tail up

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/3845924586_fa63de48bb_o.jpg

D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR with Tamron 2X SP AF TC
400mm
ISO 400
f8 at 1/400s
Aperture Priority mode
Matrix Metering
+0.3EV
Auto white balance
handheld from inside a car

Cropped to about 10% of original pixel resolution (849x1188)/(4256x2832) = 0.084 , desaturate and noise reduction on the background, then sharpen.

Trying out my new 2x tele-converter, seem softer than Nikon one, as expected from a big price different. Sorry for the big crop, just thought the pose of this little guy is interesting. First I thought this was Oriental Magpie Robin, but it didn't have white stripe along its wings so I'm not sure what species this is.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Thanaboon.....So many strong lines in that bg but you probably have done as much as you can by desaturating. I might take a bit off the bottom.

[Lance Peters]

Quality doesn't look to bad to me if this is 10% of the original. :)
I have both the nikon and Sigma converters and yes the sigma do seem softer - although I have not done any scientific testing to confirm - just look that way to my eye.s

Like the pose - seems a tad flat.
Have fun with your new toy

[Alfred Forns]

Nice capture In that particular image seems the feathers a the base of the wing are the sharpest. Would test both converters if you still have the Nikon .. would be interesting.

I know in the Canon Lineup the new one is considerably sharper than the previous.

[Christopher Miller]

Quality doesn't look too bad to me, though it does look like your focal point was a little off because the base of the tail looks reasonably sharp but the head is a little soft. Generally speaking, you want to place the focal point on the bird's head. Like the pose!

[Gus Cobos]

I like the capture, it does look a tad on the soft side...I do like the low pose...:cool: