Parting Portrait

[Steve Canuel]

Early evening, 40D, 400DO + Stacked 1.4x and 2x TCs, f11, 1/100s, ISO 1600, -1/3 EC, tripod, MLU, cable release, cropped for composition.
Steve

[Harold Davis]

i know how you feel steve. almost feel like they are yours!! love the perch and the soft light. til next year!!

[Doug Brown]

A very nice final portrait! You did well with the stacked TCs. I look forward to next year!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I love the eyes. I see lot of you doing stacked TCs. I guess, I have to try it in my next trip. How much is the difference in quality?

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks for the comments.
Harold, I had two different families I checked on this summer. Nice to know there are now at least 5 new owls in the area.
Sabyasachi, there is a bit of a loss in fine detail when using the stacked TCs but since razor sharp feather/fur detail is not my main priority and I shoot in a lot of low light anyway, it hasn't been that big of a deal for me. I also tend to try the combo just for the challenge. Whether or not the quality is acceptable depends on your intended output and personal standards of IQ. Here's a 100% view of an unprocessed image taken from a distance of about 5m.

[Harold Davis]

hey steve. thanks for the info. great to hear success stories. our one here last year didnt make it. flew into a powerline. very sad after spending four months watching it grow up.

[Raymond Barlow]

very pretty scene Steve., not bad for such a set up.

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks Raymond. There were three sitting on this log and I got to pick and choose the owl an dBG for about 10 minutes. Just wish I could've gotten close enough to lose at least one of the TCs.