Another female Common Merganser n flight. I cannot seem to get a good
Male flight shot this season but there is some time left..
I shot this with my 300 f2.8 and 1.7 tc.
For Nikon shooters, this combo is a bit better than the 500pf,
Heavier but a bit faster and better bokah.
Easily hand holdable if you are waiting for a 500pf...
Dan that is a peach of a shot you really have nailed it. The background is just fine and in all likelihood as the human eye would see it..... how often can we recall seeing birds against an absolutely featureless background using the naked eye.. just a thought.
Splendid bird, plenty of feather detail. I used this combo of 300 with 1.7TC for many years with great success.
Hope Nikon release a 1.7TC 111 soon to able it to keep up with high FPS bodies, electronic aperture control.