dKUw-8IqVEjeAituTIuIRwq4nIndjKhyphenhyphenaj18JSrYPJpYqmN5SgV-Al5tzzHEW-f68tkzSL_YBStABjZmpk_qO65nmMcN2_8wufS-wGDUmmETGNg1aWGXjC7jnHjDD/s2048/ZR5_4526a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT9pcDJ4dKUw-8IqVEjeAituTIuIRwq4nIndjKhyphenhyphenaj18JSrYPJpYqmN5SgV-Al5tzzHEW-f68tkzSL_YBStABjZmpk_qO65nmMcN2_8wufS-wGDUmmETGNg1aWGXjC7jnHjDD/w392-h261/ZR5_4526a.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br />I ran a couple of quick tests this morning and discovered that when shooting in HDR mode the highest ISO possible with the camera was ISO 51,200 - bummer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">OK, I shifted gears. If I shoot in Manual mode and underexpose the image one stop then adjust as necessary in Photoshop or Lightroom I should be able to hit the ISO equivalent of 102,400. And if I do the same and underexpose by two stops I should be able to theoretically, of course, hit ISO 204,800! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What you see here are the first fruits of that effort. I underexposed the image by 2 stops but only had to increase the image exposure in ACR by 1.5 stops to get what I was looking for exposure-wise. That means this image was taken at approximately ISO 150,000! I think there are some possibilities here and I want to do a little more research on this somewhat crazy idea. I'm going to spend the next few days working on this so, stay tuned. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">___________________________________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hey Gang,</span> </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>That's going to be it for me today. I hope you enjoyed my interview with Kevin and all his great images. I also hope you enjoyed the Canon R5 observations, especially the high ISO discussion. And finally, maybe we will see you on safari with us in Africa next year. Stay safe and I'll look forward to seeing ya' soon. Continue to stay safe!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #ffa400;">Adios, David</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-19719708747899954312021-03-03T17:00:00.019-05:002021-03-03T17:58:58.755-05:00A New Powerful Social Media Platform That Is the Best, My New Favorite YouTube Channel, and an App That Will Blow Your Mind!<span style="color: #ffa400;"><i><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGVYg3W4karS_5fATPDtiVoHg0hpww7hzr9fXcpJHy68XfJAlT5bj8eTNsldjWRBg8axVTZv9bF2Ls5d3Tqh7OaGnw2tp2seC4WILrFj7kpCvLDAO_jEnQlNm3suT7VDTL7U0/s439/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="387" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGVYg3W4karS_5fATPDtiVoHg0hpww7hzr9fXcpJHy68XfJAlT5bj8eTNsldjWRBg8axVTZv9bF2Ls5d3Tqh7OaGnw2tp2seC4WILrFj7kpCvLDAO_jEnQlNm3suT7VDTL7U0/w177-h201/DAZ+New+LR+PR+Pic+-+Copy.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning Everybody,</span></b></i></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have to say, it feels good to back visiting with everyone - even if we can't do it in person in these challenging times, at least we can do it here at DigitalProTalk. I'm posting because I've got a few cool things to share with you today. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The first is a very interesting conversation I recently had with my good buddy, Jeff Medford, about a brand new and super powerful social media platform that he is about to launch - you don't want to miss this.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The second is a great YouTube channel I discovered while doing the channel surf over my morning cup of coffee. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And the third is about an unbelievable app that makes out-of-focus photos perfectly clear and sharp. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b><i>My Conversation With Jeff Medford - Intro To Gides: The Future of Social Media</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.gides.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgV-V8_LPfvigsr2yfImDOrH_FxqiWB6356uDqscG1kFXbMQsgnmd938KynD2MN-vqX-4FGKcSdAs4NzymqbUcubf8JVq8-IyiLU63WKPJru4ixCCoI8dxrcHbXxjpjDq1NdY/s320/Gides1.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jeff and I have been friends for many years - in fact, Jeff organized my three international workshops with <a href="https://www.clayblackmore.com/" target="_blank">Clay Blackmore [link]</a> several years ago and we have stayed in touch over the years. Anyway, Jeff reached out to me a few months ago to get my take on a brand new social media platform he was creating called Gides [sounds similar to likes].<br /><br />I have to tell you, I was really impressed with this all-encompassing project of his. He gave me a quick demo and I was blown away. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After his demo to me, I invited him to join me in a Zoom conversation where he could share it with all the DigitalProTalk readers - he gladly obliged. What follows is that 30-minute conversation - please check it out. I personally can't wait for the upcoming launch.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="463" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymG8V9zM-WA" width="557" youtube-src-id="ymG8V9zM-WA"></iframe></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What did you think - way cool, I think. I'll keep you posted. And thanks for watching.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b><i>My New Favorite YouTube Channel for Photoshop Tutorials</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You know, one thing I like to do every day is learn something new. That is so easy to do these days with so many internet resources like blogs, podcasts, YouTube, etc. available to us all. My latest favorite way is to tune in to one of my favorite YouTube channels and watch over my cup of morning coffee. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My go-to YouTube channel for all things Lightroom is <a href="https://mattk.com/" target="_blank">Matt Kloskowski [link]</a>. Matt and I have been buddies for many years and I love the way he dissects each new Lightroom feature with knowledge, depth, and a little humor thrown in. You can find Matt's YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MattKloskowski/featured" target="_blank">right here [link]</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PiXimperfect/featured" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="308" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Za0sukOYn-Gkpnk79yPIvDX_SGrSv7bCxQUTGwWy1Lq99FJtybSfWJH6E3FPP3Zybld2o9_I2eY4urVS4xfmWMPaW-URDcWn7gwtbrHe1Gkwon6vmZ9LL-HCvDBDoh_2Hd7A/w214-h220/PiXimperfect+Unmesh.JPG" width="214" /></a></div>But now on to my new favorite YouTube channel for Photoshop. That would be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PiXimperfect/featured" target="_blank">PiXimperfect [link]</a> hosted by<span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3;"><span> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Unmesh Dinda. I have to tell you, this guy knows his stuff!!! </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;">Watching his videos are always amazing and entertaining - you will definitely learn something new and awesome and really enhance your Photoshop skills. He has taught at Photoshop World and Adobe MAX, has over 650 tutorials posted, and 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just do a quick scan through any of his many videos featured on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PiXimperfect/featured" target="_blank">home page [link]</a> and prepare to be amazed - enjoy!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: #ffa400; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i style="background-color: #323232;">The Most Amazing App of All Time!</i></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remini-ai-photo-enhancer/id1470373330" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4pIvz49zn4lXNepNE2d7AyaIwmp9iv7eACOYA2_CYry4qnbcLbbAO38s3npPQuBA5UtrgqhpfqHAiJZFdtMLvrTiENjCB2WY655shmKWadu8oJ1yXgZ83Z1RiJfhlZDhv59G/s0/Remini.JPG" /></a></div>I have to admit, I'm not an APP junkie - I have a few favs that I use every day just like everybody else. But every-now-and-then, one will pop up that will blow me away. The name of the App - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remini-ai-photo-enhancer/id1470373330" target="_blank">Remini [link]</a>. It's available on iOS or Android platforms. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;">It literally makes blurry photos sharp. This is completely different than using the Unsharp Mask filter in Photoshop and the results are dramatically better, trust me.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">From their website... <i>Using movie-grade AI technology, Remini turns low-resolution, blurred, pixelated, old, and damaged photo and video into HD, with sharp and clear facial focus.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="background-color: #323232; color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I first saw a tutorial of it over at PiXimperfect whom I've featured above. You can watch that tutorial <a href="https://youtu.be/Q8HFN4y1WVw" target="_blank">right here [link]</a> - the "before" and "after" images are truly unbelievable! Please give the video a peek and be prepared for magic!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #323232;">__________________________________________________________</b></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: #323232;">Hey Gang,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;">That's going to be it for me today. I've got some things lined up for down the road - hint, hint - the brand new Canon R5. LaDawn surprised me with the camera at Christmas and I have been having a great time with it. But, more on that later.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;">Until the next time, be safe and ... curious.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #323232;">Cheers, David</i></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.065px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-87543246155818575642020-04-18T16:11:00.003-04:002020-04-18T16:15:42.371-04:00WOW! 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Last evening we had a fun Zoom meeting with our first Safari group. Don Dickson, who runs the "Internationally" famous <a href="https://www.texasschool.org/" target="_blank"><b><i>Texas School [link]</i></b></a> put the whole thing together for us. It was a "hoot" reminiscing about the great times we all had on that trip.<br />
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Yep, we do get kind of close to the animals, lion included. That's probably the biggest surprise for first-time safari adventurers. Thanks to Kevin Dooley of <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/" target="_blank">Idube Photo Safaris [link]</a> for sending this photo over to me this morning. That's me next to the driver with LaDawn behind him. We are really only a few feet away from the lions - safaris are definitely an adventure!<br />
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We joined the Dicksons on their Safari and then were to follow up with two more of our own when the bottom dropped out of our travels. No problem though, we already have them rescheduled for about the same time next year. I put the links at the end of this post.<br />
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Anyway, I hope you all got a chance to view the YouTube video I put up just a few days ago. It really shows what an exciting trip it was. If you missed it, here is the [link] to the video one more time - Enjoy! <i>Now on with the show....</i><br />
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Last Thursday I did a post entitled <b><i>"Camera Settings for Wildlife Photography - Mostly Manual Mode and Why" <a href="https://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2020/04/tip-1-camera-settings-for-wildlife.html" target="_blank">[link</a>]</i></b> which really got down to the "nitty-gritty" of my wildlife shooting strategy. Today I want to ramp up that post with some surprising statistics about the Shutter Speeds, Apertures, and ISOs I used most often. These numbers are based on the EXIF data of 20,179 wildlife images I made two years ago during our safaris back then.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQX-OA_lpo1vnpNx7lEIWp5FrVH3jb1kmUzd2mVF0hG9DxZJPXskBUfaTKOiBUYUwDkyfZ241hOImGPPlGkXTbUD9bvWFIv32LCJsK1PSiv7kvEhjN3kiPE2nKxu9D8728nNt/s1600/Shutter+Speed+Values.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQX-OA_lpo1vnpNx7lEIWp5FrVH3jb1kmUzd2mVF0hG9DxZJPXskBUfaTKOiBUYUwDkyfZ241hOImGPPlGkXTbUD9bvWFIv32LCJsK1PSiv7kvEhjN3kiPE2nKxu9D8728nNt/s400/Shutter+Speed+Values.JPG" width="235" /></a>Take a look at the table to the right. I think you will be surprised by the numbers here. As you can see, my exposures ranged from 1/50 second and lower up to 1/8000 second. OK, how did I come up with this data? It was easy once I really got the "hang" of some of Lightroom's EXIF data reporting features. I asked Lightroom to just report all exposure data from my Canon 5D Mk3 and my Canon 7D Mk2 and presto, the Shutter Speed info appeared!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXw097pxNT1gNOqHHNkWuL7rNzYTgRI7D4NtqtHV2cuxWu-3WCz7bv39fcSEd_LeUxuxwwJGC4k7P2CRfe9NQJCCN-V3Km72cnEdyhYUzWxZTYnZgx_SsNmdXBFv6I1uhkJ0Q/s1600/DAZ_5424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1600" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXw097pxNT1gNOqHHNkWuL7rNzYTgRI7D4NtqtHV2cuxWu-3WCz7bv39fcSEd_LeUxuxwwJGC4k7P2CRfe9NQJCCN-V3Km72cnEdyhYUzWxZTYnZgx_SsNmdXBFv6I1uhkJ0Q/s200/DAZ_5424.jpg" width="200" /></a>OK, back to the numbers. Take a closer look at the chart to the right. Notice that 67% - <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">that's 67% </span></i></b>- of my shutter speeds were 1/1600, 1/2000, or 1/2500 second! A quick point of clarification... NOT all those exposures were made on Manual mode. A large number of them were made on Shutter Priority mode as well. I'll cover that shooting strategy in an upcoming post next week. Needless to say, two-thirds of my photos were made at very high speeds for all the reasons stated in my post referenced above.<br />
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Keep in mind that safari shooting conditions vary widely. Birds are flying, animals are moving, and the safari vehicle is bouncing, sometimes like crazy. All these factors require faster shutter speeds to freeze the action.<br />
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Now let's move on to Apertures. I used the same Lightroom reporting technique to determine my most used range of shooting apertures. Once again, check the table to the right.<br />
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In most cases, I was shooting wide open with my telephoto lenses. When shooting the Canon 5D Mk3 I mounted my Sigma 150-600mm lens with its maximum aperture of F6.3.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeWKRdwCf-mWQ7ugF1cUD5uMF6SSeisVAksYZkYOn5z76bhO9lKVF4gOpYb5jTNV4Zfr9icmkYDLGyFwKvxak7tOyomge6yjXDOi1U3R6rCQheFTzg6CqVubARbQl410Ql-h3/s1600/Sigma+100-400mm.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeWKRdwCf-mWQ7ugF1cUD5uMF6SSeisVAksYZkYOn5z76bhO9lKVF4gOpYb5jTNV4Zfr9icmkYDLGyFwKvxak7tOyomge6yjXDOi1U3R6rCQheFTzg6CqVubARbQl410Ql-h3/s320/Sigma+100-400mm.jpg" width="214" /></a>When shooting my Canon 7D Mk2 fitted with its 100-400mm lens (my all-time favorite wildlife shooting combo), again maximum aperture F6.3. You can see from the data that nearly 1/2 of all my exposers were at the maximum apertures of both the lenses.<br />
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If the light was bright, like at mid-day, I would stop down 1/2 to one full stop just to pick up a little more depth of field. I found that mostly helped with my bird photography.<br />
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Still, you may be questioning my use of both lenses maximum apertures for so many of my photos. The answer is quite simple - both of these lenses are super sharp lenses. I never felt I was compromising the image in any way when shooting wide open.<br />
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Now on to ISOs ... As I mentioned in my early post (referenced above), I do like to "float the ISO in these kinds of shooting conditions. I don't want the ISO to go to high, but I do want it fast enough to allow me to use the necessary shutter speeds I need for my wildlife photography. Now take a look at the ISO chart to the right. OK, OK, I did let the ISO float a little on some occasions - I'll get to that in a minute. But DO notice that 56% on my images were in the ISO 1600 - 6400 range.<br />
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The reason for the higher ISOs is accounted for by our early morning and our late afternoon/early evening shooting. But, let's re-analyze the data differently. If you total the ISOs from ISO 400 to ISO 2000, the total number of exposures accounts for over 44% of my images. That means that most of my images were made at very manageable ISOs.<br />
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With the use of software like Lightroom, I can easily manage the slightly higher ISOs. Heck, back in my "wedding days" I would routinely shoot all my reception images at ISO 3200.<br />
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Still, I think the analysis of this data is really fascinating to see. It really shows what the Apertures, ISOs, and Shutter Speeds need to be to get the optimum photograph with the gear I was using. Had I been using a 300mm/F2.8 lens, my data would have been different, obviously. But I was using gear that worked great for these wildlife shooting situations. The gear is reasonably priced and gave me a great result for our Safari experiences.<br />
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Take a look at the photo having "lunch" to the right. Notice the camera specs: Canon 7D Mk2 fitted with 100-400mm Sigma lens: 1/2000 second @ F5.6 zoomed to 123mm at ISO 2500. Anything less than the higher shutter speed and high ISO and I would have missed the photo.<br />
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I hope everyone enjoyed the discussion today and I certainly hope it will at least give you some starting points in any upcoming African adventures you may have in your future.<br />
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<b><i>That's it for me today. I can't believe it's Friday already. Have a great weekend and I'll hope to see you next week for a few more ideas and discussions.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Cheers for now, David</i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">Oh, BTW, Here are the links to our rescheduled Safaris for next year.</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i>South Africa at Thakadu: March 30 - April 9, 2021 <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/david-ziser-in-thakadu/" target="_blank">[link]</a></i></b><br />
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<b><i>Botswana, Africa at Mashatu: April 9 - 19, 2021 <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">[link]</a></i></b><br />
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<b>We are sorry we couldn't continue on Safari this year but both LaDawn and I are really looking forward to next year - hope to see you there! <i>David and LaDawn</i></b></div>
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I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. It was quite a bit different than in years past but connecting with family and friends still made it a special day. I hope yours was special too.<br />
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I thought one of the most creative ideas to "church services" in these days of "sheltering at home" was the approach taken by the paster at Bellarmine Chapel at Xavier University here in Cincinnati, Ohio. He gathered photos of all the parishioners which he then proceeded to print out and tape to all the church pews. It was quite an uplifting Easter story - here is the link to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj13aJZGcn4#action=share" target="_blank">short video [link]</a>. Enjoy!<br />
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Now back to what we do here at <b><i>DigitalProTalk.com</i></b>, I want to share our <i><b>2020 African Safari </b></i>with you this morning. As many of you know, LaDawn and I have been traveling with our good friends, Kevin and Tricia Dooley of <a href="https://idubephotosafaris.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Idube Photo Safaris [link]</i></b></a> these past few years. <br />
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<b><i>Kevin has been leading safaris around the world, but mostly to Africa, for nearly 20 years.</i></b> About 4 years ago he asked if I would be interested in joining him - I leaped at the opportunity! And now we have been on four photo safaris with the Dooley's - all pretty cool!<br />
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Our other two sold-out safaris for this year had to be postponed till next year because of all the current travel restrictions. If you are interested in more info, please let me (david@ziser.com) or Kevin (idubephotosafaris@yahoo.com) know. We will be happy to get you more info.<br />
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Anyway, after a big trip like this, LaDawn and I (mostly LaDawn, really just LaDawn), will edit the thousands of images, tweak the favs, and design a Blurb book telling the entire story from start to finish of our adventures.<br />
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LaDawn just wrapped the album design and exported the double-page spreads for upload to Blurb. But I had another idea for the 350 or so spreads. I thought I would load them in <b><i>ProShow Producer</i></b> <a href="https://www.photodex.com/" target="_blank">[link]</a>, a great video/slideshow program that I've been using for years with my wedding photography. Unfortunately, they just shut their doors, but the program still works very well for these types of projects.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI4RK1eZw5YUsGeptSAPWgWNLenWuO-entyajofZOkzCnQ_2H_8dpKSvd1JLXlyeYpI47_Py-JqlI-ZmdrTG4BVhQ9mXG9dzY5KD_WxfAzJNpe-YmGlvkGmBhy3MNmjd3rdj0/s1600/Africa+2020+080+%2528Sides+159-160%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI4RK1eZw5YUsGeptSAPWgWNLenWuO-entyajofZOkzCnQ_2H_8dpKSvd1JLXlyeYpI47_Py-JqlI-ZmdrTG4BVhQ9mXG9dzY5KD_WxfAzJNpe-YmGlvkGmBhy3MNmjd3rdj0/s320/Africa+2020+080+%2528Sides+159-160%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a>Anyway, I loaded up all the high-resolution double-page spread, added my royalty-free music, tweaked the show a bit, and let it rip. About an hour later I had a very cool video of the entire album of images. I have to tell you, it looks GREAT on our 82-inch Samsung 4K TV ;~)<br />
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I then uploaded the video to my YouTube channel for all to enjoy. Just click the PLAY button below and enjoy the show. Most of us have a smart TV so I would recommend loading it up from your YouTube app on your TV for the best viewing experience.<br />
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These videos have been a great way for us to re-live our travel experiences. LaDawn and I both agree that after spending hours, days, and even possibly weeks designing these albums and then"arm-wrestling" with Blurb to get them uploaded and published to the tune of about $250/book, the best way to enjoy the whole travel experience is much better accommodated with the videos. BTW...LaDawn LOVES the elephants so be prepared to see LOTS of elephants in the video.<br />
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I'm currently in the process of updating our other travel books to videos as well. LaDawn is currently working on a new travel book of our experiences in <b><i>Iceland and Ireland</i></b>, one of our favorite trips from 2018. I'll plan on sharing those images with you as well.<br />
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But, in the meantime enjoy this video, including several images of LaDawn and I (lol) and if you have any questions, just leave them in the comments section below and I'll do me best to answer them for you in a timely fashion.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">Hey Gang,</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i>That's if for me today. I really hope you enjoy the post and the photographs. I'll plan on putting up a few more Tips and Tricks in the coming days. Remember, leave your comments below.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Adios for now, David</i></b></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-72723491036161597802020-04-09T11:33:00.000-04:002020-04-09T11:34:28.329-04:00Camera Settings for Wildlife Photography - Mostly Manual Mode and Why<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This post really came about as a result of our safari experiences over these last few years. I have to say, as a wedding/event photographer, I was ill-prepared with how the shooting circumstances change when out in the field photographing animals. In this post, I'll share a few of the insights I gained and new shooting technique changes I made to my shooting style for shooting Big game.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lwhZVAD8Pn8up_p011ZHlh5UL5yiCo57rEnoxGbUeq03rMNC4lT8B44w1EBfFfXyQsgk1_-QP31apyFI-DhBitOvrxruRxwC9P9Ch4HZg1JpY7WJtKLz2jrztTOw2FnszW1n/s1600/Wedding+-+24105wed411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lwhZVAD8Pn8up_p011ZHlh5UL5yiCo57rEnoxGbUeq03rMNC4lT8B44w1EBfFfXyQsgk1_-QP31apyFI-DhBitOvrxruRxwC9P9Ch4HZg1JpY7WJtKLz2jrztTOw2FnszW1n/s320/Wedding+-+24105wed411.jpg" width="211" /></a>Most of my exposures were made with flash and I always wanted to be in charge of my exposures as I balanced flash with various lighting situations. Whether "dragging-the-shutter" indoors to pick up a lot of the ambient - see image to the right, or shooting outdoors and shooting in "High-Speed Sync" to accentuate skies and other details outdoor, I wanted to be in charge of the lighting on the scene.<br />
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When shooting wedding images with no flash attached, I'll shoot many times on P for Professional - haha, I mean Program Mode and that served me just fine.<br />
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But what about Wildlife photography? Thankfully I learned early on in my wildlife safari experience that P - Program mode was many times an "Image Killer" - many photos would just come out "motion blurred". Think about it, if you are bouncing along in a safari vehicle, trying to stop the action of moving animals or birds in flight, Program mode just doesn't work many times - you will get blurry images.<br />
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Remember, the camera is trying to set the optimum exposure for a nicely lit scene. It generally sets a fairly low ISO, a reasonably decent aperture, and what looks to be a sufficiently fast shutter speed. This is all well and good for most day-to-day shooting situations but not out in the middle of a Big 5 wild game reserve.<br />
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Time shooting on a game drive takes place between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A lot of that shooting time is mid-day. It's from about 10:00 a.m. till about 3:00 p.m. that I definitely set my camera to Manual mode. I want to call both my Shutter Speed and My Aperture letting the ISO just float.<br />
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I have discovered that my preferred shutter speed is 1/2500 second and my preferred aperture is usually about F7.1- F8.0 - just off full aperture in order to use a "sweeter" part of the lens and to enhance my "depth of field" ever so slightly.<br />
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Now in the image above, I really don't need a shutter speed of 1/2500 second but who knows what might happen in the next half a second - heck, the lion may charge the jeep and I'd miss the shot - not to mention being totally uncomfortable in my underwear - if that ever really happened...haha. The fact is, I didn't want to take the time to change my settings even for this image. You, many times, lose or miss your best photos because of changing settings and/or lenses. So, just shoot away even at the much faster shutter speed.<br />
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In the above image, I'm still using that fast shutter speed. Did I need it to be that fast - of course not. But if I was relying on P-Program mode, the camera may have given me a shutter speed that was maybe too slow for the swaying of the elephant's trunks - why take a chance.<br />
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Here is a perfect example of why you want to be ready for the shot. Check out the image below. Just an easy photo of the Zebras enjoying a refreshing drink at the watering hole. Right?<br />
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But, just 10 seconds later - I know, I checked the EXIF data - something spooked everyone and all the animals took off in all directions. Check out this next image of the Zebras. They are high-tailing it out of there and not wasting any time clearing out from the watering hole.<br />
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What spooked them, we weren't quite sure. It might have been the rhino that wandered by and just wanted a drink too. Anyway, all the animals headed for the hills. But once the danger subsided, they all returned just as though nothing had happened. Just check out the image below. It was taken 70 seconds after the previous image but this time everybody is happy as can be enjoying a sip of water in the hot sunny afternoon savannah sun. Pretty cool to see - and why you need to be ready and prepared to capture the shot at the proper shutter speed to capture the action.<br />
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Let's talk about one more time when a fast shutter speed is of the utmost necessity. It's bird photos. You can sit there for 5 minutes with the bird is sitting up on its branch just enjoying the view. But then, it too eventually gets spooked or just tired and will take off.<br />
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In either case, I have found that you need at least 1/2500 second to stop the motion of the bird's wings flapping. You must also use a fairly fast frame rate - I prefer 9-10 frames per second to ensure my action sequence does get a decent wing position of the flying bird.<br />
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All the above images were made with my Canon 7D Mk 2 firing at 9.5 FPS fitted with my super-fast focusing 100-400 Sigma IS lens - a great camera/lens combo for safari photography<br />
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So there you have it - my favorite shooting mode when photographing animals mid-day along with my preferred apertures and shutter speed. I hope this little insight helps you in your wildlife photography. I've got lots more tips and tricks - so please stay tuned.<br />
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<i><b><span style="color: orange;">Hey Gang,</span></b></i><br />
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<i>Thanks, that's it for me today. I have to tell you, that just looking over this post gives me so much JOY - I just loved the fact I have a wedding image in the same post with my wildlife photos - who would have guessed. Hey, I'll take my simple little pleasures wherever I can find them amidst our quarantined times;~)</i><br />
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<i>Audios for now everybody,</i><br />
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<i>David</i></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-89134827856317036282020-04-06T10:37:00.000-04:002020-04-06T11:05:43.075-04:00I've Been Really Flying High These Days!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><i><span style="color: orange;">Good Morning Everybody,</span></i></b><br />
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My heart goes out to those who are suffering the ills of the Coronavirus, all those who have lost their jobs, and all photographers who have their worlds turned upside down this photography season. We must remember, we are all in this together, and with the help of God and each other, we will make it through all this.<br />
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That brings me to why I have <b>"fired" up my DigitalProTalk blog</b> again. I thought these posts would help lift the spirits of some of my longtime readers and maybe also a few new readers who happen by.<br />
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Now, on with today's post... <br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">I've Been Really Flying High These Days!</span></i></b><br />
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As I've' mentioned many times over these last few years, LaDawn and I have mostly slowed things down business-wise and have been spending quite a bit of our time traveling the world. In our world travels, a new "toy" or two can really enhance the travel experience. Today's post is about one of my favorite new "toys". Check out the "cool" video at the end of this post.<br />
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We always head to Cabo San Lucas right after Thanksgiving and have been doing so for nearly 20 years. We love the location, water, weather, sunrises and sunsets, and the people we meet there.<br />
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We generally stay for 2-3 weeks, sometimes as long as 2 months, and over the years have really got to know the area quite well. It's always great to get back down to Cabo and check out what's new. Needless to say, we have quite a bit of time on our hands just to relax once we get settled in. Since I'm not a "pool" person - LaDawn is, I prefer to explore the surrounds, check in with old friends and search out the best new place for a margarita;~)<br />
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Last year though I had a slightly different agenda. Friday, the day before we left for Mexico on Saturday, my brand new Mavic Mini arrived from Amazon. The Mavic Mini was (is) such a HOT item, most places were sold out. But, I had mine in hand and I was ready to fly!<br />
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Although I've never been a "drone" fan - I never wanted to spend the money and thought they were too bulky to travel with - but what I was reading about the brand new Mavic Mini really intrigued me.<br />
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Like I said I wasn't a "drone" person so what processed me to buy this little drone. Well, for one thing, when I began researching the Mavic Mini and watched a few YouTube videos on this amazing little drone - I was impressed with its super small size, the apparent ease of operation, long flight time (30 minutes), and the amazing amount of technology built into this thing!!! Plus, I didn't need to register with the FAA. The FAA says you need to register a drone if it weighs 250grams or more - the Mavic Mini comes in right at 249 grams - yep, it's really light and still has all that amazing technology built-in. Needless to say, I made the jump and bought one. Early Merry Christmas to me!<br />
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Although the Mavic Mini is priced at only $399 for the Mini itself, for only $100 more you can pick up the entire Mavic Mini Fly More Combo kit which includes two spare batteries, a three battery charger, propeller guard kit, extra propellers, cables, and case - such a deal - I sprang for the entire Mini kit for $499.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">Settling Into Cabo & Preparing For My First Flight</span></i></b><br />
Upon our arrival, we unpacked, got settled, and enjoyed our first nacho chips and margarita. The next day the weather was perfect and it was certainly a "pool" day for LaDawn. Me, on the other hand, was going to settle into some YouTube videos to see how to fly my new Mavic Mini.<br />
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In all of my YouTube surfing, I have settled into a few favorite Drone channels. If you're planning a Mavic Mini purchase I would recommend watching several videos from my friends over at:<br />
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<b><i>Drone Valley [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW9JACosTnXzREUzH34Z98A/feed" target="_blank">link</a>]</i></b> - Rick is a super sharp wiz when it comes to this stuff and he always offers unique insights into the equipment itself. And, he is fun to watch - one of my Favs.<br />
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<b><i>51 Drones [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTFq5NuT2iFZ1ROe7lpr8eg/featured" target="_blank">link</a>] </i></b>- Another good site with solid info and good insights into flying the Mavic Mini.<br />
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<b><i>FlytPath [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFlytPath/featured" target="_blank">link</a>]</i></b> - This is another great site! Not only is the info solid, but I also love how Aldryn Estacio presents the info in a clear, concise manner. He is also a photographer and I like how that experience works into his tutorials.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">Important Quad Flying Tips for Every Beginner To Know</span></i></b><br />
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1. Be sure to set your RTH - Return to Home - height high enough to clear the surroundings should you Mavic Mini need to make an emergency RTH. If its set to low, it just may collide with a building or a tree. I set mine to about 120 feet.<br />
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2. Be sure the RTH point is updated before your flight. As the Mavic Mini hovers about 3 feet off the ground, just let it sit there for a few minutes giving it time to acquire enough satellites for a safe flight. When you hear, "Home Point has been updated." you are good to go.<br />
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3. Be sure batteries are fully charged before takeoff - just a good precaution.<br />
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4. Remove the Gimbal Guard - I forget this a lot of times - but there is a chance you could jam up the gimbal if you are not careful.<br />
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5. You will be nervous as heck on your first flight. I was. Just take it easy till you gain some familiarity with the controls. Once you do, it's a "kick"!<br />
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6. Remember to hit the "Record" button once you lift off. I can't tell you how many times I've forgotten to hit "record" - like when I thought I was recording the incoming Humpback Whales just off our balcony in Cabo only to realize upon checking for the video that I missed it. LaDawn still hasn't let me live that one down ;~)<br />
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There are plenty more flight suggestions but these and many more are covered in the many videos listed above. The main thing is to have fun. As you become more confident and proficient with flying you will enjoy it even more. There is nothing so cool to see the views from 400 feet - it is a way "cool' experience!<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">It's Time To Fly - Away We Go...</span></i></b><br />
I'm wrapping this post with a short video from my earliest flight experiences. This video is an edit of about 5 of my very first flights. The reason I mention this is because the video is still fun to watch.<br />
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OK, I am NOT even pretending to be any kind of experienced pilot here - these are my FIRST flights. The point is that even a super beginner like me can get a decent enough video that is really fun to watch.<br />
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I've watched this video many times on our super BIG screen TV (82 inches) and it simply blows me away. The amount of detail and rich colors are amazing! I sure hope you will view this video in the spirit it is offered. If you are just starting out in this hobby, the results will only get better with more practice and experience.<br />
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<b><i>Have fun watching everybody, and Enjoy!</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Hey Gang,</i></b><br />
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<b><i>That's it for me today. I hope you enjoyed the post today. In the next few days, I'm going to move back to some African images and share with you some insights I've gained from the four safaris we have been on over the last two years. Be safe everyone...</i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: orange;">See You Soon, David</span></i></b></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-54522290300741256402020-04-03T13:04:00.001-04:002020-04-03T14:16:01.985-04:00My Favorite New Travel Camera, Maybe My Favorite Camera of All!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><i>Good Morning Everybody,</i></b><br />
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As I mentioned yesterday, LaDawn and I just returned from 3+ weeks of travel in South Africa which included 9 days on Safari and a stint in the Cape Town area, as well. It was a great trip and we captured some amazing images that I plan to share with you over these next several days.<br />
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But to get great photos, it helps to have the right camera to do the job for you. For years our favorite travel camera has been <b>Canon's SX60 camera</b> [<a href="https://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/compacts/canon_sx60hs" target="_blank">link</a>] - before that it was the SX50. I loved the 21-1300mm IS lens which truly made it a camera for all occasions. The 16 meg RAW file along with decent low light capabilities and reasonable sharpness added to the camera's already nice list of photographic credentials.<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b><i>One Almost "Dead" SX60 Camera</i></b></span><br />
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But during these travels, this camera was not going to Africa with us. Why? We just wore it out over the last five years and 200,000 miles of travel. My guess is that the camera has over 100,000 exposures on it. That coupled with dusty environments, humid conditions, and all the rest have definitely taken their toll on the camera. The zoom lens wasn't working smoothly and the camera took about three or more tries just to get it to fire up - not good. Normally we would have just upgraded to the new SX70 version but in my research, it just seemed like a downgrade from the SX60 - hence the search for a new, easy for LaDawn, a replacement was in order.<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b><i>I Found My Nearly Perfect Replacement Camera!</i></b></span><br />
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After a few days searching on the web and reading many reviews and watching lots of YouTube videos, I had made my decision. I decided on the 3 times more expensive <b>Sony RX10 M4</b>. This camera is getting fabulous reviews EVERYWHERE!<br />
