Roseate Spoonbill close up portrait with Live view

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

This image was created in the morning at 7:29am in Everglades National Park, Florida. I am pretty amazed by the accurate focusing and sharpness of using Live view with a big set-up as the 800mm/f5.6 lens combined with the TC 2.0x III. This spoonbill made the perfect model against the green reflections in the water.

This image was created with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens and the TC 2.0x III at 1600mm, and the EOS-1DMIV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering: 1/640 sec. at f/11 set manually.

All comments are welcome.

Thanks for looking.
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[Marina Scarr]

This is a kick butt portrait, Clemens. The colors are awesome, and I like the comp and BG. Amazing the details you achieved with your set up.

[Karl Egressy]

It is sharp as it could be. There are very fine details in the plumage, head and beak. Nice HA. A vertical would work very well too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Clemens! I like the details, sharpness, HA and colours.

[Randy Stout]

Clemens:

Wonderful close up portrait, good colors, sharpness, BG, details.

It looks like a little Color Efex Pro Detail extractor was utilized.

I must say the Canon 2X seems to work better than the Nikon version. Peter Kes loaned me his 2x III and I found focusing with it a challenge.

It is no wonder that the Canon faithful aren't too happy with the 1DX's loss of f/8 focusing.

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice head shot, you must have been pretty far away that you needed a 800 and a 2X. color, light and BG are excellent

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

very nice head shot, you must have been pretty far away that you needed a 800 and a 2X. color, light and BG are excellent

Arash, the distance was about 10-15 yards at the most. Full frame.

[Troy Lim]

Great portrait. I have heard from my Canon friend from Asia saying that live view is better than Mirror Up.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image Sir! I like the details, sharpness and lovely colors on bird.

[gail bisson]

Hi Clemens,
Perfect head angle! Love that this is full frame. Great green BG always complimentary with the pretty pinks.
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash, the distance was about 10-15 yards at the most. Full frame.

hum...that seems too close for 2080mm!!! to fit the head of this big bird in the frame...but I might be wrong.


good shot anyways.

[Doug Brown]

Superb detail given the extreme focal length and the fact that you shot wide open. Nice image too! :S3:

[Emily Norman]

What a "wow" shot! I love the rich colors and the eye contact.

[Robert Holguin]

WOW!!! Beautiful portrait. Love the light, excellent head angle, superb detail, and composed very well.
Well done.