Don't need no steenkin egrets ( a few pics)

[evil eggplant]

Greetings all..

Not much in the way of egrets out here, so we work with what we have..

(All 20D w/ 100-400L + 1.4X. RAW)


http://www.iceninephotography.com/cpg1.4.10/cpg1410/albums/userpics/10001/steller_jay.jpg

http://www.iceninephotography.com/cpg1.4.10/cpg1410/albums/userpics/10001/gull_in_flight.jpg

http://www.iceninephotography.com/cpg1.4.10/cpg1410/albums/userpics/10001/canvasback.jpg

OK, every now and then, when we look real, real hard, we can maybe find an egret or a heron far, far away...

http://www.iceninephotography.com/cpg1.4.10/cpg1410/albums/userpics/10001/juv_heron2.jpg

http://www.iceninephotography.com/cpg1.4.10/cpg1410/albums/userpics/10001/night_heron.jpg

Harry, you're doing a fine job..

Cheers

[jsmiley]

Very nice pics. The detail is incredible.

John :clap :clap

[evil eggplant]

Very nice pics. The detail is incredible.

John :clap :clap

Thanks, John. Very much appreciated.

[Ric Grupe]

Very nice, Rich. :thumb

That first one's a honey! What type of birdy is that?

I just got the 100-400 last week.:clap I see you used it with the 1.4 TC...what's the deal with that? Does it AF and if so...how well?

[Jim T]

I'd really like to know as well, I plan on buying one this week :wink .

I also agree the first one is great. Not a bad shot in the set:clap :clap.

Thanks for sharing Rich. :thumb

Very nice, Rich. :thumb

That first one's a honey! What type of birdy is that?

I just got the 100-400 last week.:clap I see you used it with the 1.4 TC...what's the deal with that? Does it AF and if so...how well?

[raptorcaptor]

Nice set! The first shot is my favorite! (Steller's Jay)

[riddim_maker]

:clap :clap :clap
:agree Work with what you got and you did very well:thumb

[Harryb]

Excellent images Rich. :clap

I feel your pain, living in an egret deprived locality. :cry

You really should consider relocating.

[evil eggplant]

Only have a sec..

The camera you're using probably only autofocuses with lenses f/5.6 or faster. The 100-400 with the 1.4 is f/8, so AF won't work. There is a workaround where you tape a few pins on the TC and AF works (somewhat) but it's really hit and miss.

I have been using manual focus and getting good results. I was thinking about getting te Katz Eye manual focus screen. I can manually focus the 100-400 with the 1.4, but getting good focus with the 2X has proven to be a challenge.

With the 1.4 you'll go out to 560mm and not take a noticable image quality hit.

I'll get back to you with specifics about how to taoe the pins on the 1.4X if you want the information.

Back to work :cry

Cheers

Very nice, Rich. :thumb

That first one's a honey! What type of birdy is that?

I just got the 100-400 last week.:clap I see you used it with the 1.4 TC...what's the deal with that? Does it AF and if so...how well?

[GREAPER]

That jay is wonderful

[Maestro]

I really like that Stellar's Jay. It is very nice! The redhead is nice as well.

[Ric Grupe]

I'll get back to you with specifics about how to taoe the pins on the 1.4X if you want the information.

Thanks, Rich. :D

After thinking about it, I will probably never use the tc with the 100-400 because I use the tc with my IDMIIN and 400 DO IS lens. The 100-400 is going to stay attached to my 40D...I really like it. I was afraid of the zoom...but now I actually prefer it to the twist type.

[evil eggplant]

Geez, Harry, you guys kill me. I look at the EXIF of some of these incredible shots and I'm seeing 200mm, 185mm, 300mm. They come so darn close. You guys are really lucky..

Cheers

Excellent images Rich. :clap

I feel your pain, living in an egret deprived locality. :cry

You really should consider relocating.