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The images seemed incredible, the focal length was nearly the same as with the SX60, albeit with the lens doubling feature. The 1" sensor meant less noise, it could focus in only .03/second, it was image-stabilized to 4.5 stops, had a 20 meg sensor, and could shoot at a blazing 24 frames a second - plus tons more. Read all about it over at Sony right here [<a href="https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx10m4" target="_blank">link</a>].<br />
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I ended up picking up the camera from my local Best Buy who had it priced at $100 less off retail, at $1500 and they were throwing in a free second battery. I ended up picking up two more batteries and a charger from Amazon for just about $32 [<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JG54F3C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">link</a>].<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b><i>Test Driving the New Sony RX10 M4</i></b></span><br />
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We still had a few weeks before we were leaving for Africa so I decided to let the Sony be my "go-to" camera for a few trips leading up to our big Africa trip. In early February I headed out to Austin to visit my daughter, Liz for about a week. I had some time to myself so I threw the Sony around my neck and began shooting away at the city surrounds. Here is a quick photo I did of one of the local pigeons sitting on a fence post.<br />
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OK, it's not an over compelling image but I wanted to show the sharpness and clarity of the image produced by this camera. This image was taken zoomed to 936mm which means the digital doubling was coming into play - but still, notice its sharpness. And folks, this image was taken wide open at F4.0, handheld at 1/250 second - pretty darn impressive! Feel free to click on the image for an even larger view - pretty cool!<br />
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A few weeks later, LaDawn and I were on a cruise ship with friends traveling the Caribbean. We love our cruises and we love the stage shows on the ship. I always have a camera with me to capture some of the excitement of these shows. But, check out the image below - it was taken zoomed to 70mm F3.5 @ 1/640 second. But more impressively, at 5000 ISO!<br />
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Even at this higher ISO, I think it looks impressive. I should mention that I am just shooting these images in JPG mode as the camera's internal noise reduction and processing really does an excellent job. Feel free to click on the image for a larger view and notice the minimal grain pattern.<br />
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Now finally on to the last image for today. The image below is of Africa's most beautiful bird, the Lilac Breasted Roller. As we were causing the savannah one day in our safari vehicles we happened upon this beautiful bird.<br />
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Once again, check out the sharpness and detail of the image. This image was made with the camera zoomed to 715mm F5.0 @ 1/2500 second at ISO400. It's also cropped just a bit to improve the composition. Needless to say, the image is crisp and sharp and really showcases the capabilities of this super cool camera.<br />
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In closing, let me say that I am most impressed with the sharpness of the Zeiss lens this camera is equipped with. It is just stunning sharp! In the coming days, I'll share with you more safari images with discussions about gear, technique, and safari experiences. I hope you will join me.<br />
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<b><i>That's it for me today. Look for more "goodies" coming up in the days to come. Heck, I just may tell you about my newest fun "camera" I'm "playing" with ;~)</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Cheers for now everybody,</i></b><br />
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<b><i>David</i></b><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-10135443033239612222020-04-02T15:30:00.000-04:002020-04-02T15:30:35.379-04:00Just Back From Africa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i>Good Afternoon Everybody,</i></b><br />
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We just returned from South Africa a little over a week ago - we were on Delta's third last flight leaving the country - whew! We had spent about 9 days on a wonderful safari and another 9 days enjoying the wonderful surrounds and fabulous wines of Capetown.<br />
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Today, in the short post, I just want to touch a bit on the excitement of our Safari experience. Turns out this was our fourth safari with our friends Kevin and Tricia Dooley. As LaDawn and I know, every safari experience is a trip of a lifetime and this trip was no exception.<br />
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For those of you who never have experienced a safari, your first thought as you are sitting in the safari vehicle is... "Uh, aren't we really a little too close to those lions?!!!!"<br />
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In fact, that is the edge of the safari vehicle you see on the left in the above photo - nothing between you and the animals - <b><i>"Hey, you lookin' at me?"</i></b> But the excitement is worth it!<br />
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All the animal sightings are really exciting. LaDawn loves photographing the baby elephants - they are a kick to watch as they travel by. Here is an image LaDawn made just a few weeks ago - kind of fun.<br />
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I'm a photographer who really enjoys watching the large herds of elephants gathered around the watering holes. It's almost like clockwork when the show up - usually at the start of the heat of the day just before noon. This image below is actually one of my favs - and it was taken on my cell phone. OK, I did use the Picturesque app to "artsify" the image, but I still like it.<br />
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In closing this short post, I still want to mention one last thing. At the end of the day, all the safari vehicles pull over to a safe area, break out the snacks and beverages (all varieties) and we all kick back reminising about our wonderful day's experiences and enjoying an always beautiful sunset.<br />
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Hey Gang, I going to let that be it for today. I sure hope you enjoyed the few photos I posted today and I hope you will check back for more of our adventures in Africa.<br />
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Cheers for now, David<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-33836326565530348372019-04-19T11:04:00.001-04:002019-04-20T09:02:50.123-04:00Hands-On With Tamron’s Fabulous 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro - My New Favorite Lens!<div style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><font face="Verdana">
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Here’s why I like to travel light. I seldom travel with my Canon 5D Mark 3 (never did upgrade to the Mark 4). I’ve always liked my Canon 7D Mark 2 and have been using it as my primary camera for my weddings and travels. The main reasons – it allows me to travel with lighter optics when considering various international travel/weight restrictions. And, the “frame rate” rate is 9.5 FPS vs. 6 FPS for my 5D Mark 2. When shooting wildlife, this faster FPS is a necessity. There are other reasons too which I can easily cover in a future article or two. <br>
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But now let’s get back to my favorite lens – the <strong><em><font color="#ffffff">Tamron 16-300mm</font></em></strong> – the image stabilized macro lens. As a Canon shooter, my go-to lens has been <strong><em><font color="#ffffff">Canon’s 18-200mm IS lens</font></em></strong> – it’s a good all around lens and worked fine for most shooting situations. I just always wished it was a bit wider and just a tab longer.<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">After doing a little research last year, I saw that Tamron had some interesting zooms in their APS sized lens arsenal, in particular, their 16-300mm lens and their 18-400mm lens, and I decided to explore further. I already was set in the long lens department going all the way out to 600mm so that sort of reduced the need for me to acquire the 18-400mm version even because of it’s long reach. Like I said, I wanted a little more on the short side of the zoom range. <br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">What I liked about the 16-300mm lens was that it was just a bit wider than my old standard Canon 18-200mm lens. OK, your saying – “What, just two silly millimeters wider?” Come on DAZ, give me a break…. But wait, a silly 2mm difference translates to an additional 8 degrees of wide-angle wonderfulness – many times just enough to make or break the photo. Think in terms of a 35mm full frame optic – 18mm on an APS size camera is equivalent to 28mm on a full frame camera. 16mm on an APS size camera is equivalent to just under 25mm on a full frame camera. To me, that’s a big difference! Add to that the 300mm Tele reach and I’ve got pretty much a universal optic attached to my camera.<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(247, 150, 70);"><strong><em><font size="4">So How Universal Is The Lens Really?</font></em></strong></span><br>
Last year we traveled nearly two months around the Mediterranean countries – Spain, France, and Italy; crossed the Atlantic on a cruise ship; and traveled to Mexico for three more weeks. </font></div><font face="Verdana" size="3">
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">I gave my friends at Tamron a call and asked if I could test drive their 16-300 lens – they were very gracious to oblige me. Over nearly two months of our travels, I took <strong><em><span style="color: white;">8770 photos</span></em></strong> all of which were shot on the Canon 7D Mk2. <strong><em><span style="color: white;"><u>7320 of those images</u> were made with Tamron 16-300mm lens</span></em></strong> – that’s <strong><em><span style="color: white;">83.5%</span></em></strong> of all the images I made in two months of shooting – sounds kind of universal to me. </font></div><div style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><font face="Verdana" size="3"><br>
When I analyzed it even further I found that out of all my images, <strong><em><span style="color: white;">I made nearly 25% at the 16-17mm and 201-300mm settings.</span></em></strong> That percentage represents images I could not have gotten with the reduced zoom range of the Canon 18-200mm lens – like I said, I love this lens! This lens simply makes travel photography fast, fun, and efficient!
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">I’ve been making a big “fuss” about the wide angle benefits of this lens. Let’s take a look at some of the images I would have missed with a slightly longer (less wide) lens (i.e. 18mm lens).<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">Whether it’s photographing wine cellars in Spain, scenic views for the top of Montserrat, vineyards in France, fresh markets in France, picturesque towns in Cinque Terre, the tight spaces of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, or beautiful sunsets in Cabo, Mexico; this lens captured exactly what I was looking for compositionally and esthetically. And, I loved that no lens changes were involved.
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Within the zoom range of 201-300mm, I was easily able to capture a lot more images without a lens change. I hardly ever carry a lens longer than 200mm because they are so inconvenient for our travels, size, weight… So, the greater than 200mm Tamron range gave me that much more versatility in my shooting easy and simply. <br>
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<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Like I said earlier, about 25% of the images I made with this lens were at focal lengths shorter or longer than what I would normally use with the standard Canon 18-200mm optic, so, as it turns out, that’s a very important option for me and why I think this is such a fantastic lens, especially for traveling.</span><br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size="3">For all the images I made at the other focal lengths, I found the lens fast and easy to work. Build quality is decent, color is great, sharpness is just fine, and focus is reasonably fast. One note here – when shooting birds in flight, I wish it was just a bit faster in acquiring focus. For just about everything else it was just fine.<br>
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This first image illustrates the benefits of the image stabilization with this lens. This image was made at 1/15 second in a very dark wine cellar in Spain. Everything is plenty darn sharp for my purposes. <br>
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I love these next two images as well. When traveling on cruise ships, LaDawn and I enjoy the entertainment on board these amazing ships. Last Fall we made the first trans-Atlantic crossing of the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. These ships are simply spectacular in every respect and, in spite of the 6,000 plus passengers on board, it just does not feel crowded. Nevertheless, the entertainment and shows are “first class”.
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The list goes on and on. Here are a few more photos from our myriad travels from Europe, USA, and Mexico over those two months. <br>
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<span style="color: rgb(75, 172, 198);"><em>Kevin and I have been working together to put another exciting photo/travel experience together for 2020. This time it’s going to be in Botswana on the exciting <a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">Mashatu Preserve [link].</a> Here are the dates: March 20-30, 2020. </em></span> <span style="color: rgb(75, 172, 198);"><em></em></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><font size="3">
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-46639588826602067542019-01-18T16:08:00.001-05:002019-01-18T16:10:55.329-05:00I’m Back In The Saddle Again & I’m Going To Photoshop World!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me – as you know LaDawn and I are traveling the world very extensively these days and enjoying the heck out of it! That has kept my writing – I hate to say – at a minimum. Check out the globe to the right – 2018 was crazy!!! Whoops, I see I missed Ireland and Iceland too ;~)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was just saying to LaDawn just a few days ago that I miss the writing quite a bit and wanted to get back to it again. That opportunity is going to present itself to me in the very near future and that is very cool news! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’ve got so many great images to share with you from our travels and so many photo tips and tricks I’ve picked up over these last several months, it’s time to write them down right here at DigitalProTalk.com and share them with you. So, stay tuned, things are going to start popping around here in the next few weeks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That’s right, we were somewhere on the road, Mexico I think, when I got a request from my buddy, Scott Kelby, to speak at an upcoming Photoshop World – I have to say I was thrilled!!! I kicked around the possible dates and program topics with his team and we settled in on <strong><span style="color: #4bacc6;">Photoshop World Las Vegas in August 21 –23, 2019</span></strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Well, that is if you are the big winner – you even get your choice of convention locations. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">OK, all kidding aside – it takes about two seconds to enter and<span style="color: #4bacc6;"> the deadline for entering - January 31, 2019 - is just two weeks away!</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Just head over to this <a href="https://photoshopworld.com/giveaway" target="_blank">[link right here]</a> to get all the details and get your name in the “hopper” to win! I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to being at Photoshop World again. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Anyone who has been to Photoshop in the past knows it’s a BLAST to attend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em>I still remember my first Photoshop World experience many years ago in San Francisco – I attended with my buddy Kent. We soaked up everything were could over those three days, we took copious notes, we were fired up with our new found knowledge, we couldn’t wait to put all those great ideas to work once we returned home – we were crazy excited!!!</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em>BUT…. somewhere at about 30,000 feet above the earth while traveling home, some kind of cosmic energy sort of erased parts of all that valuable knowledge we thought we picked up in California. We found out that once we landed and got back in our respective studios, we were missing key parts of that knowledge – OMG!!!!</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em>But not to worry, that’s why it’s so great to go to Photoshop World. Because…. the more you attend, the more your retain all that fantastic knowledge! And, what a great set of friends you make on those return visits. That said, Photoshop World is not to be missed!!! I sure hope I see you there! </em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></em> <em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hey gang, that’s it from me today but like I said, stay tuned, more on the way!!!</span></em><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>Cheers for now, David</em>Type your summary here <span id="fullpost"> Type rest of the post here </span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-81516592746144840852018-01-18T17:19:00.001-05:002018-01-18T22:10:29.979-05:00Announcing My 2019 Photo Safari To the Galapagos Islands! and a Quick Wrap up of 2017!<p><strong><em><font size="3">Happy New Year Everybody,</font></em></strong><p><font size="3"><img width="147" height="147" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">I hope everyone had a fantastic 2017, wonderful holiday season, and a great welcome to our brand new year - 2018. I've got three things I want to share with you in this quick newsletter. First, a few exciting personal notes - at least for LaDawn and I; secondly, my "once in a lifetime" event - don't miss this read; and finally, details of our 2019 Photo Safari to the Galapagos Islands. <em>Here we go...</em></font><p align="center"><strong><font size="3">_____________________________________________________<br></font></strong></p><p><strong><em><font color="#f79646" size="4">World Travels - 50,000 Miles, 8 Countries, and 34,000 Photos!</font></em></strong><p><font size="3">Since I last visited with you LaDawn and I have been around the world, well, not all the way around, but half-way at least. It's been quite a series of Fall adventures for us to say the least.</font><p><font size="3">We started with a 5-day visit to Vancouver, Canada, then crossed the Pacific on a cruise ship hanging out in Hawaii, the lava was really flowing as we circumvented the Big Island around midnight and even with a rocking ship and misty rains I was able to capture some amazing images. Check out my favorite below.</font><p><font size="3"><img width="576" height="383" alt="Hawaii Lava Flows" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/b482fc16-ca9b-4c11-87cc-d18604820585.jpg" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">Then it was on to Tahiti, Bora Bora, and New Zealand finally completing our 4 weeks on water in Sydney, Australia. Below is a photo from the aft of the ship as we departed Auckland - pretty cool!!!</font><p><font size="3"><img width="561" height="373" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/f0b60ba2-5736-45d3-972d-ccf21a3c5c38.jpg" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">After our quick arrival in Sydney we flew back to Auckland, NZ where I discovered my driver's license expired two days before we were to pick up our rental car - WHOOPS!!! You guessed it - LaDawn had to rent the car with the steering wheel on the right side of the car and had to drive on the left side of the highway, which she had never experienced - YIKES!!! 1400 beautiful miles later we returned the car safe and sound to Queenstown, NZ. Actually…. she really did a great job driving!! Here's a photo of a stunning sunset on our first evening in Rotorua, NZ.</font><p><font size="3"><img width="573" height="311" alt="Rotorua Sunset" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/c4cc873d-e5f1-428e-b423-8a544e5493a6.jpg" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">After 14 days of adventures in New Zealand we flew to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and spent two weeks traveling up the Mekong River through Vietnam and Cambodia - our most astounding two weeks travel EVER!!! Check out the Angkor Wat sunrise below. Sadly it required waking-up at 5:00 a.m. to capture this image. But… well worth it!!