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Interview with Arthur Morris - the World’s Premier Bird Photographer
1. Arthur, please tell us how and when you started with photography.
I started birding in 1977 as my basketball playing days were pretty much over. I got bored after about 7 years and after seeing the work of two local photographers I bought the old Canon FD 400mm f/4.5 lens and an A2E body. The rest as they say, is history.
2. What were the biggest mistakes you made when you first started out as a bird photographer?
For years I had no clue as to how to get the right exposure with film, and I put every bird right in the middle of the frame.
3. Did any photographer/s influence or inspire your work?
Yes: Rod Planck, Tim Fitzharris, and John Shaw among others.
And it was George Lepp who introduced me to the wonders of Canon autofocus equipment at a workshop in Tampa, Florida.
4. Most interviews of professional photographers tend to focus on the person's equipment and I know that your current primary lens is the Canon 800mm f5.6 lens. I think, however, that we both agree on the fact that quality cameras, lenses and accessories are important but there are other criteria that are just as important in being able to take good bird photographs. What are these other skills that a person should be cultivating if he/she would like to produce quality images?
Agree. Good photographers make good images with whatever gear they have in their hands. The skills that pros need to develop involve the technical side of photography; anyone can learn them.
The stuff that allows most of the successful pros to succeed cannot be learned; among them are a willingness to work long and hard, to study and learn, and a fierce determination to succeed.
These qualities will allow a person to succeed in whatever field they choose.
In the following practical and educational video, shot at B&H, you will learn which lenses — from the fisheye up to the 800mm f/5.6 L IS - Arthur Morris uses to February 21st, 2025 9 comments In today’s post, I share one of ten of my favorite images from the most amazing day (so far) of the 2025 Homer IPTs. All were made with the incredible Sony 300mm f/2.8 GM/a-i ii combo. Be so kind as to leave a comment noting your two favorite images as well as the two weakest images in this small collection. An explanation is optional. I will share my thoughts with you here soon. If you are impressed by the images, the image optimization sessions, and the learning that its going on here, and are seriously interested in joining me here next year, please LMK ASAP via e-mail or via text to 863-221-2372. In the last blog post, One Lens. One Favorite Bald Eagle Image From Days 1-4here, my very favorite image was #3, the Bald Eagle calling from perch with wings raised photo. Why? Sharp, clean, well lit, graphic, light blue sky, dramatic, and a behavior that had eluded me for more than two decades. And yes, Image #1 was a close second. Thanks to all those who commented, especially Chuck Carlson, who wrote: Image #3 Bald Eagle calling from perch. It shows more of the eagle: its energy, its gape, talon detail, underwing coverts, plus I get to hear this one. Thanks, Chuck. I could not have said it any better myself. with love, artie Multiple IPT veteran and friend of 3+ decades Robert (Bear Bob) Sabin is looking to hire someone to download, edit, organize, and optimize thousands of his images. Nassau County, Long Island, NY. Hourly wages — terms negotiable. If you are interested, please contact me via e-mail or via text to 863-221-2372 and I will put you in touch with Robert. Including the time spent on the ten image optimization Photography has been so good in Colorado that I need to hit the sack early. We are heading to Red Rocks very early. Enjoy today’s 18 minute video featuring some really great photography. And leave a comment letting us know which three of Anita’s images you like best. It will not be easy For the past ten years, Anita North has been traveling the globe striving to create a portfolio of stunning natural history images. She has visited many of the world’s top wildlife locations and enjoys re-visiting them as well. And while she loves creating beautiful photographs, she has a strong conservation ethic. And on many occasions, she has put her heart and her money where her mouth is. And she wishes that photographers and eco-tourists around the world would do more to support conservation efforts to preserve habitat and wildlife. For the past three years, she has been away a lot more than she has been home! Anita North is a retired neurosurgeon living in Toronto, Ontario Canada. In the summer of 2012 she came across an eagle with a broken left wing on the lake at her fishing camp in Northern Ontario, Basket Lake. She caught Walleye and Northern Pike every day and fed the bird she named Eddie for nearly five months. In 2013 she purchased a Canon 100-400 and an EOS 7D and was determined to create some good images of Eddie, the bird who changed her life. By chance, we were on the same ship, the Ortelius, on a triple-header Southern Ocean photography cruise. I was leading a group. Curious as to who was the guy teaching photography to a small group — she had never heard of Arthur Morris or BIRDS AS ART, she joined the group on the spot. On our zodiac landings at various locations in Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands, she stuck to me like glue and To many, he’s known as the grandfather of modern bird photography. At 72 years old, Brother Arthur Morris (Brooklyn Poly Tech, 1968) just prefers to be known as the father. As a freelance nature photographer and writer specializing in birds, Brother Morris has been regarded as the world’s premier bird photographer and one of the top nature photography educators of our time. Exhibits of his artwork have hung throughout the United States and he has had more than 20,000 images published in magazines like National Geographic, Ranger Rick, Bird Watcher’s Digest and more. In November, he finished an excursion to Antarctica to photograph a colony of emperor penguins. “Photographing the emperor penguin was high on my bucket list. Most people who bird on the planet won’t have the opportunity to see the species unless they get down into the ice. I’ve done three trips to Antarctica before and only seen one emperor penguin on an iceberg, but the chance to go to the colony is super rare.” Brother Morris’s passion for photography didn’t start as a child, and wasn’t something he developed until he was in his 30s. “My complete photographic education was one class on Tuesday nights in 1984. I figured everything else out on my own and was relentless in asking questions and understanding others who were better than me.” What sparked his interest? It all began as a bird watcher (now referred to as birders). He recalls coming off the beach after fishing and seeing a black and white bird skimming across the surface of a small pond once. “I stood there mesmerized for half an hour, it was like watching a tennis match as the bird went back and forth.” He bought a field guide to help him identify the black skimmer that he saw, and that’s what had planted the seed in the beginning. While many birders focus on identifying as many birds as possible and checking them off their bucket list, Brother Morris was determined to learn more about his subjects. “After six or seven years of bi
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