BCNH w/stacked tc

[Dave Phillips]

This is the first black crown night heron I have been able to photograph
in two years. They are out there but not accessible. This one got
close enough that I stacked two 1.4x tc's on the 400mm.

1/250, f/9, ISO 800 added canvas to right and cloned some distractions.
Hope it's not too tight in frame, it is an awkward pose

[Alfred Forns]

Glad you found the bird Dave !!!! Excellent quality for stacking I like the pose, open beak and exposure is on the money !! If anything might want a little more room !!! Sweet bg !!!

[Raul Quinones]

Nice sharpness and colors, love the pose also.
I mentioned before on a previous post... You are steady as a rock, two 1.4TC with 400, and nice sharpness. (Nice telephoto techniques does not have the same ring to it.)

[Dave Phillips]

thanks for input Alfred(and the move) :)

Nice sharpness and colors, love the pose also.
I mentioned before on a previous post... You are steady as a rock, two 1.4TC with 400, and nice sharpness. (Nice telephoto techniques does not have the same ring to it.)

Raul, I have started using a bean bag support from my van......rock solid

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Dave,
Space crop/is fine for me :D......Like it as is. Great detail with the stacked setup! Love the eye on these guys! Very nicely done!

[Robert O'Toole]

Good work Dave, sharpness is awesome, open beak, BG is great and I love the perch!

You have to tell us how you stacked 2 x 1.4Xs, Canon or Nikon 1.4xs wont stack without a 12mm tube, are they Sigma or Kenko 1.4Xs???

Robert

[Dave Phillips]

Good work Dave, sharpness is awesome, open beak, BG is great and I love the perch!
You have to tell us how you stacked 2 x 1.4Xs, Canon or Nikon 1.4xs wont stack without a 12mm tube, are they Sigma or Kenko 1.4Xs???
Robert

thank you for comment Robert.
This is Canon.....1.4 Canon to the lens side(protrusion) and non-reporting Tamron(the cheapest one)
to the body side. EXIF will only show 560mm as the Tamron does not report.
On 1DMkIIN, and I have found this sharper than the Canon 2x on this lens(400mm f/5.6L)

[Robert O'Toole]

Ah the old Canon and aftermarket TC combo trick, Its a sharp combo judging by your image.

Your 2 x 1.4X technique also gives you more reach than a 2X!

Robert

[Dieter Schaefer]

Excellent shot, exposure right on the money and good background - maybe add some canvas on top too?

Ah the old Canon and aftermarket TC combo trick, Its a sharp combo judging by your image.

Your 2 x 1.4X technique also gives you more reach than a 2X!

Robert

Hmmh, unless I am missing something, my math would tell me that 1.4 x 1.4 = 1.96 - so the stacked two 1.4x TCs are slightly less than a 2X

[Robert O'Toole]

correct Dieter, I had it backwards, 784 vs 800mm.

Robert

[Steve Canuel]

Super shot with great detail Dave. Love the colors as well.
Steve

[DanWalters]

Great shot! Really like the green background and the comp

[Gayle Clement]

I love the pose and background, Dave. Terrific find!

[Blake Shadle]

Woah! That's sharp, Dave! Seems to be a very nice combo! I'd take a little off the bottom and add a little to the top. Looks great!

[Chris van Rooyen]

Impressive sharpness for sure! Subject slightly too tightly farmed for my taste but still a great image IMO.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Beautiful image Dave. Love the color difference and the details.
I also like the composition. Great job.

Szimi

[Kobus Tollig]

Great comp and exposure here. Sharp with good colour well done on a very good shot

[Juan Aragonés]

Wow this is super Dave. the BG is very good, and the sharpness OK. I think the only improvement would be to add more room because the birds looks too tight on the composition. Well done

[Dave Phillips]

thank you for so much input. Here is a repost(quickly done), removing a bit from bottom, adding to top and right.
Per suggestions, I do feel it looks much better

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Dave,

By far one of your best!! Lovely composition, details and extremely sharp and colorful. Congrats!