</font><p><font size="3"><img width="576" height="287" alt="Angkor Wat Sunrise" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/ddb94065-8f32-4826-aa67-e7d9ca06dc39.png" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">Our next city of adventure included a 5-day stop in Seoul, South Korea stopping off at the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/20/heres-what-its-like-worlds-most-dangerous-strip-land/964977001/" target="_blank">DMZ or Demilitarized Zone</a> which USA Today called the most dangerous places on earth [<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/20/heres-what-its-like-worlds-most-dangerous-strip-land/964977001/" target="_blank">link</a>] – hey, who knew;~) It was just for a little additional excitement. That’s a photo of North Korea below. Our family was "freaking" out when we told them we planned to visit the DMZ. Hey, you only go around once;~)</font><p><font size="3">It was home for Thanksgiving with family and then off to Cabo, Mexico for 3 more weeks and returning home a week before Christmas. Thus completing our three months of travels.</font><p><font size="3"><img width="576" height="383" alt="North Korea" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/e318cff0-85e5-4a59-9e3c-7874f0f944f1.jpg" border="0" hspace="0"></font><p><font size="3">On top of that LaDawn has become a grandmother for the third time on Christmas Eve - her best Christmas present ever!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-335g6tO8Hy0/WX0BARithDI/AAAAAAAA-m8/44ZIr53ejoQTznSEwadtoEdkRWAvwT4-ACHMYCw/s1600-h/0001_DZ723829-Edit-Edit_thumb3%255B1%255D"><font size="3"><img width="210" height="166" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 3px 5px; float: right; display: inline;" alt="Samuel Dwight" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/d747c744-8c04-496c-bf85-58ea6dac193d.jpg" hspace="0"></font></a></font><p><font size="3">Here is a quick photo of handsome Sam about 6 hours after he was born - Wow, just look at all that hair!</font><p><font size="3">Speaking of our travels, we are looking forward to our </font><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><font size="3">African Photo Safari [link]</font></a><font size="3"> in just a few weeks. If interested we had two people that had to cancel so we still have one room (1-2 people) left at the main lodge for either safaris. </font></p><p align="center"><strong><font size="3">______________________________________________<br></font></strong></p><p><em><font size="3"><font size="4"><font color="#f79646"><b>Announcing My 2019 Photo Safari To the </b><b>Galapagos</b><b> Islands!</b></font></font></font></em><p><font size="3">That's right everybody, we're heading to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands" target="_blank">Galapagos Islands</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> in </font><font size="3">mid-May, 2019. Join me as we follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands" target="_blank">The Galapagos Islands</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> are considered one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife viewing. It should be a photographer's paradise. I’ve spent some time talking with other photographers and travel enthusiasts who have been there, they say that it truly is amazing!</font><p><a href="http://by%20gregory/"><font size="3"><img width="189" height="124" alt="Dolphin" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/f9cf2782-61ec-43d5-adb6-04970d20dfc8.jpg?ver=1516297575000" border="0" hspace="0"><font size="3"><img width="191" height="126" alt="Crab" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/7123c10b-3dea-4c10-b70b-9c6a7f11a040.jpg?ver=1516297534000" border="0" hspace="0"><font size="3"><img width="168" height="124" alt="Iguana" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/f501723d-a198-4e5a-9eb1-38f70a042695.jpg?ver=1516297535000" border="0" hspace="0"></font></font></font></a><p><font size="3">Space is super-duper limited - only 12 seats total! If you are interested please drop and email to me at <strong><em>david@ziser.com</em></strong> or Kevin at <strong><em><a>idubephotosafaris@yahoo.com. </a></em></strong></font><p><font size="3">Kevin tells me that he is also planning another two Safaris to Africa next year. This time he’s going to be doing one in February and one in March. One will go to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" target="_blank">Zambia</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia" target="_blank">link</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3">] and the other to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" target="_blank">Namibia</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" target="_blank">link</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3">], both locations are home to utterly beautiful scenery, interesting history, and amazing African culture. It sounds like a great trip, too. I'll keep you posted when I have more details.</font><p><strong><em><font size="3">Anyway, if you have even the slightest interest in the Galapagos trip drop myself or Kevin a line at our emails addresses above and let us know so we can at least get you on the waiting list. It's going to be a first-come-first-served booking opportunity with only 12 seats available.</font></em></strong><p align="center"><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font><p><em><font size="3"><strong><font color="#f79646" size="4">Oh, I Almost Forgot!!! PhotoPro Expo 2018 Is Right Around The Corner</font></strong><br></font></em></p><p><font size="3">That's right <a href="http://behnkephoto.com/" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> is coming up next month, February 8 - 12, 2018 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center located just across the river from Cincinnati OH. This year the Expo is being planned by my good friends Bert and Al Behnke. Bert has been extremely active with the Professional Photographers of America Imaging convention for years and was a natural fit to take over the reigns of <a href="http://behnkephoto.com/" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3">.</font><em><br><font size="3"></font></em><p><em><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/"><font size="3"><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank"><img width="598" alt="PPE 2018" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/1a5094b8-dbf9-4c15-bd6b-f89527a09321.jpg?ver=1516305185000" border="0" hspace="0"></a></font></a></em><p align="left"><font size="3">Click the banner above for all the details. It's shaping up to be a great show with a fantastic 24 person/speaker line-up, the best in the industry and BIG trade show. I plan to be there - I hope you will too. See ya' there!</font><font size="3"><em>________________________</em><em>____________________</em><em>__________</em></font><p><em><font size="3">Hey Gang, </font></em><p><i><font size="3">That's it for today - I've got to get "scooting" out of here. I hope you enjoyed the images and the article links in the newsletter this time around.</font></i><p><font size="3"><em>I'm heading up to Whistler Mountain in beautiful British Columbia, Canada tomorrow morning to join 21 of my photography buddies for a guys week of skiing, fine wine, and good food (I'm the guest chef on Monday evening's dinner).</em> It should be a blast!</font><p><font size="3"><em>Cheers, </em><em> David</em></font><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-17834271154452270372017-08-23T16:51:00.001-04:002017-08-23T16:55:45.482-04:00"From Here To Eternity”<p><i><b><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UeGi0MKVFzs/WZ3qs0d6mhI/AAAAAAAA-4g/aYa86e3UmeQ9E11PWUuNw1nbwLbif0neACHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727456%255B5%255D"><img title="DZ727456" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DZ727456" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ldCwJddw2W8/WZ3qtoC_q1I/AAAAAAAA-4k/wqCYhqCOZbgLkWoVa-9knWvxg8uXTh-WwCHMYCw/DZ727456_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="569" height="382"></a></b></i></p> <p align="center"><i><b><font size="4">"From Here To Eternity”</font><br></b>©David A. Ziser</i></p> <p><font size="3">LaDawn and I headed down to Nashville, Tennessee on Monday and had great fun photographing the <a href="https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/" target="_blank">Great American Eclipse</a>. You can read the entire story below. The experience was not without it’s pitfalls and dramas but in the very brief 71 seconds of <em>“Totality” </em>I managed to pull off a few good images.</font> <p><font size="3">In the photograph above, I tweaked the original image in Lightroom CC to bring out the sun’s corona more predominantly. Even with the high ISO I was using Lightroom saved the day with it’s marvelous noise reduction capabilities. Lot’s more images below.</font> <p align="center"><em><font size="3">Camera specs: Canon 7D Mark II fitted with Sigma 150-600mm lens and Sigma’s 1.4X tele-extender giving me at an effective focal length of 1366mm, F14 @1/250 second, ISO 3200. <strong>Enjoy! -David</strong></font></em><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-60956897874945546112017-08-23T15:59:00.001-04:002017-08-25T10:03:54.672-04:00It’s Eclipse Time! Photographing The Great American Eclipse.<p><font color="#f3a447" size="3"><strong><em>Good Morning Everybody,</em></strong></font> <p><font size="3">I’m pretty darn excited about my post today. The topic is completely different from anything I've blogged about before. Why, because today I'm blogging about a once in a lifetime event. That's right, today I'm writing about the <a href="https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/" target="_blank">Great American Eclipse!</a> </font> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>What happens if you take this…</em></strong></font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o2Jwkn1eVhk/WZ3du4GRSOI/AAAAAAAA-0c/51H2kJUXRq8s2uKhNV7de6ruUXuZ1vVggCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ726239%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="579" height="389" title="DZ726239" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ726239" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8b9o-gPmIwU/WZ3dv6cDLSI/AAAAAAAA-0g/zbOGA3WMvMs9zfevVn3CBDZvBwp_jFU4wCHMYCw/DZ726239_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>and place it in front of this…</em></strong></font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xGOjdXh4uY8/WZ3dwhHqRZI/AAAAAAAA-0k/0amFszIGE6YnR2CJWx5Zb4XJqIbiagf_wCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727215%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="584" height="392" title="DZ727215" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727215" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-64tD4BtYLuQ/WZ3dxdlqTPI/AAAAAAAA-0o/pQxWoX1VXzY02RXQDuSZN8FI3oHtGzJywCHMYCw/DZ727215_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>You get this… the Great American Eclipse!</em></strong></font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZD4XFtWtJB4/WZ3dyYxqcgI/AAAAAAAA-0s/Jnbo9TBaAlEMTkAS1UBQOOjbGQ8xkwMVQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727456%255B6%255D"><font size="3"><img width="584" height="394" title="DZ727456" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727456" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tge36_cMD8k/WZ3dzJyNJ1I/AAAAAAAA-0w/LShtUpwTklstObtc5eQpjAm8Vft06eTEQCHMYCw/DZ727456_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font color="#f3a447" size="4"><strong>First, The Back Story</strong></font> <p><font size="3">About 6 weeks ago news about the first Solar eclipse to cross the US in years was really starting to intrigue me. On August 21, 2017 the epicenter of the eclipse was going to be pass over Hopkinsville, KY, just about 3 1/2 hours down the road from us. Nashville was only about an hour more and it seemed that it offered a lot more to experience so we decided that we would head to Nashville, TN to check out the eclipse. </font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SHD5C3-v8tQ/WZ3d0HPuAEI/AAAAAAAA-00/5hleVkWb02U6YXpD8dj7f3svfnOdHz3XgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Eclipse%2BPath%255B4%255D"><font size="3"><img width="602" height="260" title="Eclipse Path" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="Eclipse Path" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TZWDxHu1PiI/WZ3d0-j3DYI/AAAAAAAA-04/iBotLs47NW0WO-wutbqB0nRafim-lZ8ugCHMYCw/Eclipse%2BPath_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font size="3">Now the challenges of photographing the eclipse began to appear. Hotels throughout the eclipse's path were all but sold out but we did manage to secure a suite at Embassy Suites very close to downtown Nashville - a very nice property BTW.</font> <p><font size="3">Next, where should we view the eclipse? A check with the Nashville website gave many suggestions - we opted for the beautiful </font><a href="https://cheekwood.org/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Cheekwood Estate and Gardens</font></a><font size="3">, the old Maxwell Coffee estate and now a beautiful arboretum and museum, about 8 miles outside the city. </font> <p><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082154-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html" target="_blank"><img align="right" style="float: right; display: inline;" alt="Sigma-150-600_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d17q6nGw9YM/WX0AdrY5jRI/AAAAAAAA-lk/0wzHXm1eJSoYtGNhYoOiY-3WmlVg1aIYwCHMYCw/Sigma-150-600_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800"></a><font size="3">And finally what gear should I use to capture the best images. I had just picked up <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082154-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html" target="_blank">Sigma's new 150-600mm Contemporary lens</a> which I just previously blogged about here on my blog [<a href="http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2017/07/happy-days-are-here-again-sigmas-150.html" target="_blank">link</a>]. With my 1.4x tele-extender and the 1.6 magnification factor of the lens and tell-extender on my Canon 7D Mark 2 I would have an effective maximum focal length of over 1350 mm - practically a small telescope - and that should do the trick. Check out my hands-on review of this <a href="http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2017/07/happy-days-are-here-again-sigmas-150.html" target="_blank">lens right here [link].</a></font> <p><font size="3">Those of you who have read this blog regularly know I'm not a big fan of tripods in most cases but in this case it was absolutely a necessity. I dug out my old <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz_TMBRD0ARIsADfk7hS1ej0KhYsLI9T-iRsexy0Pbf-FF2wKeWwec_jTQD_ylU9otc-ArP0aAh3iEALw_wcB&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1328230" target="_blank">Gitzo tripod</a> of years past, prepped it for the shoot, and re-familiarize myself with using a tripod. I know that sounds crazy for a professional photographer to say but after about an hour of trial and error I thought I had developed a satisfactory eclipse routine with my tripod.</font> <p><img width="258" height="260" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" src="http://thousandoaksoptical.com/wp-content/uploads/thousand-oaks-solarlite-filter-sheet-1.jpg" border="0"><font size="3">We had our approved eyeglasses but oh no… what was I forgetting? The eclipse filter so I could actually photograph the sun. Heck, I didn't want to take a chance on going blind during this adventure. After a little research I ordered and 8x8 filter from </font><a href="http://thousandoaksoptical.com/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Thousand Oaks Optical</font></a><font size="3"> and a 95mm UV filter. I simply cut the Mylar to fit my UV glass filter and secured, with a few drops of glue, one to the other and I was good-to-go.</font> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://thousandoaksoptical.com/" target="_blank">Thousand Oaks Optical</a> also sells a 95mm solar filter for about $80 but they were out of stock by the time I got around to ordering one - it would have been a better choice. OK! I think that's good for the back story - let's head to Nashville for the <a href="https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/" target="_blank">Great American Eclipse!</a> </font> <p><font color="#f3a447" size="4"><strong><em>Heading Down the Road</em></strong></font> <p><font size="3">We were up and packing about </font><a></a><a></a><a><font size="3">4:45 a.m. Monday</font></a><font size="3"> mourning - we had commitments all day Sunday which prevented us from leaving the day before. Besides, we were hoping our later departure would help us avoid the dreaded traffic jams predicted by all the news stations.</font> <p><font size="3">Well, as they say the best laid plans.... Just 15 minutes into our trip Google Maps alerts us of a major traffic jam just north of Louisville, KY and directs us down to Lexington, KY and then west to the I-65 corridor adding about 25 minutes to our drive time. No problem, it was still a beautiful drive through the horse farms in central Kentucky.</font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RI3PCHFrFiw/WZ3d1sUnaRI/AAAAAAAA-08/u7B2CJOQoFcCQYPTcIhcXYg2rG4aTIZtwCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4594%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="388" height="293" title="IMG_4594" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4594" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NwmSmHivZPs/WZ3d2gVhmeI/AAAAAAAA-1A/3DBbuWn6pIYZmE6nNUCkogQI7XUgg1RQQCHMYCw/IMG_4594_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font size="3">We were nearly to the on ramp for I-65 when Google Maps alerted us of a 22 minute delay just to progress onto the road - more darn construction - the upside - as we crawled along we passed a awe inspiring field of sunflowers. Our very slow progress allowed LaDawn time to retrieve one of our favorite vacation cameras, the Canon SX-60, and began firing away. She managed a very nice collection of sunflower images in our 15 minute drive by. </font> <p><font size="3">Shorty after that delay we were finally southbound and down…. 10-4 Good Buddy - we were on our way albeit about 55 minutes behind schedule. We would still arrive about an hour before the start of the eclipse so no problem.</font> <p><font color="#f3a447" size="4"><strong>Pulling Into Nashville - It's Almost Eclipse Time!</strong></font> <p><font size="3">About three hours later we're pulling into Nashville. It's almost eclipse time and we are fired up. You could tell this was an "eclipse town" by the messaging on the signs over the expressway - "No Parking during eclipse". </font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WxO0n0HIjaw/WZ3d3rXsuWI/AAAAAAAA-1E/ODDuP_THBuwQ54CABQUtWDzYLX5r8s6GACHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4610%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="595" height="449" title="IMG_4610" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4610" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-db14Vn90I44/WZ3d4XsaJBI/AAAAAAAA-1I/Kk-W1SsLv_Y60YzF4kmf94sR4D3vIHAQACHMYCw/IMG_4610_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font size="3">I have to say, I've never seen anything like that before! We followed Google Maps directions to </font><a href="https://cheekwood.org/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Cheekwood Estate and Gardens</font></a><font size="3"> and were soon slowed again by the fellow "eclipse watchers" heading to the arboretum But in a short time we arrived, parked our car and made our way to Reception to pick up our tickets. The place was a buzz with fellow eclipse enthusiasts of all sizes, shapes, and ages.</font> <p><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">It's Eclipse Time!</font></strong> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RzWE9uVxo5o/WZ3d5A1VMoI/AAAAAAAA-1M/HOXcePc3FxUUZFt1dFOaQWJCBMP1kmPVgCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_6198%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="214" height="286" title="IMG_6198" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_6198" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ndc7wQNsV5Q/WZ3d6KKKFYI/AAAAAAAA-1Q/XkqxM5534qYbsApWMB0LVtZOqgTXyYIKwCHMYCw/IMG_6198_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font size="3">We walked the short distance to what looked to be a good viewing area and I began to set up tripods, cameras, long lenses, and filters. Another gentleman was already set up with a nice looking setup. We introduced ourselves to each other and I quickly struck up a conversation. It turns out that he was a professor of Physics at NC State. And boy, was he helpful - he had recently attended a local astronomy club meeting and picked up a "ton" of info on how to photograph the eclipse from beginning to end. His info was invaluable and sure added to the success of our shoot.</font> <p><font size="3">Michael and I kept checking our time - the eclipse was due to begin in just a few short minutes. Everyone was excited! The moon was to touch the sun at 11:58 a.m. I was looking through my viewfinder and in just seconds I was witnessing the beginning of the Great American Eclipse – Wow! It was cool! LaDawn was using our little Canon SX-60 camera fitted with its own eclipse filter. Both of our camera setups gave both of us effective focal lengths of over 1300mm – plenty to witness the eclipse.</font> <p><font size="3">We were ready and the crowd of our fellow eclipse watchers were ready too.</font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q8jWTyNfltk/WZ3d66U_GpI/AAAAAAAA-1U/Kdnx63RwJ04Px1BxrXzQjKA57n3BMvSKACHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_6189%255B6%255D"><font size="3"><img width="577" height="436" title="IMG_6189" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_6189" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMbvZDyMXVc/WZ3d7jtZqDI/AAAAAAAA-1Y/I-cW37HmYgQ2K9RjCZGB5aOvmU9_I_09ACHMYCw/IMG_6189_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a> <p><font size="3">But alarmingly clouds began to float in over the sun – horrors of horrors – were we going to miss the eclipse!!!??? The clouds kept coming and were getting thicker – we were all a bit panicked but could do nothing about it except hope and pray that they would surely pass. We did have time on our side. The full eclipse was not scheduled to happen until 1:27 p.m. – we had plenty of time for the clouds to clear and the clouds were relatively scattered in the sky above. Check out the two photos below – YIKES!!!