{"id":28309,"date":"2021-02-10T18:28:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T23:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=28309"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T04:55:31","slug":"channeling-my-inner-arthur-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=28309","title":{"rendered":"Channeling My Inner Arthur Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Great Gray Owl, Whitefish Point, Michigan’s U.P. April 27, 2000.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is one of my all time favorite images. The whole story behind the capture of this image is here<\/a>. I have several people to thank for providing me with the skills to create this image, one of the most important in terms of bird photography advice being Arthur Morris.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Bird photography books.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

When I decided I needed to improve my bird photography, I bought three books by Arthur Morris and Larry West. (You will hear more about Larry in a future post.) I still recommend these books today to anyone that wants to improve their bird photography.<\/p>\r\n

These books helped a lot, along with other photographers you have already heard about in this series, like Dewitt Jones and George Lepp. But today I want to focus on Art.<\/p>\r\n

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Bald Eagle by Arthur Morris.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Art is one of the best bird photographers in the country. I have been following him for years. I am a big fan. His Birds As Art website and blog (links below) are a wealth of information. His equipment suggestions have guided some of my most important purchases. And of course there are his books. I started with Bird Photography Pure and Simple<\/em> (which is a 56 page booklet), decided it was really good, so I got THE book, The Art of Bird Photography, The Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques<\/em> (160 pages). <\/em>That was just one year before I created my Great Gray Owl image. Art’s advice paid off.<\/p>\r\n

So when I spotted this Great Gray Owl from 70 plus feet away, I knew what to do. It took 90 minutes to get close enough to the owl, but it was well worth the effort. I channeled my inner Art Morris.<\/p>\r\n

I wrote to Art and thanked him for his helpful advice and provided a link to my Great Gray Owl article. He wrote back, said it was a killer shot, and he would be proud to create an image like that. It made my day!<\/p>\r\n

Links<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Channeling My Inner . . .<\/a> the link to this series of articles<\/p>\r\n

Great Gray Owl, Whitefish Point<\/a> – the story behind this image<\/p>\r\n

Birds As Art<\/a> – Art’s web site.<\/p>\r\n

Birds as Art Blog<\/a> – Art’s blog<\/p>\r\n

Birds As Art Portfolio<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Birds As Art Online Store<\/a><\/p>\r\n

You can find “how to” bird photography books by Arthur Morris and Larry West in this section of my Amazon powered photography store<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

How To Find Wildlife, The Best Books<\/a><\/p>\r\n

How To Photograph Wildlife, The Best Books<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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