Steven Blandin

TAKE ACTION protect YOUR rights to enjoy Florida birds in nature!

August 10, 2016Steven BlandinUncategorized2 Comments

Please take action! The Florida Wildlife Commission and the Audubon Florida are attempting to restrict YOUR access to Florida birds by implementing boundaries around pristine public nature sites and rookeries. Sign the petition here: https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/preserve-access-to-florida-wildlife.html and contact the FWC commissioners directly here: http://myfwc.com/contact/fwc-staff/senior-staff/commissioners/ We need to hear your voice. Otherwise a small minority will limit

Secrets for beautiful headshots in Bird Photography

August 3, 2016Steven BlandinUncategorizedbird photography, canon, canon 600mm IS II, Florida, Fort Desoto, headshot

What do you think is a good recipe for beautiful headshots in Bird Photography? I can think of a few good tips to share with you of course! First off, try to look for close ups on interesting action, such as bill clapping, neck stretches or “predator to prey” dialogue. As always, I tend to

White Ibises at the Tampa Bay Spoonbill Rookery

July 13, 2016Steven BlandinUncategorizedbird, canon, canon 600mm, Florida, photography, rookery, tampa, white ibis

At the right time of the year, the Tampa Bay Spoonbill rookery gets invaded by White Ibises in breeding colors. The numbers observed can be quite impressive and early morning blast offs are spectacular. One of the many perks of joining me for a Florida Spoonbill Tour… Where is Waldo? Early mornings can be very

Canon EOS 1DX mark II AF settings & first review for Bird & Wildlife Photography

May 23, 2016Steven BlandinUncategorizedAF settings, canon, canon 100-400mm, canon 1dx mark ii, review2 Comments

The Canon EOS 1DX mark II AF settings for Bird & Wildlife Photography are very similar to the Canon EOS 7d mark II and Canon EOS 1DX ones. I had a very short time to put a few frames in the new body and to run a first field test. So, this is a short

Last Florida Spoonbill Tour of the season

May 3, 2016Steven BlandinUncategorized600 mm, bird, brown pelican, canon EOS 1DX, Florida, glossy ibis, photography, spoonbill, tour

So fast! The third Florida Spoonbill tour of the year was recently concluded and I cannot wait to bring new participants to next year’s tours! Note that there are only 3 spots left for the Alaska Bald Eagle workshop, where you will have the best chances to create pure flight action photography 🙂 Following my