</font> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HE4x5-43Cso/WZ3d8f8kToI/AAAAAAAA-1c/M0U0SIH9vZEiHT_mHUvWbv9DeDu7ahQgwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727241%255B6%255D"><font size="3"><img width="589" height="397" title="DZ727241" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727241" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uArbFy9XQfQ/WZ3d9Nr5g_I/AAAAAAAA-1g/JZMfOMoThtoSlBxY4GCczp9DvTzYOpMNgCHMYCw/DZ727241_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hkjOFJ1YVHA/WZ3d9x3cZJI/AAAAAAAA-1k/mYvC-YXurbszSbhBnFFkEKZUY4aA9DuiwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727244%255B7%255D"><font size="3"><img width="584" height="394" title="DZ727244" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727244" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xreqfRE5gak/WZ3d-nO-MmI/AAAAAAAA-1o/bThHXlCtdWcwiJhdnsVp2TaEtBf79bl8ACHMYCw/DZ727244_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">As luck would have it the clouds did clear and I got some great images as the moon made its way across the disk of the sun. Check out the next image below I was seeing something nobody else saw if there were wearing their eclipse glasses – Sunspots – three of them right in a row just next to the moon’s disc. Way Cool! Check out the next two images. You can really see them clearly.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6nbxFLqPu3k/WZ3d_a8-YTI/AAAAAAAA-1s/NKrR2WLY6xstilN7yl8shI0jc9aWkNBQgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727257-2%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="573" height="385" title="DZ727257-2" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727257-2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jTv6kvmeuMA/WZ3eAcP-3II/AAAAAAAA-1w/siVkaFIlwzUnVBygWzp6BhoniRyKmi98wCHMYCw/DZ727257-2_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9kKHFPdIBjU/WZ3eBOyWMzI/AAAAAAAA-10/1S5BsFDCsTE2TUHCdAc9Yn1HM5AA7pjrQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727257-3%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="575" height="386" title="DZ727257-3" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727257-3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jDnU2_pvBlI/WZ3eCJXQPCI/AAAAAAAA-14/Jp8kXRvWyZEoEYqqLJTuHVFjTene9ZfhgCHMYCw/DZ727257-3_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">The image below is a quick HDR I made in-camera on my Canon 7D Mark 2. I think it looks kind of cool with the halo around the sun.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZXK6SzKPg_s/WZ3eCxtBmWI/AAAAAAAA-18/Y6PiqL3t9yAJo8DI8bhs56FQ5HVualPjACHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727313%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="583" height="392" title="DZ727313" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ez1wUmBkaUo/WZ3eDtBIkOI/AAAAAAAA-2A/8MPRXj6Qn1oLT6Bh2zU8IGiCY0BDMKTwACHMYCw/DZ727313_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">As the eclipse progressed I continued to shoot. The eclipse went from looking like Ms. Packman to a banana and beyond – it really was amazing to watch the progression. You could feel the temperature drop significantly too.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hVgqWtm1sF8/WZ3eEToN7CI/AAAAAAAA-2E/OFa01bwlf7QA_Jgk5NWsWGtspywJ4S_wQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727343%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="583" height="392" title="DZ727343" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727343" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hpznwZoPdy8/WZ3eFDo3iqI/AAAAAAAA-2I/M9BWvbE-GMYcraMAEJj_HouJetswx67bwCHMYCw/DZ727343_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVj8XCFp8EE/WZ3eFyPdEHI/AAAAAAAA-2M/DG8_iNdm4Vc7U5TLzmjoagfSHpO_eyIAgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727377%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="583" height="392" title="DZ727377" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727377" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S5aXL5l99lI/WZ3eGnFpyiI/AAAAAAAA-2Q/qN29RStFBc4PaFnQZF4zte3e9Zi496RtACHMYCw/DZ727377_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">We were getting close now. With just a few minutes from totality…. and then – I couldn’t believe it, nobody could! We were just seconds from totality and then it happened - we ran out of luck again!!! Those friggin’ clouds rolled back in just as we were about to hit totality. Was the Great American Eclipse over for us? Were we all going to miss our-once-in-a-lifetime event? It sure was looking that way. Check out the next two photos and you can easily understand our panic and disappointment.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W9Re9L-Z1vA/WZ3eHf7Em-I/AAAAAAAA-2U/0hzwj4OtngIZYG0d1Z4uTLi9Hc93s2jJwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727407%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="582" height="391" title="DZ727407" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727407" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FrqUBsRsFdE/WZ3eIBiAo1I/AAAAAAAA-2Y/kk9uNsOuHRQ0cf3GHtWYPDdXxkS31eY6QCHMYCw/DZ727407_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">I kept shooting anyway, shooting through the clouds hoping all the time that the clouds would somehow pass quickly and we could still at least capture a few seconds of the total eclipse. In this next photo, even through the clouds you can make out the beginning of the </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily%27s_beads" target="_blank"><font size="3">Baily Beads</font></a><font size="3"> effect, those sparkling little specks at about 7 o,clock on the disk, morphing from the </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily%27s_beads" target="_blank"><font size="3">Diamond ring effect</font></a><font size="3">. Darn, if those clouds would just disappear!!!</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H3hHRQwSrGQ/WZ3eI6TEwMI/AAAAAAAA-2c/Y3VHS55_CTUKlFGkZANsH8LQ438mtCWowCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727410%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="581" height="390" title="DZ727410" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727410" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WInbBBr1nhk/WZ3eJsxiNWI/AAAAAAAA-2g/pXx57CvQyVIiJurCnLTtW-IZpVg4C1MIgCHMYCw/DZ727410_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">Luck of all luck – the clouds finally dissipated just a few seconds later just as the moon totally covered the sun and hit eclipse totality. A loud cheer went up from the 2500 eclipse watchers – the it was – our first total solar eclipse – amazing!!! The image below clearly shows the </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily%27s_beads" target="_blank"><font size="3">Baily Beads</font></a><font size="3"> twinkling near the bottom of the disk.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e7rJU7VZEOA/WZ3eKohfxCI/AAAAAAAA-2k/IgNPSl_QnR47YgGJOcTub0XQFWYgesmnwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727417%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="579" height="389" title="DZ727417" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727417" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--el4XOnbDBs/WZ3eLEyEdjI/AAAAAAAA-2o/VATLwOZaDWg5KmlferYJlBZuAuR7RhKhgCHMYCw/DZ727417_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">We were almost there – the </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily%27s_beads" target="_blank"><font size="3">Baily Beads</font></a><font size="3"> were going to disappear in only seconds…</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gUnlpnkOZRU/WZ3eL54mrcI/AAAAAAAA-2s/Q9NjdWiM-LQkr8gty8tWhthajnx4bCINQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727426%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="581" height="390" title="DZ727426" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X7c70rivjnQ/WZ3eMwTTqUI/AAAAAAAA-2w/HSx8DcEDdXk4SVLytJ4qdlWEFJFVNjcswCHMYCw/DZ727426_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">And then it happened – a total eclipse of the sun – WOW!!! The picture below shows the full eclipse with Lightroom tweaks to bring out the sun’s corona. Sure looks like a National Geographic photo to me ;~)</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kDiXNE7_df8/WZ3eNtG75vI/AAAAAAAA-20/l-z8I4LiAYEJ-tYPtsYLk2J5rRV1uEBgQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727456%255B13%255D"><font size="3"><img width="585" height="395" title="DZ727456" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727456" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6keoBQvZ5VA/WZ3eOTUPVZI/AAAAAAAA-24/HaKJ0S97EycWqnzkJl6G3syyKjU2tw4dgCHMYCw/DZ727456_thumb%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">But wait a second, what else was I seeing? What were those specs at about 3 o,clock and 5 o,clock on the eclipse disk? They look like eruptions of some kind. They were – they were </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_prominence" target="_blank"><font size="3">solar prominences</font></a><font size="3">!!! Check out the next image – you will see them quite clearly in the cropped image. I’ve only seen this type of phenomena in magazines or on PBS Nova series. To see them in person was quite a treat! They can shoot out from the sun’s surface up to 500,000 miles!</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4BuZABb2pHs/WZ3ePJSnhBI/AAAAAAAA-28/bCfOfD-rt2w6J1KP47S3bKj7izKDbu_JwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727456-2%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="588" height="395" title="DZ727456-2" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727456-2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UTS6dQbyxAc/WZ3eP07DuEI/AAAAAAAA-3A/oDFRFaYxcuwTuU6yUh5vzG69D6Jh7QIwwCHMYCw/DZ727456-2_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">During those few moment of totality the world around you is eerily different – something special was happening and you probably would never experience it again in your life. You felt as if you were communing with the universe!</font></p> <p><font size="3">The moon continued it path across the sun and soon we could see the Baily Beads and Diamond Ring effect clearly this time without the clouds distracting from the scene. The image below is just 32 seconds past the image above.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nFR0pAEyM4o/WZ3eQuXIInI/AAAAAAAA-3E/bc31iLwLo9UteJAVMEv8g7ZUDSpyxe8DQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727489%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="589" height="396" title="DZ727489" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727489" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GyaU9lJHs6c/WZ3eRun7qCI/AAAAAAAA-3I/d3pe_sVU7nIAOAr55jvAGcVYDoIR_fmhgCHMYCw/DZ727489_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">The moon continued its journey across the disk of the sun for another 90 minutes and I continued to shoot to the end still trying to soak up and appreciate what just happened.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TJmHdFyme9A/WZ3eSSjx-sI/AAAAAAAA-3M/CdWziOZRKmw4GpPC7hRJwPWyXvSt7PcOwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727511%255B6%255D"><font size="3"><img width="287" height="194" title="DZ727511" align="left" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727511" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yGlpsCDMnR8/WZ3eTB1GNJI/AAAAAAAA-3Q/naxe-ZFqQCUu3MWIyUwiayshpy1V703jACHMYCw/DZ727511_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CboatjEuJvQ/WZ3eTwGOQbI/AAAAAAAA-3U/iauBow_UAPEZX_naJ3fZyK1RPjhyiKGqQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727534%255B6%255D"><font size="3"><img width="289" height="196" title="DZ727534" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727534" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VZq5HHPnXGU/WZ3eUqcSEiI/AAAAAAAA-3Y/WtQugdZmb8oQIJR8ZP1Mi0VCAOqLgOU5wCHMYCw/DZ727534_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BSAnuP7uwME/WZ3eVSpRvWI/AAAAAAAA-3c/uPiDWamjhrYAL7W5v9wo8RjpYl7H1SpFQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727596%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="288" height="194" title="DZ727596" align="left" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727596" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-529t8hLUs/WZ3eWo28B6I/AAAAAAAA-3g/8mEvbPqr0dgVFXm8ZtXbBK4z5hFrC04ywCHMYCw/DZ727596_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wD0Um2IgK5g/WZ3eXZCCZ5I/AAAAAAAA-3k/KZ3AFdlEx84BEdON_fy3IqMFQ1DU_5zwQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DZ727619%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="290" height="195" title="DZ727619" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DZ727619" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZxBMmhva5T4/WZ3eYPfMz2I/AAAAAAAA-3o/nhq-wpGT9UgeCe1a5FDuiQ306f5MTfwdACHMYCw/DZ727619_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W3xcYSsGRqM/WZ3eZKziYlI/AAAAAAAA-3s/k_Y2GNp_tQoX9G0m0zlH38-5KU6L0LbiwCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4689%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="358" height="270" title="IMG_4689" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4689" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FLN6X0LYYqI/WZ3eZ3NmBnI/AAAAAAAA-3w/8JZGCqSOo50-cS8c-cyInC6WypKu087BgCHMYCw/IMG_4689_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font size="3">Wow! It was over! It sure was exciting! You just couldn’t help but to keep thinking back on what you experienced first hand and what just happened. The crowds started to disperse. A few folks walking past noticed my camera setup and stopped by and asked if I got any good photos. I showed the back of my camera – then they began asking if they could buy my eclipse photos – they would pay any price some told me! </font></p> <p><font size="3">I was amazed – more people wandered up to see what the others were viewing on the back of my camera – they wanted to buy photos too! Wow! If I had only known I would have brought my Square card reader ;~)</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ffIdAdi2OOU/WZ3ea9KoUXI/AAAAAAAA-30/9FBZnEsVL0w4JpXylEpuIs5sbFyFF3TxgCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4692%255B7%255D"><font size="3"><img width="358" height="382" title="IMG_4692" align="right" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4692" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pG1FbWxN2js/WZ3ebocmzeI/AAAAAAAA-34/dbeaXECRiEQq6tq5SL_wvuzChR_lMMaxgCHMYCw/IMG_4692_thumb%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font size="3">Many even asked if they could snap a photo with their cell phones – I gladly obliged.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GZurg4dj8Ik/WZ3ecr60lYI/AAAAAAAA-38/zr0NanG1mxokA5Os-AJVnJbseSx6110_QCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4697%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="229" height="173" title="IMG_4697" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4697" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r1KHl4XgarY/WZ3edVMxIfI/AAAAAAAA-4A/IzZdMVuAonY3iCfePWEONUHBB74QZ2O3QCHMYCw/IMG_4697_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SGcWruatoeQ/WZ3eeVN7qmI/AAAAAAAA-4E/m0KBLoG_o2Ey54ejHLE_36OJZv7gBWWaACHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_4703%255B5%255D"><font size="3"><img width="230" height="174" title="IMG_4703" align="left" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_4703" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3z-nUHIbdrk/WZ3efSXSzcI/AAAAAAAA-4I/31RqssSsuBQ5f_BeEcDxUqTlMXNIX1yTQCHMYCw/IMG_4703_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p> <p><font size="3">So that was our eclipse adventure and what an adventure it was. We had to deal with the drama of cloud cover two times but all worked out perfectly. We were able to see and capture so many cool eclipse images including sunspots, solar prominences, Baily’s Beads and the Diamond Ring effect, and we met a lot of really friendly eclipse watchers too.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Again, my thanks goes out to Michael, for filling me in on so many eclipse photo tips that I wasn’t aware of that really helped make our shoot such a success. Also my thanks for all the folks that stopped by to look through my camera and snap a few of the images off my LCD screen. </font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="3"><em>DAZNOTE: For all those interested, I really don’t care if you “right-click” on any of the images above and keep them as a souvenir of that special day – August 21, 2017.</em></font></p></blockquote> <p><font color="#f3a447" size="4"><strong>Camera Exposure and Shooting Details</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Before I leave let me give you a few details about how I handled the shooting session. I was originally going to shoot everything on manual but that strategy quickly went south as the clouds started rolling in. I switched to “Program” mode until I was just shooting the final crescents of the sun. Then I switched to “Manual” mode. Typical exposures were F11 at 1/250 second. All the images above from the first two crescents forward were all shot on “Manual” mode</font></p> <p><font size="3">Here was the kicker though. My Thousand Oaks filter were extremely dense which necessitated that I shoot at an ISO of 3200. I know that sounds high and it was. My friend Michael was shooting a ND 5 filter and was using an ISO of only 400. Nevertheless, I had to go with what I had - I’ll have to check into alternatives in the future.</font></p> <p><font size="3">With my camera, lens, tele-extender combo gave me a maximum aperture of only F9.0 – I wish I could have closed down more than F11 but the density of the filter prevented me from doing so and still shoot at an acceptable shutter speed. And speaking of shutter speeds, the camera sure was bouncing around a lot so I kept “image stabilization” switched on even though it’s recommended not to do so.</font></p> <p><font size="3">So there you have it, my experience photographing the Great American Eclipse. </font></p> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Oh, BTW, the next “Once In a Lifetime” Great American Eclipse rolls around on April 8, 2024 [<a href="https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/best-cities-to-visit-next-solar-eclipse-2024" target="_blank">link</a>].</strong></em></font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nMRCDwGU1WI/WZ3egFba_tI/AAAAAAAA-4M/GxrxMc5uxzMfWTNSyRENVRdRBUOsUrq1gCHMYCw/s1600-h/2024%2BEclipse%255B4%255D"><img width="548" height="386" title="2024 Eclipse" style="border-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="2024 Eclipse" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gz-eBkoGHmg/WZ3eg66uMUI/AAAAAAAA-4Q/QMVqgvBZtp0ybHq5nbNCpmDYfcLNkjeaACHMYCw/2024%2BEclipse_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p> <p><font size="3">That’s just 7 years from now and tracks right up through Indianapolis, just two hours from where we live. It seems to me that these <strong><em>“Once In a Lifetime”</em></strong> events happen more often than you think ;~)</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>________________________________________________________</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>Hey Gang, that’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the post and if I met you in Nashville, I sure hope you will leave a comment. LaDawn and I are spending the few days in Panama City, Florida just soaking up unobstructed rays of the sun before heading back home.</em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>Cheers everybody and Adios for now,</em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>David</em></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-84693240811203026252017-07-29T17:38:00.001-04:002017-07-29T17:41:25.564-04:00Happy Days Are Here Again!!! Sigma’s 150-600mm Contemporary Lens; Safari Update; and Eclipse Photography<p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><strong><em></em></strong></font> </p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><strong><em>Good Afternoon Everybody,<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YfVoqbnR1Cw/WX0AZufGVQI/AAAAAAAA-lQ/phjTCQC7vKc6S92c8V-6bLxO41idWVutwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DAZ-New-LR-PR-Pic_thumb35"><img title="DAZ-New-LR-PR-Pic_thumb3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DAZ-New-LR-PR-Pic_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nBj0Lh4_3w0/WX0AaRq-g-I/AAAAAAAA-lU/_MhxbJyNTjo03KuNODsf4O9iPh7Ej6D4wCHMYCw/DAZ-New-LR-PR-Pic_thumb3_thumb2?imgmax=800" width="161" align="right" height="186"></a></em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Actually the Happy Days have never really left – Life is good! I sure hope you are having a great summer. I have a great post for you today featuring some lens testing I’m excited to share with you, my </font><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><font size="3">2018 African Safari Update</font></a><font size="3">, and some recent wedding work. On a personal note, LaDawn and I have been busy as usual with some studio work, travels, cruises, and a seminar now and then. All in all, life is great! On top of that LaDawn has become a grandmother for the second time and she is over the moon! <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-335g6tO8Hy0/WX0BARithDI/AAAAAAAA-m8/44ZIr53ejoQTznSEwadtoEdkRWAvwT4-ACHMYCw/s1600-h/0001_DZ723829-Edit-Edit_thumb3%255B1%255D"><img title="0001_DZ723829-Edit-Edit_thumb3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="0001_DZ723829-Edit-Edit_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lQXRVaWF_Mg/WX0BBJpxp0I/AAAAAAAA-nA/K_eqk5gdiEQGqoELQol4lOGtfldfmLvXQCHMYCw/0001_DZ723829-Edit-Edit_thumb3_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" width="184" align="right" height="150"></a>Here is a quick photo of BIG Malcolm 90 minutes after he was born – yes, 90 minutes – look at those eyes!