Showing posts with label Morro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morro. Show all posts

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sea Otter preening itself in Morro Bay, CA sea-otter-morro-bay_13

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Sea Otter preening itself in Morro Bay, CA Feb. 21, 2007 - taken from a kayak on a calm day... this critter got very comfortable with us... so we did not molest it by drifting fairly close. In fact, I discarded many shots because the focus range was set for >=6.5 meters, and I was closer than that. Photo by Mike Baird, bairdphotos.com - Shot w/ a Canon 20D w/ 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 IS lens handheld. 1/250 f/11 400mm ISO 400 built-in flash

This photo is published with my permission at americanwildlife.awardspace.com/wildlifedetail.php?genus=...
31 March 2008, This sea otter image is posted, along with a few more of my Sea Otter photos, under a Creative Commons Attribution license, at ozanimals.com and permission was given to Carol Anne Rashee to make some artwork motivated by these images.

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sea-otter-morro-bay_13.jpg says "This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons: it is considered one of our finest images.

20 June 2008 featured image on metacordr.com/

Creative Commons use note elblogverde.com/cmo-la-disminucin-de-nutrias-de-mar-afect...

This photo was a candidate in Picture of the Year 2008 (Wikipedia.org)

22 Oct. 2009. Creative Commons use note: Bobbi Coulter [bobbi [at} falloncoulter d o t com] says "We are working on a cooperative educational interpretation project for the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and saw one of your photos - of a sea otter - that we would like to use on our Marine Mammal. Just so you can see how the photo will be used, we've attached a design comp. We had a different otter, but he was not a high-enough resolution. We are producing 16 panels total and the goal is to inform visitors about the importance of preserving the Reserve and all the plants and animals that live there. This is an educational project and is not for profit - However, we will gladly include photo credit on the picture. Would this be OK with you? If so, exactly what would you like us to list as your photo credit? Thank you, Bobbi Direct: 775.771.7320." I said Bobbi, I love to contribute to projects like yours. I'm honored you want to use my image. The comp mock up looks terrific, and attribution as you show it is perfect. If you wanted to see other candidates lists ~150 otters by "interestingness." No real need to read further - www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit (pasted below) documents answers to all questions I get about using my images... e.g., make sure you get to the full res-version, please add a comment, etc. Mike Baird mike [at} mikebaird d o t com flickr.bairdphotos.com

04 Feb 2010, Creative Commons use on the Conservation Maven www.conservationmaven.com/ :Dear Dr. Baird, I wanted to thank you for sharing your amazing wildlife and nature photographs. I also wanted to let you know that we profiled Sea otter preening itself in Moro Bay, on the website Conservation Maven - www.conservationmaven.com/ . We just launched the site about six months ago. The point of the site is to help people working in the conservation field (or people who just care about conservation) stay connected to new information that may interest them or help them in their work. We profile one or two particularly important conservation studies each day along with news, book reviews, videos, photos, and a funding board www.conservationmaven.com/funding-board/.
Please stop by and visit the site and feel free to give me any feedback. Also, feel free to pass the word on if you know anyone who you think might be interested. We are trying to build our audience so that we can become a valuable resource for the conservation community. Thanks again for your generosity and contributions to society. Rob Goldstein, Editor, Conservation Maven
www.conservationaven.com www.conservationmaven.com/

14 April 2010 Creative Commons use approved:
Our company is on contract with an exhibit design company called Alchemy of Design to do the graphic design for the non-profit Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska. One section of the exhibits features information about the wildlife of the Aleutian Chain. For that section, we would like to use your photo of a sea otter. You have several; this is the photo I mean:
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/398077070/
I found it initially on wikipedia, and I see that it has a creative commons license attached to it. May we use this photo? We would of course give you a credit line, and while we have a limited budget, we can negotiate with you any fee you'd like to propose.
We are coming up to a production deadline, so If you could get back to me in the next few days, I'd really appreciate it. If you need more information from me, don’t hesitate to email or phone me.
Thanks very much, Sharon Smith, Interpretive Writer/Researcher
Lodestar Studio, 503-775-9381, sharonsmitih [at} lodestarstudio d o t com

20 Aug 2010 Creative Commons us approved:
My name is Lisa and I'm writing to you from the Aleutian island of Adak, where I work for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. I have just completed work on an illustrated field guide to the flora and fauna of Shemya Island, in the Western Aleutians. On the page about sea otters, I used a couple of your photographs (www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/398077070/ and www.flickr.com/photos/72825507@N00/431923159/), cited as you instructed on your website; I've attached a low-resolution copy of the guide page so you can see exactly how they were used. Printed copies of the guide will be distributed free-of-charge to people working on Shemya, and will hopefully encourage the people on the island to appreciate and protect the island's natural resources. Lisa Spitler Lisa_Spitler [at} fws d o t gov, Biological Technician
Aleutian Islands Unit - Alaska Maritime NWR, P.O. Box 5251, Adak, AK 99546,Ph: 907.226.4642
Fax: 907.226.4645

31 Aug 2010 Creative Commons use approved: Date: 31st August, 2010. Greetings from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, My name is Crystal Bolduc and I am working on the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre Redesign Project at the Park. The new exhibits require a host of images and there are many gaps in the park's own image collection. In searching for material the designers might use, one of your images was identified as a possibility. The image would only be used in the context of intepreting the park on a new exhibit. I would like to ask your permission for the use of the image of the Sea Otter and would like to send a PDF of the file to you. Would you be able to forward me your email address so that I might send the file? You can also reach me at Crystal.Bolduc [at}pc.gc d o t ca Crystal Bolduc, Admin. Assistant, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

27 Sept 2010
This Sea Otter is used in the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Panel Draft at
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/5031591705/ (note: this panel may not be visible pending permission to publish)

07 March 2011 Use if my sea otter image from www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/398077070 on your page at ottrageo.us/ looks fine - thanks for the use note.

Used here with attribution w3.ualg.pt/~rcastil/MBE/Basic_info.html COURSE DESCRIPTION
Marine biogeography - Universidade do Algarve - Portugal, Campus de Gambelas
Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro 8005-139
Image by mikebaird

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) the Morro Bay harbor

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Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) the Morro Bay harbor, Morro Bay, CA. 12 Nov. 2008. Michael "Mike" L. Baird, Canon 1D Mark III, 600mm f/4 IS with circular polarizer, on tripod.

07 March 2012 Creative Commons use approved:
My name is Pete Corcoran, a designer at Defenders of Wildlife in DC and we were hoping to use your photo of otters located here for our quarterly:
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/3026887822/sizes/l/in/set...
It's a wonderful image and we are excited to feature it in our "Worth Defending" department.
I wanted to confirm that we are free to reproduce this image with attribution correct?
Have a great day. Pete; Pete Corcoran, Graphic Designer; Defenders of Wildlife, 1130 17th St NW, Washington DC 20036-4604; 202.772.3215 | fax:202.682.1331 PCORCORAN {at] defenders d o t org
Image by mikebaird

Friday, September 21, 2012

Sea lions on floating dock 2 of 4 19Sept2009. 2009 25th Anniversary Coastal Cleanup Field Trip to the Morro Bay, CA Sandspit.

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Sea lions on floating dock 2 of 4 19Sept2009. Photos from the 19 Sept. 2009 25th Anniversary Coastal Cleanup Field Trip to the Morro Bay, CA Sandspit.
www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/sets/72157622408067704/
Here is what the call said: "Help make the Morro Bay Sandspit beautiful, clean and safe for people and wildlife by lending a hand to remove trash which has accumulated over the past year. Meet at the Harbor Patrol Office in Morro Bay, CA at 9:00am. Volunteers will be transported over to the spit by the Harbor Patrol or Coast Guard, with return transport pick-up around 11:30 for a noon arrival at the Harbor Patrol office. (Volunteers should be prepared to hop off the bow in shallow water and may get a little bit wet). Volunteers will be furnished with all of the necessary instructions and materials at the site. Everyone should bring a day pack with something to drink, a snack, sunscreen, sweatshirt and a camera. Cleaning up the spit involves walking about a mile amidst beautiful scenery. If you've never visited, this is your chance. But RSVP soon! Spaces are limited. Email Annie Gillespie annieg [at} mbnep d o t orgor Shari Sullivan at ssullivan [at} mbnep d o t org to reserve a space." Education and Outreach Coordinator, Morro Bay National Estuary Program, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 11, Morro Bay, CA 93442. This event was part of the www.oceanconservancy.org/ International Coastal Cleanup project of the Ocean Conservancy, which, in partnership with organizations and individuals across the globe, Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and change the behaviors that cause marine debris in the first place. At last year's Cleanup, nearly 400,000 volunteers collected more than 6.8 million pounds of trash in 100 countries and 42 US states, while in San Luis Obispo County, 1,290 volunteers removed 4,611 pounds of debris from local coastline. See also www.ecoslo.org/ for the intermediary cooperating organization for San Luis Obispo (SLO) County.
Photos by Michael "Mike" L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Nikon P6000 with built-in GPS which writes exact location information in image EXIF, shot in RAW format and optimized in Lightroom.

