Don King

[Troy Lim]

I was at Gatorland a few weeks ago. It was around 9.30am and the light was pretty high (as you could see from the shadow) and harsh. I decided to test the 200-400L with the external combo to see what kind of IQ I could get. With it attached and the internal one turned on, I stopped down to f/10. At the FL of 681mm, this is the image I got. I added some fill flash to even out the harsh shadow. I was quite happy with the out of camera IQ from this combo.
1Dx, 200-400L + internal 1.4TC + external 1.4TC, fill flash, manual on tripod.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

I love it, Troy! Perfect focus and the bright whites well handled. Perfect title!

I'd be tempted to lower the image just 0.5" or so (or zoom out just a tad if it's getting too tight at the bottom) to fit the full crown into the picture (since that's the main attraction of the image). I'm actually surprised that a small portion of the crown lacked focus at f/10! Great pic - well done!

[Troy Lim]

I love it, Troy! Perfect focus and the bright whites well handled. Perfect title!

I'd be tempted to lower the image just 0.5" or so (or zoom out just a tad if it's getting too tight at the bottom) to fit the full crown into the picture (since that's the main attraction of the image). I'm actually surprised that a small portion of the crown lacked focus at f/10! Great pic - well done!

Sorry, I forgot to mention, I cropped the top part in camera, that's a mistake on my part to zoom in too tight. Thank you.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image. Beautiful whites,lovely expressions and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Troy, excellent work on the whites, and you have captured the raised crest display very well. The 200-400 is a great lens isnt it. I havent used it with an external 1.4TC, but looking at this, and an image posted by Artie shows you dont lose IQ.

[Alexander Krebs]

I love the details and the look of the eyes . . . and he is well styled.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ha! Looks like a dust sweeper :-) Good exposure, details, BG. I suppose including the full 'do would have been cool, but it works as is too. I do wish the eye was lit by the sun though but the pose makes up for it.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the IQ, hairdo, exposure and BG. I too wish you had more on top. Excellent image Troy.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all. I do wish I had more room on the top.

[Doug Brown]

Looks pretty good for a 'stacked' TC frame! You did a good job of minimizing the shadows with your use of fill flash. I think you've got room to push the exposure a little more to the right, as your whites aren't looking as white as they should (at least on my monitor). Enjoyed shooting with you in Florida!

[David Salem]

Don King is right! I dont mind the top cropped as it is a tight closup. The whites look great to me and I think the flash really helped here, good call.

It was very nice meeting you and shooting together. Hope to see you next year. Take care.

[Holger Leyrer]

Wonderful close up. The details in the white plumage and the eye contact are great. The green BG fits wonderful to the bird.