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Even though we have slowed things down a bit we’re still pretty busy with client work, album designs, family portraits, and extensive travel planning which will result in over 40,000 images later this year. That said, let’s get right into today’s post. </font></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#f79646" size="4">Check Out My New Eclipse/Safari Lens – Sigma 150-600mm, Fantastic!</font></em></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9PEVZa2D00Q/WX0Acv3IjDI/AAAAAAAA-lg/aHBy-pphlxE-fPBF0e5dS2V1J7PFrgjvwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Sigma-150-600_thumb22"><img title="Sigma-150-600_thumb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Sigma-150-600_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d17q6nGw9YM/WX0AdrY5jRI/AAAAAAAA-lk/0wzHXm1eJSoYtGNhYoOiY-3WmlVg1aIYwCHMYCw/Sigma-150-600_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800" width="363" align="right" height="172"></a>Earlier this Spring, in preparation for our upcoming </font><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><font size="3">2018 African Photo Safari</font></a><font size="3"> I contacted my friends up at Sigma and asked if I could test-drive one of their longer telephoto zoom lens. I had been hearing a lot about the lighter weight Sigma 150-600 Contemporary lens – it’s getting some <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082154-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html" target="_blank">great reviews over at B&H</a> as well as Amazon - and asked if I could give it a try. A few days later it arrived on my doorstep and I was fired up to run the lens through it’s paces.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Although I packed it along for our travels through Florida in April and even took it with me on a 2 week Caribbean cruise all the way to South America, I never really encountered any “wild” animals to speak of out on the Caribbean Sea or any of the exotic stops along the way. But…</font></p> <p><font size="3">After we arrived home we decided the best place to find wild animals was the world famous Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens so off we went. I wanted to discover three main things about the lens: </font></p> <p><font size="3">1. Was it sharp?</font></p> <p><font size="3">2. How Close could I go? </font></p> <p><font size="3">3. How is the image stabilization? Here we go.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em><font color="#ffc000">1. Was it sharp?</font></em></strong> </font></p> <p><font size="3">The quick answer is VERY SHARP! Because I was hand-holding for all of these images most of my images were taken at the higher shutter speeds but mostly wide open at F6.3. Check out these photos below.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sTPR1YQIh_U/WX0AeZEi3uI/AAAAAAAA-lo/ZTDySPGOfhMWNeLdMEKBPTIC2m2q2zzAwCHMYCw/s1600-h/0001_DZ722668_thumb22"><img title="0001_DZ722668_thumb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="0001_DZ722668_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IgbgzlKb1pc/WX0AfqxWR_I/AAAAAAAA-ls/-VAZlGWQ398w7B6toZBJM0XpTuQKXNjzACHMYCw/0001_DZ722668_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800" width="588" height="395"></a></p> <p><font size="3">This image of the famous Cincinnati Zoo white tiger was shot maxed out at 600mm F6.3 @ 1/800 sec at 1250 ISO. It sure looked good to me.</font></p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WNIW_bXcclA/WX0AgPSlLOI/AAAAAAAA-lw/B55_t6pZDWAhGwxQ211MW7GfuFuz2rfAACHMYCw/s1600-h/0002_DZ722749_thumb42"><img title="0002_DZ722749_thumb4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="0002_DZ722749_thumb4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VdXWIuMwi60/WX0Agx6oJII/AAAAAAAA-l0/kMKfjsB01jEqcDnL_pZM-di-ZSHCDBLjQCHMYCw/0002_DZ722749_thumb4_thumb?imgmax=800" width="591" height="399"></a> <p><font size="3">This image of this rhino was also shot nearly maxed out at 468mm F6.3 @ 1/640 sec at 800 ISO. We printed up six of the images to 24x36 prints and they looked fabulous even upon close inspection.</font></p> <p><font color="#ffc000" size="3"><strong>2. How Close Could I Go?</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Pretty darn close. I have to tell you, my inclination was to zoom in as much as I could but I found myself racking out slightly because the 600mm range really was too close for many of the animals I was photographing. The main reason - was the fact that I was shooting with my Canon 7D Mk2 which added the 1.6x magnification factor to the actual zoom length. Hence the 600mm length stated above was really 960mm – that’s a pretty darn good zoom. Check out the two images below.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WsntngJPkB0/WX0Ah0Jq3eI/AAAAAAAA-l4/PXOOt4x7-oAFLG3FEAtyuwbD7dCqZCZiQCHMYCw/s1600-h/0004_DZ722984-Edit_thumb32"><img title="0004_DZ722984-Edit_thumb3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="0004_DZ722984-Edit_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l0YLVbHmD5w/WX0AimnNBPI/AAAAAAAA-l8/lCF89pvPrlA5wh_-t5oP_Efd4GGTxN9uQCHMYCw/0004_DZ722984-Edit_thumb3_thumb?imgmax=800" width="448" height="651"></a></p> <p><font size="3">This image of the orangutan is one of my favorites. It too was taken with the lens racked out to 600mm or effectively 960mm on my Canon 7D Mk2. Photo specs were 1/640 sec @ F7.1, ISO 4000. This is actually a slightly cropped image but you still see it is really sharp.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o4MCUx1wqFk/WX0AjZlTn4I/AAAAAAAA-mA/i9RELeV0CRYSg5_3BYBsluFCjibfQ_-AgCHMYCw/s1600-h/0005_DZ723408-Edit_thumb32"><img title="0005_DZ723408-Edit_thumb3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="0005_DZ723408-Edit_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vm11nVP4NX8/WX0AkdSDgTI/AAAAAAAA-mE/hlWfctY3qDQqoi5TZLi-0WHntD_L-HxEwCHMYCw/0005_DZ723408-Edit_thumb3_thumb?imgmax=800" width="448" height="674"></a><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">The image of the cute little meerkat again verified the sharpness of the lens. It too was taken with a shorter 310mm or effectively 578mm on my Canon 7D Mk2. Photo specs were 1/640 sec @ F6.3, ISO 250. </font></p> <p><font size="3">So how close could I go – I’d say about as close as I wanted to. Consider this, the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary ships with a 1.4 tele-extender included…. at least mind did. That means that with the lens racked out to 600mm with the 1.4 tele-extender would give me an effective 840mm focal length. Now add that combo to my Canon 7D Mk2 with it’s 1.6x magnification factor and you get a whopping 1344mm effective focal length! </font></p> <p><font color="#ffc000" size="3"><strong><em>3. How is the image stabilization?</em></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#cccccc" size="3">Those of you who have followed my blog over the years know I am very keen on image stabilization for my photography - seldom to never using a tripod. I was really curious about the IS properties of this lone telephoto lens. Check out the following photo.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AQd2pq3Og0Q/WX0AlB8o7GI/AAAAAAAA-mI/VlAq9m51RFkyGcuiZvye0z3uGVjkOKemgCHMYCw/s1600-h/0003_DZ722961_thumb22"><img title="0003_DZ722961_thumb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="0003_DZ722961_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SCJLzyGcwgQ/WX0AmOPSYZI/AAAAAAAA-mM/SKCoONlUztYgRBinEUC_fIggXMCrd7t5QCHMYCw/0003_DZ722961_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800" width="582" height="391"></a></p> <p><font size="3"><font color="#ffc000"><font color="#cccccc">This image was taken at</font> </font><font color="#cccccc">1/60 second hand-held @ F5.6 at 8000 ISO with focal length set to 293mm or effectively 469mm on my Canon 7D Mk2. Folks, that’s nearly a 500mm optic hand-held at a super slow 1/60 second and still coming out pleasantly sharp for this experience!</font></font></p> <p><font color="#ffc000" size="3"><strong><em>A Few More Thoughts…</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">All in all I found this lens to be a fun lens to shoot. It’s not the lightest optic weighing in at 4.3 pounds but still lighter than other options available. With the shoulder strap that is included, it would be fine for carrying around a few hours.</font></p> <p><font size="3">One thing I really loved about the lens was it’s very fast auto-focusing. The lens just snapped into focus easily even at the longer focal lengths.</font></p> <p><font size="3">This is not a lens for wedding photography – it’s just too long a focal length for that kind of shooting but it is a perfect lens for wildlife and bird-watching. Yes, this is the lens I’ll be traveling with on our upcoming 2018 Photo Safari – hope to see you there.</font></p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="4"><strong><em>2018 10 Day African Photo Safari Update</em></strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Hey gang we still have a number of seats for our February 22 – March 4, 2018 <a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">Ten Day African Photo Safari [link</a>]. Our first Safari sold out in 48 hours so we added a second set of dates to accommodate all who want to join us on this once in a lifetime adventure.</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img title="Safari-DAZ-20186" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Safari-DAZ-20186" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qd8RgiBWqDc/WX0Am23yoJI/AAAAAAAA-mQ/D07drZk_ZjAiAyjDF6ZZm1mhrDyOC5j8QCHMYCw/Safari-DAZ-20186%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" width="582" height="220"></a></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>This adventure is absolutely First Class all the way</em></strong> and at a cost that will not break the bank - like so many other safaris. The cost for this safari is about 50% less than many safaris you see advertised and is ALL-INCLUSIVE! That means accommodations, all meals, beverages – wine, beer, soft drinks, and water are all included. Air travel is still on your own but exploring departure cities and booking flights early will definitely save you money.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbbmnW-4Jx8/WX0AnwCKqhI/AAAAAAAA-mU/3-PtaK3GG44i7cFi-st43_t9NKsVUg1wgCHMYCw/s1600-h/SAfari-15thaka-gall-15_thumb4%255B2%255D"><img title="SAfari-15thaka-gall-15_thumb4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="SAfari-15thaka-gall-15_thumb4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kIjXNsnUigQ/WX0AoxS9Y1I/AAAAAAAA-mY/W5rFAKltf9kP0yhNcmGnXL_aLz50cYLEQCHMYCw/SAfari-15thaka-gall-15_thumb4_thumb?imgmax=800" width="297" height="196"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YV_Juh7PDXQ/WX0ApnpLa3I/AAAAAAAA-mc/8nPFtHbsZrYGLjSKQBraRkhB52KBrYu2ACHMYCw/s1600-h/Safari18-b_thumb3%255B2%255D"><img title="Safari18-b_thumb3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Safari18-b_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xf8-sfi0uA0/WX0Aqlx-XjI/AAAAAAAA-mg/qXrvsuAv_fgHnIAwQFCStdaOdAvGWSb6QCHMYCw/Safari18-b_thumb3_thumb?imgmax=800" width="297" height="197"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Xm9fNOFSPM/WX0ArmYH01I/AAAAAAAA-mk/nAuP5dqjGGQgps3-LxJg2yoqZaqUwqgAACHMYCw/s1600-h/Safari18-room_thumb2%255B2%255D"><img title="Safari18-room_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Safari18-room_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kpS6fj48JjY/WX0AsXxw8AI/AAAAAAAA-mo/GEsY_UHyOAcMPwQ8esvw-1heT85lfGoJgCHMYCw/Safari18-room_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800" width="296" height="194"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_DGMHCOv9c/WX0AtOjILsI/AAAAAAAA-ms/sQQaM6MUZsohBWrjsUREClRwugit4o_kwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Safari-Honeymoon-Sunset-long_thumb3%255B2%255D"><img title="Safari-Honeymoon-Sunset-long_thumb3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Safari-Honeymoon-Sunset-long_thumb3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d0ZJ_JQyQW0/WX0AuLQ-sbI/AAAAAAAA-mw/BKagxBbWx4IbZK5XqcsYAMEuCEkiek6BQCHMYCw/Safari-Honeymoon-Sunset-long_thumb3_thumb?imgmax=800" width="296" height="193"></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font> <font size="3">A few comments from recent adventurers:</font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>…Your safari was the most amazing trip ever! I have been to a safari lodge in Kenya and one in Uganda and they don’t compare .? </em></font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>…The best safari and Lodge experience ….(LOVED !) the wonderful staff . And the wildlife was definitely the most prolific I have seen! Ps.. Got amazing shots that are canvases hanging in my home. The food was fabulous the people in our group were wonderful .. Making lifelong friendships.</em></font></p> <p><font size="3">Please drop me a line to me personally at </font><a><font size="3">David@Ziser.com</font></a><font size="3"> with your contact info and I’ll fill you in on all the details. I would love to hear from you. Or you can contact Kevin Dooley, whom I’m working with directly on this trip, directly at his cell: </font><font size="3">505-401-2988. Kevin is an award wining photographer and certified African guide and has been conducting these Safaris for over 18 years – he can give you the complete details.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong><em><font color="#f79646" size="4">So… How About That Famous Eclipse Coming to America on August 21, 2017</font></em></strong> </font></p> <p><font size="3">What would be the optimum focal length for that once in a life-time event? Funny you should ask. LaDawn and I are heading to Nashville, TN – one of the optimum viewing cities for the eclipse. Weather permitting, I plan to take a few “Eclipse” pics of the event.</font></p> <p><font size="3">I’ve been doing a little research on the event so we can come back with some great images. Regarding the best focal length lens for this very rare event – B&H Photo and Video has a great article on how to photograph the upcoming eclipse <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-photograph-solar-eclipse" target="_blank">right here [link].</a></font></p> <p><font size="3">In their very informed discussion the subject of best focal length to use comes up. In fact they posted a chart showing the varying focal lengths cropping effects on the eclipse. Here is is below.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y7A7NIc8SWY/WX0Au2PRjQI/AAAAAAAA-m0/IfCHCaXBJdYdLlq_2vYp5ipjFu1M6GApwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Eclipse-Focal-Length_thumb2%255B2%255D"><img title="Eclipse-Focal-Length_thumb2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Eclipse-Focal-Length_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GsDLoFqkIr4/WX0AvpPXCjI/AAAAAAAA-m4/KuIQGHjsrfMlRWWd-_7_5xxhMgMm9LkQwCHMYCw/Eclipse-Focal-Length_thumb2_thumb?imgmax=800" width="580" height="377"></a></p> <p><font size="3">You know what that tells me don’t you? My brand new Sigma 150-600mm at 600mm with 1.4x tele-extender on my Canon 7D Mk2 should put me right in the ball park with my resulting 1344mm optics. I can’t wait. I promise I’ll do a posting after so you can check out my results.</font></p> <p><font size="3">______________________________________________________________</font></p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><em>Hey gang,</em></font></p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><em>That’s going to be it for me today. Hope you enjoyed the post today and I hope to see you down the road - hopefully in Africa ;~) </em></font></p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><em>Cheers for now,</em></font></p> <p><font color="#f79646" size="3"><em>David</em></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-65391209732282829082017-03-21T13:17:00.001-04:002017-03-21T13:19:42.669-04:00Just Checking In–Only 7 Days To Go!<p><font color="#f3a447" size="3"><em><strong>Hi Gang,</strong></em></font> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/d2d4a63a-cb90-4c9c-bc5c-256c39a86c64.jpg?ver=1490115510000" width="212" align="right" height="185"></font> <p><font size="3">LaDawn and I just returned from a wonderful 9-day trip to New Orleans celebrating St. Patrick's Day/Weekend with fun parades, colorful characters, good friends, and great food! </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="3"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 14px 0px 0px; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/a574b378-c6a0-4f15-be47-c70e79d8adb8.jpg?ver=1490111365000" width="187" align="left" height="279"></font>We then headed down to the French Quarter for a photography conference with some of the top pros in the industry - talk about an inspiring experience - WOW! </font></p> <p><font size="3">We're in town this week and then it's off to Orlando next Tuesday (March 28th) where I'll be presenting a new and exciting program for the <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/">Legends of Photography Tour</a> which after a short break is traveling the country as we speak. I'm excited and looking forward to seeing everybody again so I really hope you'll stop in to see me. Hey, for $20 bucks with code below - it's a steal of a deal! See all the details below.</font> <p><font size="3">Also, don't forget my Geek Tip Of The Week at the end of this quick newsletter.</font> <p align="center"><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/dfb97311-14f3-464d-bc74-bac5c18587d5.jpg?ver=1490110674000" width="397" align="right" height="332"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font> <p><font size="3"><font color="#f3a447" size="4"><em><strong>See You In Orlando Next Week!</strong></em></font> </font> <p><font size="3"></font> <p><font size="3">Hey Gang, you can <strong><em>catch me in Orlando on March 28, 2017 </em></strong>for the brand new <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><em><strong>Legends of Photography Tour [link]</strong></em></a><em><strong>.</strong></em> I've got a few new program surprises in store for you and as always, we will have Door Prize Time!</font> <p><font size="3">You can reach the hotel, aLoft Orlando in downtown Orlando, at 407.380.3500. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. and the program wraps up at 10:30 p.m. Plan to stick around and let's have an adult beverage together after the program.</font> <p align="center"><font size="4">Need more details about all the speakers - just hit any of the links or the image above. Registration has been reduced to only $20 with my secret code - </font><font color="#ff0000" size="5"><strong><em>Secret Code: DZ20 </em></strong></font><font size="3">Like I said, you'll find me in Orlando on Tuesday March 28, 2017. </font><font size="3">I hope to see you there!</font> <p align="center"><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Maybe Just Four Seats Left! February 22 - March 4, 2018</font></em></strong> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 9px 0px 0px; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/65976b2f-ef2c-4555-b937-9e49bcff38c8.jpg?ver=1490111529000" width="312" align="left" height="174"></font></a> <p><font size="3">We still have just a few seats available for our </font><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><strong><em>African Safari [link]</em></strong></font></a><font size="3"> for February 22 - March 4, 2018. This is a 10 Day/9 Night All Inclusive Safari - yes, beautiful lodge accommodations, meals, and safari excursions are ALL included for only $7999 for two people! (airfare not included)</font> <p><font size="3">If you have priced Safaris, you know this is a steal of a deal! </font><font size="3"><em><strong>Please give Kevin a call at 505-345-6322 or his cell at 505-401-2988 for all the exciting details so you don't miss out - it's going to be a great trip!</strong></em></font> <p align="center"><font size="3">________________________________________________</font> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">After All These Years In Wedding Photography, I'm On Cloud 9! Well, Amazon Cloud Drive - Which Is Close</font></em></strong> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/home"><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/148a07b2-3e64-424e-abe2-8ca3675e99dd.png?ver=1490112372000" width="194" align="right" height="194"></font></a> <p><font size="3">I have so much "stuff" stashed on computers, hard drives, tablets, and phones for the studio and my personal images it's getting crazy to back everything up. I decided to do something about it. I signed up for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/home">Amazon's Cloud Drive</a>. </font> <p><font size="3">Sure, I've been a big fan of Dropbox for years but it's just too expensive for large backups. That's where </font><a href="https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/home"><font size="3">Amazon Cloud Drive </font></a><font size="3">comes in - unlimited all-you-can-eat backup for only $59/yr.! You can even try it FREE for 30 days.</font> <p><font size="3">Amazon just added the "Sync Folder" feature which now puts it on par with Dropbox too - pretty cool. OK, I will admit, uploads can take a while with a slow internet connect but even with our moderate speeds at the studio it's still a great solution for our client's finished images. I'm still "playing" with it but things are really looking promising. Once we hit the higher speeds, I'm sending everything up to the "cloud".