There were about 15 volunteers plus the two NEP leaders Shari and Annie. Dave of the Morro Bay, CA Harbor Patrol took the center-area team that I was assigned to, out to the sandspit and back in one of their blue boats. We were led by Annie Gillespie of NEP with seven volunteers (Mike Baird, B. K. Richard, Jim Thomas, Betty Elizabeth McElhill, Elka, Madelyn, James)
Image by mikebaird

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) (Mom with pup) at Target Rock near Morro Rock in Morro Bay, CA 08 August 2009

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Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) (Mom is the white face on the left, with the pup behind her, on the right, whose head, by the way, is larger than Mom's) at Target Rock near Morro Rock in Morro Bay, CA 08 August 2009. Photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird, mike at mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 handheld on an overcast day.

Note to Love Between A Mother and Son (Pool) - Otters are Moms too :)

Technote: 200mm was not nearly enough glass to get in close. Handheld was inexcusable if trying to get a decent image. This was just a fun snapshot as I was walking by with my 70-200 f/2.8 general purpose lens.
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Monday, September 10, 2012

Sea Otter Mother with Pup Beside Morro Bay CA 14 Dec 2009

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Sea Otter Mother with Pup Beside Morro Bay CA 14 Dec 2009. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (marine mammal) Mothers with Pups are seen near Target Rock in the Morro Bay, CA harbor entrance near Morro Rock, 14 Dec 2009. Photo by Michael "Mike" L. Baird, mike [at} mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com; Canon 1D Mark III, Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens (no circular polarizer), handheld, braced on breakwater rocks, taken from just 2-3 feet above water level.

16 Dec 2009 Creative Commons intended use - The Central Coast Natural History Association (CCNHA), related to the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, sells postcards as fund-raisers, and regularly uses my nature photos... this otter and pup has been selected for a new postcard.

Tech note: +2/3rds overexposed to bring out detail in dark fur.
It is hard to beat auto exposure mode (vs. aperture- or shutter-priority) to get a good compromise balance between a fast enough shutter speed to avoid motion blur, and enough depth-of-field (DOF) for a good documentation image (as I'm not going for the artistic shallow DOF w/ strong bokah, portrait-style model shot here). This shot was taken as late in the day as possible, and just minutes before Morro Rock shadowed the scene, at which point in time natural-light photography became hopeless. I need to learn to bring off-camera flash to this location to fully exploit the opportunity.

Twenty Habits of Highly Effective Photographers - by Mike Baird.
1. Shoot every day. Not only will you be exposed to more opportunities, but you will soon be able to make camera and lens setting adjustments without even looking, and without delay.
2. Process your images the day you shoot them, so that you can learn better from your mistakes.
3. Save only a few images per day, and write down in the description field a technical or artistic note about why that image worked for you.
4. Make early or late light your friend.
5. Use a tripod when it will yield a sharper image - tack sharp is your goal.
6. Get closer for more impact when shooting most subjects.
7. Get low, and if you are shooting anything with eyes, be at the subject's eye level.
8. Experiment with both landscape and portrait modes.
9. Always study and use the light - "make" a photo, don't just take it.
10. Compose in thirds for most scenes.
11. Focus on an eye if it's in the scene. If there are two eyes, focus on the one closest to you.
12. Make the background just as important as your subject.
13. Use fill flash in the daytime when shooting people's faces.
14. Use a circular polarizer around water.
15. Always have a camera with you.
16. Share your photos and techniques online - Flickr is effective.
17. Use burst mode and take a lot of candidate images, especially with live subjects.
18. Always shoot in RAW format to preserve the most information.
19. Invest in high quality bodies, tripods, and lenses when you can if you find photography to be worth your passion.
20. Make a list of some of your most important habits and post it here.
Michael "Mike" L. Baird Flickr.bairdphotos.com Mike [at} mikebaird d o t com

16 Dec 2009 Creative Commons intended use - The Central Coast Natural History Association (CCNHA), related to the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History, sells postcards as fund-raisers, and regularly uses my nature photos... here is a typical request. From: Dorian Farrow [mailto:dfccnha [at} gmail d ot com]; Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:05 PM; To: Baird, Michael; Subject: Otter and "child" new photo. Hi Mike, This is a wonderful new photo. Can we ask for your kind permission to reproduce this as a postcard? Thanks! Dorian Farrow, General Manager, Central Coast Natural History Association; 1320 Van Beurden Drive, Suite 202 Los Osos, CA 93402 Phone: 805-528-1397 Fax: 805-528-1459
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