</font> <p><font color="#809ec2" size="3"><em>DAZ NOTE; No, I don't receive commissions from the referral but I do own a few shares of Amazon stock so if you do decide to check it out my stock may rise a few pennies and help my retirement package ;~)</em></font> <p align="center"><font size="3">_____________________________________________________</font> <p><font size="3"><em>Hey Everybody,</em></font> <p><font size="3"><em>That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the week and I look forward to seeing you next week in Orlando. </em></font> <p><font size="3"><em>Adios for now, David</em></font> <p><font size="3"></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-48285641583667178312017-02-25T13:29:00.001-05:002017-02-25T13:29:29.657-05:00Super Deal on Legends Tour; Only A Few Seats Left For Safari<h5><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="3">Hi Gang,</font></em></strong><strong><em><br></em></strong><font size="3"><img border="0" hspace="0" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" width="117" align="right" height="117"></font></h5> <p><font size="3">Hot off the presses!!! Legends Tour prices to practically ZERO with Promo Code DZ20 – see below! Also, Kevin Dooly tells me that there are still a few seats left for my second Safari February 22 – March 4, 2018. Check out the Safari video I posted below too – good stuff!</font> <p><font size="3">_________________________________________________________________</font> <p><font size="3"><font color="#f3a447"><strong><em>Now Only $20 To Attend The Legions Photography </em></strong><strong><em>Tour of 2017!</em></strong></font> </font> <p><font size="3">I just got word that the <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Legends Tour prices [link]</em></strong></a> have been <strong><em>reduced to only $20 with my Promo Code DZ20</em></strong>. Gang, that’s like a “Steal of a Deal” for this fabulous speaker lineup!!! </font> <p><font size="3">Like I said, you can <strong><em>catch me in Orlando on March 28, 2017</em></strong> for Sandy Puc's brand new <strong><em><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/">Legends of Photography Tour [link].</a></em></strong> This is <em><strong>a big deal!</strong></em> </font> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/4cb96960-1f3a-444a-83df-a3284d5ba731.jpg" width="598"></font></a><font size="3"> </font> <p><font size="3">For all the details about the tour just hit the <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>[link]</em></strong></a> or click on the images above. Now for the really good news. Remember registration is now listed at $40 but since you are reading my blog, I can get you in for </font> <p align="center"><em><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="5">Only $20 with Secret Code DZ20</font></strong></em> <p><font size="3">Check it out to see which "Legend" is visiting a city near you. Like I said, <strong><em>y</em><em>ou'll find me in Orlando on Tuesday March 28, 2017</em></strong> - I hope to see you there.</font></p> <p><font size="3">__________________________________________________________________</font></p> <p><em><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Only A Few Seats Left! My Second African Safari Almost Sold Out!</font></strong></em> <p><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Dates: February 22 - March 4, 2018 – 10 Days and 9 Nights!</font></strong> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img title="Safari18-6G6C4706L" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Safari18-6G6C4706L" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v_GmZ1blgdM/WLHNCZu5-9I/AAAAAAAA68o/qurpmZPb9vw/Safari18-6G6C4706L%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="391" align="right" height="207"></a> <p><font size="3">Our <strong><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">second African Safari [link]</a></em></strong></font><em><strong><font size="3"> is scheduled</font></strong></em><font size="3"> for <em><strong>February 22 - March 4, 2018</strong></em>. Feb 22, 2018 is your travel day from the states to arrive in Johannesburg on Feb. 23.</font> <p><font size="3">This is a 10 Day/9 Night All Inclusive Safari - yes, beautiful lodge accommodations, meals, and safari excursions are ALL included for only $7999 for two people! (airfare not included) If you’ve priced Safaris, you know this is a steal of a deal!</font> <p><font size="3">Our accommodations at the Thakadu Suites in Madikwe offers only twelve suites which means we will be a small group enjoying the BIG African sights! These spacious suites offer every comfort and luxury and are wonderfully decorated and appointed.</font> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Right now we <strong><em>5 cabins available and </em></strong>have 3 couples looking at them as we speak</strong></em><strong><em>! The Lodge cabins are just beautiful - check them out for yourself below.</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></font> <p><strong><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/236b9f8b-a8c7-4dd9-adbb-97e2279d98c6.jpg?ver=1487275496000" width="269" align="left" height="176"></a></font></a></em></strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3fed162f-5874-46dc-91d5-78ff04fc62d4.jpg?ver=1487275497000" width="272" height="177"></a></font></a></em></strong> <p><em><strong><font size="3">I'm thinking this Safari will book up in a very short while!</font></strong></em> <p><font size="3">You are also definitely guaranteed to see lots of African wildlife up-close and personal. AMAZING, LIFE CHANGING, I WAS BLOWN AWAY! - these are the typical remarks from folks who have attended Kevin's Safaris in the past. Here are a few images mostly from my friend, Rick English, made on last year's Safari. Rick are you reading this.... I remembered to give you the image credit ;~)</font> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/a3fed922-8b23-4aa8-a1a0-ac5c64835c31.jpg?ver=1486063346000" width="598"></a></font></a> <p><font size="3">Even if you're just thinking about it, <em><strong>please give Kevin a call at </strong></em><em><strong>505-345-6322 or his cell at 505-401-2988</strong></em> for all the exciting details so you don't miss out - it's going to be a great trip!</font> <p><font size="3">Before you go, check out this YouTube video on what gear to pack for an African Safari – good info here.</font> <p><iframe style="height: 333px; width: 600px" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7VFHoQT3UWc" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><strong><font size="3">_________________________________________________________________</font></strong> <p><em><font size="3">Hey Gang, </font><font size="3">That’s it for me today. I sure hope to see many of you in Orlando on March 28, 2017 for the Legends Tour. And, I also hope you’ll join me on our Safari in Africa next year. Life keeps getting shorter for us each day and that’s why we have to grab for all we can while we can!</font></em> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Cheers,</em></strong></font> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>David</em></strong></font> <p><strong><em><font size="3"></font></em></strong> <p><font size="3"></font> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-65012200610491209352017-02-16T16:44:00.001-05:002017-02-25T12:40:50.334-05:00Safari #2 Almost Sold Out! Catch Me In Orlando, VIP Seating, and Geek Tip Of The Week<p><strong><em><font size="4">Hi Gang,</font></em></strong><strong><em><br></em></strong><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" width="147" align="right" height="147"></font> <p><font size="3">This is going to be my last email for a while. LaDawn and I will be hitting the road shortly so time will be limited, but before we go I wanted to bring you up-to-date on a few things still happening around here and offer another <strong><em>Geek Tip of the Week.</em></strong></font> <p><em><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Second African Safari Almost Sold Out!</font></strong></em> <p><strong><font size="3">February 22 - March 4, 2018</font></strong> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 12px 0px 0px; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/20d1e63c-8524-4269-b6b8-8d69574cd559.jpg?ver=1487275563000" width="271" align="left" height="188"></a></font></a> <p><font size="3">They tell me that my first Safari was the fastest booked Safari in the history of the company - I was not only floored but also very excited. So they talked me into doing a second safari. Now I'm super-stoked!!! </font> <p><font size="3">LaDawn and I immediately cleared calendars and set our additional dates for our <strong><em>new</em></strong> <a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><em><strong>African Safari [link].</strong></em></a></font><font size="3"> for <em><strong>February 22 - March 4, 2018</strong></em>. Feb 22, 2018 is your travel day from the states to arrive in Johannesburg on Feb. 23. </font> <p><font size="3">This is a 10 Day/9 Night All Inclusive Safari - yes, beautiful lodge accommodations, meals, and safari excursions are ALL included for only $7999 for two people! (airfare not included) If you have priced Safaris, you know this is a steal of a deal!</font> <p><font size="3">Your accommodations at the Thakadu Suites in Madikwe offers twelve suites, reflecting a strong Afro-Asian safari ambiance, each boasting a viewing deck overlooking the Marico River. These spacious suites offer every comfort and luxury and are wonderfully decorated and appointed. </font> <p><font size="3"><em><strong>Right now we <strong><em>5 cabins available and </em></strong>have 3 couples looking at them as we speak</strong></em><strong><em>! The Lodge cabins are just beautiful - check them out for yourself below.</em></strong></font><strong><em><font size="3"></font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><img style="float: left; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-right: 0px" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/236b9f8b-a8c7-4dd9-adbb-97e2279d98c6.jpg?ver=1487275496000" width="269" align="left" height="176"></font></a></em></strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><img style="float: none; margin: 0px auto; display: block" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3fed162f-5874-46dc-91d5-78ff04fc62d4.jpg?ver=1487275497000" width="272" height="177"></font></a></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"><strong>I'm thinking this Safari will book up in a very short while!</strong></font></em> <p><font size="3">You are also definitely guaranteed to see lots of African wildlife up-close and personal. AMAZING, LIFE CHANGING, I WAS BLOWN AWAY! - these are the typical remarks from folks who have attended Kevin's Safaris in the past. Here are a few images mostly from my friend, Rick English, made on last year's Safari. Rick are you reading this.... I remembered to give you the image credit ;~)</font> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/a3fed922-8b23-4aa8-a1a0-ac5c64835c31.jpg?ver=1486063346000" width="598"></a></font></a> <p><font size="3">Even if you're just thinking about it, <em><strong>please give Kevin a call at </strong></em></font><font size="3"><em><strong>505-345-6322 or his cell at 505-401-2988</strong></em> for all the exciting details so you don't miss out - it's going to be a great trip!</font> <p align="center"><strong><font size="3">________________________________________________</font></strong> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/d8c1d1cd-94f9-453a-b48b-ddde7a782fee.png" width="262" align="right" height="148"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"></font><strong><em> <p><font color="#f3a447" size="4">The Biggest Photography </font></em></strong><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Tour of 2017!</font></em></strong> <p><font size="3">Hey Gang, you can <strong><em>catch me in Orlando on March 28, 2017</em></strong> for Sandy Puc's brand new <strong><em><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank">Legends of Photography Tour [link].</a></em></strong> The line up is fantastic! Just look at all those good looking folks below and you'll get an idea that this will be the biggest tour series this year! <em><strong>It's a big deal!</strong></em></font> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/4cb96960-1f3a-444a-83df-a3284d5ba731.jpg" width="598"></font></a> <p><font size="3">For all the details about the tour just hit any of the links or images above. Now for the really good news. Registration is now listed at $40 but since you are reading this newsletter, I can get you in for </font> <p align="center"><em><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="4">Only $20 with Secret Code DZ20.</font></strong></em> <p align="center"><font size="3">Check it out to see which "Legend" is visiting a city near you. Like I said, <strong><em>y</em><em>ou'll find me in Orlando on Tuesday March 28, 2017</em></strong> - I hope to see you there.</font> <p align="center"><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Only A Few VIP Seats Remain For PhotoPro Expo 2018!</font></em></strong> <p align="left"><font size="3"><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67"><font size="3"><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67" target="_blank"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/08943888-dc9b-4f64-9177-d0edc336f872.jpg" width="334" align="right" height="185"></a></font></a>Early every year I've told you about the Best VIP Seats in the house and at the best prices for next year's <a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo 2018 [link].</a><em><strong> </strong></em>Details of next year's show have not been posted - but the first 50 VIPs who register get the lowest price possible and Priority Reserved Seating - only $109.00 with <strong>Promo Code PPEVIP18. </strong>So don't wait...mark your calendars NOW and register for PhotoPro Expo February 8-11, 2018!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Hit the</font><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67"> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="3">REGISTER NOW </font></em></strong><strong><em><font size="3">with Promo Code PPEVIP18</font></em></strong> <p align="center"></a><font size="3">to reserve your space. </font> <p align="center"><font size="3">____________________________________________________</font> <p><em><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">GEEK TIP OF THE WEEK - My Favorite Travel Companion - After LaDawn of Course ;~)</font></strong></em> <p><font size="3"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://static.ctctcdn.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" width="5" height="1"></font> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO"><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/f4701413-4e4b-4039-9589-0b89b239cda6.jpg?ver=1487277720000" width="277" align="right" height="147"></font></a> <p><font size="3">Yes, we do a lot of traveling these days and that's GREAT!! One of my favorite travel items I travel with all the time is my handy-dandy SanDisk Connect Stick </font><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1218922-REG/sandisk_sdws4_200g_a46_200gb_connect_wireless_stick.html/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAuJXFBRDirIGnpZLE-N4BEiQAqV0KGnGc8XWqTI8VcKyFjOvqkpYOgmxRDfDYKbZA8lJ0wH8aApn98P8HAQ&c3api=0980%2C110369296493"><font size="3">[link]</font></a><font size="3">. </font> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Check it out...</font></strong></em> <p><em><font size="3">-200GB Capacity802.11n Wireless Connectivity</font></em> <p><em><font size="3">-USB 2.0 Connector</font></em> <p><em><font size="3">-Stream Content to Three Devices</font></em> <p><em><font size="3">-Free SanDisk Connect App</font></em> <p><em><font size="3">-iOS, Android, Windows & Mac Compatible</font></em> <p><font size="3">I can load it up with over 50 movies, tons of music, and some of my favorite photos. When I'm on a long flight I just fire it up - it becomes it's own Hot-Spot - and I just stream away to my iPad and enjoy the show. I've found it for as low as $79.95 on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0198QE5MA?ref=emc_b_5_i" target="_blank">[link]</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> but it's typically about $89. You can also find it over at B&H </font><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1218922-REG/sandisk_sdws4_200g_a46_200gb_connect_wireless_stick.html/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAuJXFBRDirIGnpZLE-N4BEiQAqV0KGnGc8XWqTI8VcKyFjOvqkpYOgmxRDfDYKbZA8lJ0wH8aApn98P8HAQ&c3api=0980%2C110369296493" target="_blank">[link]</a><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> too.</font> <p><font size="3">Works like a charm and makes the time fly-by - no pun intended.</font> <p align="center"><font size="3">_____________________________________________________</font> <p><strong><em><font size="3">Hey Everybody,</font></em></strong> <p><em><font size="3">That's it for me today. I hope you have a great rest of the month and I hope to see you next month in Orlando.</font></em> <p><strong><em><font size="3">Adios for now, David</font></em></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-86446844812085759632017-02-04T17:53:00.001-05:002017-02-25T12:38:56.579-05:004 Important Updates and More!<p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" width="147" align="right" height="147"></font></p> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="3">Hi Gang,</font></em></strong> <p><font size="3">I really appreciate you joining me again today. I know you just heard from me a few days ago but as promised I wanted to give you the latest updates on the home front. It's very exciting!!</font></p> <p><strong><font color="#cccccc" size="4">_________________________________________</font></strong> <p><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Second African Safari Just Announced!</font></strong> <p><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">February 22 - March 4, 2018</font></strong> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 11px 0px 0px; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/21734c2b-f2ad-46eb-a4f6-8c66f1184a48.jpg" width="120" align="left" height="230"></a></font></a> <p><font size="3">That's right! My first Safari </font><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">[link]</a><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> sold out within two hours of my announcement on Thursday! I have to tell you - I was extremely, as well as, pleasantly surprised. </font> <p><font size="3">Kevin called me immediately and cleared calendars and set dates for a second African Safari. Those new dates are<strong><em><font color="#f3a447"> February 22 - March 4, 2018.</font></em></strong> Feb 22, 2018 is your travel day from the states to arrive in Johannesburg on Feb. 23. Kevin called me Saturday and told me the <strong><em>second Safari is already 50% sold out</em></strong>. That means we only have 6 seats available. </font> <p><font size="3">This is going to be a once in a life-time event. Even if you're hanging on the fence, please give Kevin a call at 505-345-6322 or his cell at 505-401-2988 for all details. </font> <p><strong><font size="3">________________________________________________</font></strong> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"></a></font></a> <strong><em><font size="3"><font color="#f3a447" size="4">Wow! I've been called a Legend!</font> </font></em></strong> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 13px 0px 0px; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/d8c1d1cd-94f9-453a-b48b-ddde7a782fee.png" width="255" align="left" height="144"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">I kind of smile about that but here's the backstory. So right before Christmas I received a call from my good friend Sandy Puc to be part of her <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Legends of Photography Tour [link].</em></strong></a> Not only is Sandy a fabulous photographer running a successful studio in Denver, she is also one of the best trainers/teachers in the industry. She has conducted some of the biggest and best attended tours in the country.</font> </p> <p><font size="3">Like I said, she calls me right before Christmas to ask me if I would be part of her brand new <a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Legends Tour for 2017 [link].</em></strong></a></font><font size="3"> I have to say... that I was very honored. The line up is fantastic! Just look at all those good looking folks below and you'll get an idea that this will be the biggest tour series this year! <em><strong>It's a big deal!</strong></em></font> <p><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/4cb96960-1f3a-444a-83df-a3284d5ba731.jpg" width="598"></a></font></a> <p align="center"><font size="3">For all the details about the tour just hit any of the links or images above. Now for the really good news. Registration is now listed at $40 but since you are reading this newsletter, I can get you in for only $20 with the<em><strong> </strong></em></font> <p align="center"><em><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="5">Only $20 with Secret Code DZ20</font></strong></em> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#ff0000" size="5"><a href="http://www.photographylegends.com/" target="_blank">Register NOW!</a></font></em></strong> <p align="center"><font size="3">Check it out to see which "Legend" is visiting a city near you. <strong><em>You'll find me in Orlando on Tuesday March 28, 2017</em></strong> - I hope to see you there. D</font> <p><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font> <p><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/"><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/9e336cc7-ee94-4935-9bf7-96be8ded0857.jpg" width="268" align="right" height="92"></font></a> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">PhotoPro Expo 2017 Wrap Up</font></em></strong> <p><strong><em><font color="#f3a447" size="4">PhotoPro Expo 2018 Announced</font></em></strong> <p><font size="3">One last thing - we just wrapped <em><strong><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo 2017 [link]</a></strong></em> and it was a fantastic conference! Our 24 fabulous instructors rocked the house! Literally - Tony Corbell, our Master of Light turns out to be a master guitarist as well. </font> <p><font size="3">I couldn't believe it but Tony and several others rocked on till the wee hours of the morning (like 4:30 a.m.!) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Folks said it was the best time of their lives. You know, <em><strong>you just can't get that on line. </strong></em></font> <p><font size="3">Plus we raised approximately $3500 for our favorite charity <em><strong>Crayons to Computers and </strong></em><em><strong>presented them a check for $20,000! </strong></em>They were thrilled as you can imagine. </font> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67" target="_blank"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/08943888-dc9b-4f64-9177-d0edc336f872.jpg" width="334" align="right" height="185"></a>And just like every previous year, if you register for next year's <a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo 2018 [link]</a><em><strong> you'll get the best price ever!</strong></em> Details of next year's show have not been posted - but the first 50 or who register get the lowest price possible and Priority Seating - only $109.00 with</font> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><em><font color="#f3a447">Promo Code PPEVIP18</font></em>. </strong>So don't wait...mark your calendars NOW and register for PhotoPro Expo 2018! </font> <p align="center"><font color="#f3a447" size="5"><strong><em><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000">REGISTER NOW!</font></a> </em></strong></font><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/all/register/67"> <p align="center"></a><font size="3"><em><strong>to reserve your space.</strong></em> </font> <p><font size="3">____________________________________________________</font> <p><em><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">GEEK TIP OF THE WEEK - Hacking The Amazon Echo</font></strong></em> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO"><font size="3"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO" target="_blank"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/5beacaa3-deb4-493c-bea2-679cdd68dd35.jpg" width="201" align="right" height="218"></a></font></a> <p><font size="3">OK, this is a random thought before I sign off today. I think most folks in the USA bought an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO" target="_blank">Amazon Echo Dot</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> this year over the holidays as they quickly sold out at $39 on Amazon's website. We have one in about every room of the house right now - LaDawn is totally ready to kill me for my "geeky" habit ;~) </font> <p><font size="3">Anyway, here is my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO" target="_blank">Amazon Echo</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> hack. As you know </font><a href="https://www.pandora.com/" target="_blank">Pandora Radio</a><font size="3"></font><font size="3">, my favorite streaming radio station only streams in the good ol' USA so when LaDawn and I are traveling the world I miss my Pandora. </font> <p><font size="3">But I discovered that you can make the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Amazon-Echo-Dot-Add-Alexa-To-Any-Room/dp/B01DFKC2SO" target="_blank">Amazon Echo Dot</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> stream Pandora from anywhere in the world. The secret to getting the Amazon Echo Dot, or any Echo device for that matter, is to set your local USA Zip Code as your location during the set up then hit the road. The down side is that if you request time or weather you'll receive the zip code you entered not your local out-of-the-USA location. Hey, a small price to pay, right? Still kind of fun.</font> <p><font size="3">_____________________________________________________</font> <p><em><font size="3"><strong>Hey Everybody,</strong></font></em> <p><em><font size="3">That's it for me today. I'm on my way to Cabo San Lucas to spend most of the week with my good friend Kent Smith. He's got that brand new super cool <a href="https://www.dji.com/mavic" target="_blank">DJI Mavic drone</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> and we plan to check out.</font></em> <p><em><font size="3">Until the next time -</font></em> <p><strong><em><font size="3">Adios for now, David</font></em></strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-23421323595041269262017-02-02T18:02:00.000-05:002017-02-04T18:02:50.576-05:00David Ziser (and LaDawn) Into Darkest Africa!<p><strong><em><font size="3">Hi Everybody,</font></em></strong> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" width="147" align="right" height="147"></font> <p><font size="3">Today I'm announcing some of the most exciting news ever! A few months ago I was approached by a colleague about leading a 10 day Safari Workshop in southern Africa. Yes, you hear right. I have to tell you I was stoked - that's a trip that has been on the top of my bucket list for years! Needless to say I enthusiastically gave a resounding YES!</font> <p><font size="3">Only recently did we begin to put together the details of the trip. Let me hit the quick bullet points below. Here we go...</font> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/34ee1cc1-5ca1-44c7-8567-9d9ff01baddc.jpg" width="574" height="201"></a></font></a> <p align="center"><em><strong><font color="#f3a447" size="4">David Ziser Photography Workshop & African Safari</font></strong></em> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><em><strong><font size="3">It's March 7 - 16, 2018. 10 days and 9 nights!</font></strong></em></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3">Cost is <em><strong>only $7999</strong></em> for <strong>two</strong> people ($4399 single), <em><strong>an unbelievable value!</strong></em></font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3">The <em><strong>Safari is</strong> <strong>limited to the first 12</strong> <strong>that register</strong></em> - we have 5 registered already so there are only 7 seats available! Space is very limited for this once in a lifetime experience - <em><strong>only 7 seats remaining!</strong></em></font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3"><em><strong>The Safari is All Inclusive</strong></em> (excluding airfare) - it includes the Safari experience, first class accommodations, and all meals including a High Tea each day in the wild.</font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3">Previous attendees who has taken this trip says it's an <em><strong>amazing life changing experience!</strong></em></font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3"><em><strong>Accommodations</strong></em> are over the top and <em><strong>Five Star</strong></em> all the way!</font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3"><strong><em>The meals are fabulous</em></strong> - it's like dinning at the best restaurants anywhere!</font></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3">You will definitely see the <strong><em>BIG 5 - African Lion, Cape Buffalo, African Leopard, and Rhinoceros</em></strong> and lots more too!</font></div></li></ul> <p><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font size="3"><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/485d7583-8199-484b-82f4-98ec09f8dd1e.jpg" width="598"></a></font></a> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>I could go on and on - why not check out all the details <em></em></strong></font> <p align="center"><em><a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/"><font color="#dd7700" size="5"><strong>RIGHT HERE!</strong></font></a></em> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>or call Kevin, our Safari leader at 505-345-6322.</strong></font> <p align="center"><em><font size="3"><strong>Hope to see you in Africa!</strong></font></em> <p><font size="3">______________________________________________________</font> <p><font size="3"><strong><em>Hey Gang,</em></strong> </font> <p><font size="3">I wanted to get this out right away today because I mentioned this trip to all those attending my PhotoPro Expo class this past weekend and there was an overwhelming interest in the Safari. We had 5 people sign up right away and many more said they were very interested. </font> <p><font size="3">Why not check my Safari website for details <a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">[link],</a></font><font size="3"> feel free to give Kevin from <a href="http://www.idubephotosafaris.com/ziser2018/" target="_blank">Idube Photo Safaris</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3"> a call at 505-345-6322 for all the in-depth details and let's head to Africa together for a once in a lifetime experience.</font> <p><strong><em><font size="3">Cheers, </font><font size="3">David</font></em></strong> <p><em><font size="3">p.s. Look for another newsletter from me in a few days so I can give you a recap of last week's PhotoPro Expo 2017 - cool things happening.</font></em> <p><em><br><font size="3"></font></em> <p><em><font size="3">See ya' soon, David</font></em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-32885050862463716072017-01-04T14:22:00.001-05:002017-02-04T18:09:06.208-05:00Three FREE Things You Can Do At This Year's PhotoPro Expo 2017<p><strong><em><font size="3"><font color="#f3a447">Hi Everybody,<font size="3"><img style="float: right; display: inline" border="0" hspace="0" alt="David Ziser" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/3080b996-35ee-476f-b740-952d56cfbae0.jpg" width="147" align="right" height="147"></font></font></font></em></strong> <p><font size="3">I sure hope everyone had a happy, joyous, and peaceful holiday season. Things are such a whirlwind this time of year so I've let the dust settle for a few days but now I want to bring you up to date on this year's PhotoPro Expo.</font> <p><font size="3"><strong><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">PhotoPro Expo 2017</a></strong></font><font size="3"> is once again <strong><em>the best</em></strong> photography convention in the Midwest, near downtown Cincinnati OH and now it <strong><em>only costs $128.99</em></strong> for all my Newsletter readers. Not bad since this beats the regular price of $159 or $179 at the door. <a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/" target="_blank">Register Now</a></font><font size="3"></font> <em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><font size="3">for only $128.99 (reg $159) </font></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><font size="3">using PROMO CODE PPE17DPT</font> <p><font size="3"></font></strong></em> <p><font size="3"></font></strong></em></strong></em> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="3">Now here's the latest show news!</font></em></strong> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#ffc000" size="5">Pre and Post Conference BONUS </font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#ffc000" size="5">Prog</font></em></strong><strong><em><font color="#ffc000" size="5">rams & Parties</font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">-<strong><em>Peter Hurley's</em></strong> Day long class is filling up fast so check it out and reserve your seat while you can. [<a href="http://photoproexpo.com/spend_a-day-with-peter-hurley/" target="_blank">Details Here!</a></font><font size="3"></font><font size="3">]</font> <p align="center"><font size="3">-<em><strong>Suzette Allen</strong></em>, our Photoshop Guru, is giving away a bunch of cool stuff at her Thursday BONUS Program: [<a href="http://photoproexpo.com/bonus-2-hot-pre-conference-sessions/" target="_blank">Details Here!]</a></font><font size="3"></font> <ul> <li> <div align="center"><em><font size="3">One free Live Portrait</font></em></div> <li> <div align="center"><em><font size="3">One free Triple Scoop Music song</font></em></div> <li> <div align="center"><em><font size="3">One Bay Photo Product certificate </font></em></div> <li> <div align="center"><font size="3"><em>One year Pro Show Web subscription</em><em> </em></font></div> <li> <div align="center"><em><font size="3">Suzette’s Video series on PS Video Editing</font></em></div></li></ul> <p align="center"><font size="3">-<em><strong>Tony Corbell</strong></em>, our lighting Master Extraordinaire, Thursday "Hands On" BONUS class is filling fast! </font> <p align="center"><font size="3">Check it out <a href="http://photoproexpo.com/bonus-2-hot-pre-conference-sessions/" target="_blank">RIGHT HERE!</a></font><font size="3"></font> <p align="center">_________________________________________________________________________ <p align="center"><font size="5"><font color="#f3a447"><em><strong>Three FREE Things You Can </strong></em><em><strong>Do At This Year's </strong></em><strong><em>PhotoPro Expo 2017</em></strong></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><font color="#f3a447"><strong><em><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/771f03d4-11b0-42a8-bcb9-6eeb392db86e.jpg?ver=1483554832000" width="273" height="189"></a></em></strong></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">1. <strong><em><font color="#f3a447">Attend Blair Phillips' Thursday Night's Program</font></em></strong> entitled: </font><em><font size="3"><strong><font color="#f3a447">Dance Your Way To Larger Profits</font></strong> sponsored by H&H Labs. Blair is a great speaker and a PPE favorite who always brings his infectious enthusiasm to everyone who attends his program.</font></em> <p align="center"><em><font size="3">2. <strong><font color="#f3a447">Attend the Expo Trade Show for FREE</font></strong> this year! All you need to get in the door is the FREE Trade Show Pass that you can <a href="http://photoproexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/TradeshowPass-e1483032819815.jpg" target="_blank">download right here!</a></font><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></em> <p align="center"><em><strong><font size="3">3. <font color="#f3a447">Join the "LIVE" Shootout</font> on the Trade Show floor. </font></strong> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></em><em> <p align="center"><font size="3">Not only </font><em><font size="3">will you be able to build your portfolio but if you hang around a while you </font></em><em><em><em><font size="3">will see 6 of our TOP Speakers including Peter Hurley, Tony Corbell, and Hanson Fong, doing "LIVE" DEMOS!!</font> <p><font size="3"></font></em> <p><font size="3"></font></em> <p><font size="3"></font></em> <p><font size="3"></font><em> <p><font size="3"></font><em> <p><font size="3"></font><em> <p align="center"><strong><font size="3">______________________________________</font></strong> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></em> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></em> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></em> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></em> <p align="center"><font size="4">Remember, you still have time to register for </font> <p align="center"><font size="4">the entire show at the great price </font> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font><em><strong> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font><em><strong> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font><em><strong> <p align="center"><font size="4">of only $128.99 (reg $159)</font> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font></strong></em> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font></strong></em> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font></strong></em> <p align="center"><font size="4"><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong>using </strong></em></strong></em></strong></em><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong>PROMO CODE <font size="5">PPE17DPT</font></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em></font></p><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong> <p align="center"> </p><font size="3"></font></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em> <p align="center"><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/"><font size="3"><a href="https://secure3.marathonpress.com/photopronetwork/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/e49f3ac9-ea4e-4d08-b7c4-8e49f742209c.png?ver=1483550708000" width="230" height="73"></a></font></a></em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em></p><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong> <p align="center"> </p><font size="3"></font></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em> <p align="center"><font size="3">We're less than<strong><em> 4 weeks away</em></strong> and we have our best line-up ever! </font> <p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a></font><font size="3"> </font> <p align="center"><font size="3">or on the banner below for all the conference details.</font> <p align="center"><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/"><font size="3"><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/9e336cc7-ee94-4935-9bf7-96be8ded0857.jpg" width="540" height="192"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="3">You really don't want to miss this year's show!</font></em></strong> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font><em> <p align="center"><font size="3">_______________________________________________________________</font> <p><font size="3"></font></em> <p><em><strong><br><font size="3"></font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Hey Gang, </font></strong></em> <p><em><font size="3">That's it for me today. Please check out all the good things happening at this year's convention. You won’t want to miss it. I hope to see you there!</font></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Cheers,</font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">David</font></strong></em><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-20318641514404988082016-11-26T04:00:00.000-05:002016-12-18T17:41:27.457-05:00PhotoPro Expo 2017 Kicks Off It's Best Photo Conference EVER At The BEST Black Friday PRICE Ever - ONLY $119.99!<p><font size="3"></font><em><strong> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Hi Gang, You’ve got yo check this out!</font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">PhotoPro Expo 2017 Kicks Off It's Best Photo Conference EVER At The BEST Black Friday PRICE Ever - <em><strong>ONLY $119.99 <em><strong>with PROMO CODE <font color="#ffc000">PPE17BF - only</font></strong></em> till Midnight Monday!</strong></em></font></strong></em> <p><font size="3"></font></strong></em> <p><font size="3">I can't believe it - <a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">PHOTOPRO EXPO 2017</a><strong><em></em></strong> is right around the corner January 26-30. That's <strong><em>only 8 weeks away</em></strong> and has our best line-up ever! Just check out all the famous faces below. <a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a></font><font size="3"> </font><font size="3">for all the conference details</font> <p><font size="3">For the next few DAYS you can register for <em><strong>ONLY $119.99 with PROMO CODE <font color="#ffc000">PPE17BF</font></strong></em> - <strong><em>on-line registration only</em></strong>. That's our special Black Friday pricing and our BEST price ever! </font> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="5">USE <font color="#ffc000">PROMO CODE PPE17BF </font></font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#cccccc" size="5">to get special $119.99 pricing!</font></em></strong></p> <p><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Speaker Grid - final" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Speaker Grid - final" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7ySfxn4YJk/WFcQliWEGJI/AAAAAAAA5X4/CmVZ4igXwNU/Speaker%252520Grid%252520-%252520final%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="569" height="569"></a> <p><font size="3">I'm really going to get into trouble with the <a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank">PHOTOPRO EXPO</a> </font><font size="3">accounting team for pricing the show so low - so grab it while you can before they make me change it back to the regular price of $159 ;~) </font> <p><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/"><font size="3"><a href="http://photoproexpo.com/" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" hspace="0" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/7a7df017be/9e336cc7-ee94-4935-9bf7-96be8ded0857.jpg" width="577" height="204"></a></font></a> <p><strong><em><font size="3">You really don't want to miss this year's show!</font></em></strong> <p><font size="3">_______________________________________________________________</font> <p><em><strong><br><font size="3"></font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Hey Gang, </font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">That's it for me today. Happy Turkey Day to everybody and I hope to see you soon. </font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">Adios for now,</font></strong></em> <p><em><strong><font size="3">David</font></strong></em> <p><font size="3"></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Announcing my 2010 Success Collection! http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-my-2010-digital-wakeup-call.html</div>David Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.com0